History UsefulNotes / BrazilianJiuJitsu

Those battles had place in what would become the ''Vale Tudo'' competition circuit, in which everything goes (actually not, but almost) and which gave birth to UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts in United States when the Gracies decided to export the format to expand commercially, a venture they called UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship. Although UFC started as merely a style vs. style pamphlet designed to sell BJJ, the latter would prove instrumental in the worldwide expansion of MMA, either by endorsing it or by moving other martial currents to try to grab a piece of the cake. Its techniques are still part of the basic instruction of mixed martial arts in every country that is not Japan, where catch wrestling used to occupy its place, or the former Soviet bloc, where sambo and Japanese influences are the norm (however, it should be noted that Oleg Taktarov supposedly also trained BJJ, and Khabib Nurmagomedov certainly does), to the point that all MMA groundfighting is often nominally piled together on it.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu stands out among modern martial arts for being a deeply social environment, almost an entire subculture by itself, very dedicated to training and rooted in Brazilian societal traits. The art's comparatively low injury rate, well structured system of teaching, and market-friendly approach all have carved a surprisingly solid place for it in United States, even if it is still generally a very niche sport everywhere with some lingering stigma in its native country (namely, that only brawl-loving rich Brazilian kids train it). Its practitioners don’t have a particular title like "judoka" or "karateka", although ''jiujiteiro'' used to do the job in the original Portuguese. In the same way, BJJ instructors are usually referred as ''Professor'', as it simply means "teacher" in Portuguese, sometimes Coral Belt-ranked will also be referred as "Master" (''Mestre'') and Red belts as "Grandmaster" (''Grão Mestre''), although most gyms won't strictly enforce it as in other eastern martial arts, as you can see instructors begin called everything from "Coach" to their first names.

Also, more similarly to karate than judo, there is not a single body of government for BJJ, but rather a number of schools and federations with their own approaches, the largest of which are: the IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation), founded by Carlos Garcie Jr. born from the CBJJ (Brazilian Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu), the IBJJF is the largest federation in the world, however, they are mostly focused in organizing tournaments and their "for-profit" status means they can't be recognized by the [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames Olympic comittee]][[note]]There are many sports that are not part of the Olympic games but are recognized by the IOC, which makes them candidates for future Olympics and they can make an appearance at the World Games[[/note]]; the other is the SJJIF (Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation), which is non-profit organization, and focusing more on the sporting side in hopes to become recognized by the IOC.

* ''Film/LethalWeapon'': CowboyCop Martin Riggs ends FisticuffsBoss Mr. Joshua by putting him in a triangle choke. One of the first movies to feature BJJ (and before BJJ was big), this was a result of technical advisor Cedric Adams wanting to show how deadly Riggs was by "having mastery of a form of martial arts never before seen onscreen", at the same time Rorion Gracie was slowly building his Holywood connections by appearing as an extra in movies and promoting BJJ in magazines, he ended up as one of the movie's choreographers, and would make an appearance in Lethal Weapon 3. UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}} and Jailhouse Rock[[note]]a self-defense system supposedly developed in American prisons[[/note]] were also used.
* ''Film/TokyoZombie'': Tokyo Zombie is a 2005 Japanese zombie comedy, based on a manga of the same name, the main characters are Mitsuo and Fujio, a couple of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts who bumble their way through the zombie hordes. At some point pit matches between human fighters and zombies become a thing, and Fujio competes in them.
** The movie even makes use of Main/BoringButPractical, "Fujio's use of jujitsu in the zombie fighting area; the crowd boos at how quickly he ends his fights. Most likely emphasized because of brazilian jujitsu's real life reputation for being highly effective, but boring to watch (at least for those who don't practice it themselves)." So pretty realistic ... you know ... for a zombie-jiujiteros fight movie.

* ''Film/TheArtOfSelfDefense'': While the movie is centered around a Karate dojo, during the fight between Anne and Thomas, she tackles Thomas and transitions from a Berimbolo into a Rear Naked Choke. The creator Riley Stearns is a purple belt BJJ but decided to use Karate instead because "[[SmallReferencePools that's what everyone is more familiar with]]".

