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Carlos Gracie (Gracie’s eldest son) was enthralled with the techniques he saw and wanted to become Maeda’s student. Maeda’s efforts were aided by Gastao Gracie (a Brazilian scholar & politician) who also helped Maeda put on Judo demonstrations across the country. He earned the nickname Conde Komat (Count Combat) for his expertise in fighting. Before going to Brazil, Maeda traveled throughout Europe teaching Judo. Maeda left Japan in 1904, visiting many countries and accepting challenges from fighters of various Martial Arts. Maeda was taught by Judo’s founder, Jigoro Kano and was one of the Kokodan’s top five groundwork experts sent abroad to demonstrate and spread Kano’s art to the world. Maeda was one of the Judo masters credited for bringing Judo to the nation of Brazil.

The story of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu starts with the Gracie family’s original teacher, a Judoka named Mitsuyo Maeda. The difference is BJJ revolves around the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger, heavier opponent by using leverage and weight distribution on the ground, and using a number of holds and submissions to defeat them. Jiu Jitsu got innovated over the next few centuries, and arguably the innovation made by the Gracie family had the biggest impact.īJJ is a sport that heavily evolved from judo – which was formerly known as Kano jiu-jitsu in Japan, or just jiu jitsu. Jiu Jitsu was a complement to sword fighting, offering a means of incapacitating armored opponents. During this time, warring clans fought regularly and the warrior class, known as bushi or samurai, honed their combat skills into art. While the exact origins of Jiu Jitsu are hard to pinpoint, it was well established in Japan by the 17th-century. Go back around 100 years – yes, only 100 years – and that is around the time that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was born. Credit: ShomanArt – The Gracies included are: Ryron, Rener, Carlos Jr, Renzo, Ryan, Roger, Relson, Rorion, Royler, Royce, Rickson, Helio, Carlos, Carlson, and Rolls.