what is jiu jitsu

[sunshinethrutherain]

i'm new to the site and would like to know more about jiu jitsu.

thanks :)

[Tom Gavrilos]

You have come to the right place!
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is more or less how to finish a fight on the ground in VERY VAGUE terms.
Videos can be more fun than explanations so this is a good start.

Watch the guy named Royce Gracie (pronounced Hoyce) in the hite GI (Karate Looking Suit)
The Gracies are a famous Family who developed BJJ from its original Japanese Form and more or less brought it here to the US

The first UFC is won by Royce Gracie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN6PvPCrStI

Enjoy!


- Tom

[Tom Gavrilos]

This is also VERY HELPFUL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T82QDpy2DEo

[sunshinethrutherain]

for your feedback!

[Eric?!]

Straight from WIKIPEDIA...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit. The system developed from a modified version of pre-World War II Judo including some techniques from Japanese Jujutsu and with a focus on ne-waza (ground technique). It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Sparring (commonly referred to as 'rolling') and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition.

[Tom Gavrilos]

gotta Love Wikipedia!!!

[Ryan]

I like BJJ because you can look like your getting a major a$$whooping and all of a sudden you pull out the win with a tap out or they fall asleep.