BJJ was born in the spectacle fighting circuit of Brazil at the beginning of 20th century, when Japanese judokas like Mitsuyo Maeda, Soishiro Satake and Geo Omori arrived to submit opponents for money in circuses and to found schools to teach. Its popularity as a challenge art placed it among other grappling styles like UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling and its many forms, which caused some interesting feuds and rivalries after Carlos Gracie, a RenaissanceMan of dubious activities, adopted it as his family's business. Through outrageous challenges, good marketing and a gradual differentiation from judo, the Gracie clan created a martial tradition that soon clashed against other styles, among them Oswaldo Fadda's similar jiu-jitsu school and Euclydes Hatem catch-inspired ''luta livre''. Over time, the name Gracie became synonymous with this martial art.

Those battles had place in what would become the ''vale tudo'' competition circuit, in which everything goes (actually not, but almost) and which gave birth to UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts in United States when the Gracies decided to export the format to expand commercially, a venture they called UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship. Although UFC started as merely a style vs. style pamphlet designed to sell BJJ, the latter would prove instrumental in the worldwide expansion of MMA, either by endorsing it or by moving other martial currents to try to grab a piece of the cake. Its techniques are still part of the basic instruction of mixed martial arts in every country that is not Japan, where catch wrestling used to occupy its place, or the former Soviet bloc, where sambo and Japanese influences are the norm (however, it should be noted that Oleg Taktarov supposedly also trained BJJ, and Khabib Nurmagomedov certainly does), to the point that all MMA groundfighting is often nominally piled together on it.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu stands out among modern martial arts for being a deeply social environment, almost an entire subculture by itself, very dedicated to training and rooted in Brazilian societal traits. The art's comparatively low injury rate, well structured system of teaching, and market-friendly approach all have carved a surprisingly solid place for it in United States, even if it is still generally a very niche sport everywhere with some lingering stigma in its native country (namely, that only brawl-loving rich Brazilian kids train it). Its practitioners don’t have a particular title like "judoka" or "karateka", although ''jiujiteiro'' used to do the job in the original Portuguese. Also, more similarly to karate than judo, there is not a single body of government for BJJ, but rather a number of schools and federations with their own approaches, the largest of which are: the IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation), founded by Carlos Garcie Jr. born from the CBJJ (Brazilian Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu), the IBJJF is the largest federation in the world, however, they are mostly focused in organizing tournaments and their "for-profit" status means they can't be recognized by the [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames Olympic comittee]][[note]]There are many sports that are not part of the Olympic games but are recognized by the IOC, which makes them candidates for future Olympics and they can make an appearance at the World Games[[/note]]; the other is the SJJIF (Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation), which is non-profit organization, and focusing more on the sporting side in hopes to become recognized by the IOC.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu stands out among modern martial arts for being a deeply social environment, almost an entire subculture by itself, very dedicated to training and rooted in Brazilian societal traits. The art's comparatively low injury rate, well structured system of teaching, and market-friendly approach all have carved a surprisingly solid place for it in United States, even if it is still generally a very niche sport everywhere with some lingering stigma in its native country (namely, that only brawl-loving rich Brazilian kids train it). Its practitioners don’t have a particular title like "judoka" or "karateka", although ''jiujiteiro'' used to do the job in the original Portuguese. Also, more similarly to karate than judo, there is not a single body of government for BJJ, but rather a number of schools and federations with their own approaches. The largest of which is the IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation), born from the CBJJ (Brazilian Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu), the IBJJF is the largest federation in the world, however, they are mostly focused in organizing tournaments and their "for-profit" status means they can't be recognized by the Olympic comittee.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu stands out among modern martial arts for being a deeply social environment, almost an entire subculture by itself, very dedicated to training and rooted in Brazilian societal traits. The art's comparatively low injury rate, well structured system of teaching, and market-friendly approach all have carved a surprisingly solid place for it in United States, even if it is still generally a very niche sport everywhere with some lingering stigma in its native country (namely, that only brawl-loving rich Brazilian kids train it). Its practitioners don’t have a particular title like "judoka" or "karateka", although ''jiujiteiro'' used to do the job in the original Portuguese. Also, more similarly to karate than judo, there is not a single body of government for BJJ, but rather a number of schools and federations with their own approaches.

* HandicappedBadass: Jean Jacques Machado was born with amniotic band syndrome, which left him with only the thumb and the little finger on his left hand. Didn't prevented him from starting grappling, winning major titles in championships in Brazil from 1982 through 1992. He was one of the pioneers in BJJ on the United States, arriving in 1992 after his student, '''''Creator/ChuckNorris''''', helped him to set his academy, Eddie Bravo and Creator/JoeRogan would also get their black belts under him.

* HandicappedBadass: Jean Jacques Machado was born with amniotic band syndrome, which left him with only the thumb and the little finger on his left hand. Didn't prevented him from starting grappling, winning major titles in championships in Brazil from 1982 through 1992. He was one of the pioneers in BJJ on the United States, arriving in 1992 after his student, ''''Creator/ChuckNorris'''', helped him to set his academy, Eddie Bravo and Creator/JoeRogan would also get their black belts under him.

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1KPk5-ab2w Kani-Basami]] (Flying scissors) takedown is banned in Jiu-Jitsu for the same reason it is banned in Judo: Doing it incorrectly to your opponent is very easy to result in a broken foot, leg and/or other injuries.

** One of the most famous events of BJJ vs Luta Livre - which led to the popularity of Luta Livre to fall - was the ''Desafio - Jiu Jitsu vs Luta Livre'' in 1991. The event started when Hugo Duarte, a practitioner of Luta Livre, was going to invade a BJJ with his friends but he was convinced to take into a vale tudo event that was going to be broadcasted. The result was victory of jiu-jitsu fighters in all of the bouts, which was transmitted in national television by Rede Globo, Brazil's largest broadcast company to everyone to see.

* ''Film/LethalWeapon'': CowboyCop Martin Riggs ends FisticuffsBoss Mr. Joshua by putting him in a triangle choke. One of the first movies to feature BJJ (and before BJJ was big), this was a result of technical advisor Cedric Adams wanting to show how deadly Riggs was by "having mastery of a form of martial arts never before seen onscreen", at the same time Rorion Gracie was slowly entering the Holywood circle by appearing as an extra in movies and promoting BJJ in magazines, he ended up as one of the movie's choreographers. UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}} and Jailhouse Rock[[note]]a self-defense system supposedly developed in American prisons[[/note]] were also used.

* ''Manga/AllRounderMeguru'': Mostly a MMA manga, but there are scenes of Jiu-Jitsu training. In a scene Meguru rolls with Mokomo [[note]]Who is 48.5 kg! (or 108 pounds)[[/note]]. It ends on a CurbStompBattle.

* ''Filme/JohnWick'': Jonh Wick uses a lot of moves from both BJJ and UsefulNotes/Judo against his enemies. One notable moment when he puts a Main/{{Mook}} in a triangle choke and shoots his head with a pistol.

* Film/TokyoZombie: Tokyo Zombie is a 2005 Japanese zombie comedy, based on a manga of the same name, the main characters are Mitsuo and Fujio, a couple of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts who bumble their way through the zombie hordes. At some point pit matches between human fighters and zombies become a thing, and Fujio competes in them.

* Film/TokyoZombie: Tokyo Zombie is a 2005 Japanese zombie comedy, based on a manga of the same name, the main characters are Mitsuo and Fujio, a couple of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts who bumble their way through the zombie hordes. At some point pit matches between human fighters and zombies become one thing, and Fujio competes in them. The movie even makes use of Main/BoringButPractical, "Fujio's use of jujitsu in the zombie fighting area; the crowd boos at how quickly he ends his fights. Most likely emphasized because of brazilian jujitsu's real life reputation for being highly effective, but boring to watch (at least for those who don't practice it themselves)."

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu stands out among modern martial arts for being a deeply social environment, almost an entire subculture by itself, very dedicated to training and rooted in a mix of Brazilian/North American societal traits. The art's comparatively low injury rate, well structured system of teaching, and market-friendly approach all have carved a surprisingly solid place for it in United States, even if it is still generally a very niche sport everywhere with some lingering stigma in its native country (namely, that only brawl-loving rich Brazilian kids train it). Its practitioners don’t have a particular title like "judoka" or "karateka", although ''jiujiteiro'' used to do the job in the original Portuguese. Also, more similarly to karate than judo, there is not a single body of government for BJJ, but rather a number of schools and federations with their own approaches.

Those battles had place in what would become the ''vale tudo'' competition circuit, in which everything goes (actually not, but almost) and which gave birth to UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts in United States when the Gracies decided to export the format to expand commercially, a venture they called UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship. Although UFC started as merely a style vs. style pamphlet designed to sell BJJ, the latter would prove instrumental in the worldwide expansion of MMA, either by endorsing it or by moving other martial currents to try to grab a piece of the cake. Its techniques are still part of the basic instruction of mixed martial arts in every country that is not Japan (where catch wrestling used to occupy its place) or the former Soviet bloc (where sambo and Japanese influences are the norm), to the point that all MMA groundfighting is often nominally piled together on it.

BJJ was born in the spectacle fighting circuit of Brazil at the beginning of 20th century, when Japanese judokas like Mitsuyo Maeda, Soishiro Satake and Geo Omori arrived to submit opponents for money in circuses and to found schools to teach. Its popularity as a challenge art placed it among other grappling styles like UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling and its many forms, which caused some interesting feuds and rivalries after Carlos Gracie, a RenaissanceMan of dubious activities, adopted it as his family's business. Through outrageous challenges, good marketing and a gradual differentiation from judo (leading to the usage of the broader term "jiu-jitsu"), the Gracie clan created a martial tradition that soon clashed against other styles, among them Oswaldo Fadda's similar jiu-jitsu school and Euclydes Hatem catch-inspired ''luta livre''. Over time, the name Gracie became synonymous with this martial art.

->''"The Ground Is My Ocean, I'm The Shark, And Most People Don't Even Know How To Swim"''

Brazilian jiu-jitsu stands out among modern martial arts for being a deeply social environment, almost an entire subculture by itself, very dedicated to training and rooted in a mix of Brazilian/North American societal traits. The art's comparatively low injury rate, well structured system of teaching, and market-friendly approach all have carved a surprisingly solid place for it in United States, even if it is still generally a very niche sport with some lingering stigma in its native country (namely, that only brawl-loving rich Brazilian kids train it). Its practitioners don’t have a particular title like "judoka" or "karateka", although ''jiujiteiro'' used to do the job in the original Portuguese. Also, more similarly to karate than judo, there is not a single body of government for BJJ, but rather a number of schools and federations with their own approaches.

** This carried on to the early days of vale tudo and MMA, where fighters from BJJ schools often stepped into the ring with no more additional training that maybe a bit of boxing to keep distance. It worked when their opponents were clueless against basic takedowns or voluntarily complied to go to the mat, but it became a huge problem once fighters started cross-training and becoming proficient at both stopping takedowns and hitting while standing. Carlson Gracie's school was the first BJJ current that starting doing their own homework at wrestling and striking in order to cover this hole.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Leglocks are traditionally viewed as this, as they tend to be injury prone. The Gracies also disliked them because they were less skilled at it than other schools like the Fadda academy and the luta livre practitioners.

* RivalDojos: With practioners of the UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling-based ''Luta Livre'', as they featured opposite combat philosophies and taught different social demographies (BJJ was the martial art of the high class and Brazilian elite, while LL dojos were cheaper and friendlier to lower classes and poor people). With the success of the UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship, BJJ became internationally famous and spread throughout Brazil, while LL fell in popularity and became a shadow of itself, with it's schools limited to Rio de Janeiro and [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Germany]].
** One of the most famous events of BJJ vs Luta Livre - which led to the popularity of Luta Livre to fall - was the ''Desafio - Jiu Jitsu vs Luta Livre'' in 1991. The event started when Hugo Duarte, a practitioner of Luta Livre, was going to invade a BJJ with his friends but he was convinced to take into a ''Vale Tudo'' event that was going to be broadcasted. The result was victory of Jiu-Jitsu fighters in all of the bouts, which was transmitted in national television by Rede Globo, Brazil's largest broadcast company to everyone to see.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' once poked fun at BJJ (or rather, its CripplingOverpecialization on groundfighting) by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8q6vTijil0 showing]] character Artie Ziff stating menacingly to know it, only for him to immediately drop down to guard position and goading his opponent to fight him there.

* MurderousTights: The art focuses on the usage of the guard, a position in which the user has his back on the ground and keeps the opponent controlled between his legs. This made popular the triangle choke, a move that sees the user encircling the opponent’s head and shoulder with his legs to choke him.