Well was supposed to until next week anything, but I'll make an exception. First, because I want to show off my new link http / / dodgeandhit.blogspot.com /, a blog-the few who are in the Canary Islands, dedicated to martial arts, more specifically to the mixed (mma) and bjj. This effort runs a good friend, and purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Antonio "Toni" Santana, who as a true fan of the combat disciplines this blog updated almost daily with news, videos, articles, etc., Etc. ., events both regional and national and international, being the most recent post ufc fighting 121 where the Hispanic fighter Cain Velasquez U.S. faced the Brock Lesnar for the heavyweight belt in the Ultimate Fighting (In a future comment something about this organization and its defunct sister Pride fc). If you want to know the result, but should not click on dodgeandhit.com!
And since I took a run to the martial arts I will talk a bit about the brazilian jiu jitsu or gracie jiu jitsu as it was known in their origins.
early twentieth century lived in Belem do Para (Brazil) Gastao Gracie, escoseces diplomat descended from his sons, including Carlos and Hélio. This city was the Japanese expert in jiu jitsu and judo and Maeda Mitsuyo "Count Koma" nickname he believes he was placed in Barcelona. This man, a direct disciple of the founder of judo, Jigoro Kano, traveled around the world showing off their art and exhibitions or in fighting with no rules against boxers, wrestlers free Capoeiristas ... finally stops in northern Brazil where he is greeted by Japanese Gastao and thanks, begins teach the art of jiu jitsu to Carlos, as Hélio health problems related to asthma and a strong constitution too thin could not engage in physical activity for a long time.
would say it was a privilege for the son of a diplomat, then by order of the Japanese emperor, was strictly forbidden to teach jiu jitsu foreigners as a way of safeguarding national security. In any case, Koma breaks this rule and his new disciple for so many advances over the years become a teacher, lecturing to his friends, which never fails the frail Hélio observer.
One day ill luck would have Carlos and his younger brother he decided to take the reins of the class, who attended her being impressed by the technical capability of a boy who only saw, but never practiced ... with time, Helio was adapting these techniques to their own physical condition to the point of developing a "gentle art" where the weak could defeat the fort with the minimum of effort, which amply demonstrated in his first bout at age 17 compared with Rio's boxing champion heavyweight (Antonio Portugal) that the jiujitsoka defeated in a battle with no rules-in-vale tudo just 30 seconds by applying a dislocated elbow in that half a minute ... the world saw the consecration of gracie jiu jitsu. Gradually
Hélio was launching and receiving challenges across the country, getting them to win all the challenges came from outside, after being the first Westerner to defeat a Japanese master of jiu-jitsu, specifically Brazilian Naniki decides to challenge the considered the best fighter of the moment and probably judo Japan in history: Masaiko Kimura. The Asian champion Helio said it was no match for him and he used to have to deal with Kato, the number two after Kimura himself. The Gracie accepts this premise and after a first match finished in a tie, the father of bjj seeks revenge in which Kato wins by strangulation ... the fight finally happens Grace vs. Kimura, winning the second by ude-Garami, a type dislocation, later to honor his memory, would be called "kimura" by the Gracies themselves.
Kimura (above) by running the key to Helio. After this fight instead of harming Image of gracie jiu jitsu, multiply exponentially as the Brazilian had successfully resisted 13 minutes against Kimura, who had said he would consider as a champion to his opponent if you just put up with 3 minutes on the canvas: remember that Japanese had a blind faith in the supremacy of any other discipline judo fighter, plus it was wrong Masuiko more than 15 kilos to Helio.
In any case, as they did in the Land of the Rising Sun with his jiu jitsu, Helio Gracie did the same with theirs: put the true essence of his art only to his family, teaching a "gentle art "limited to other students, thereby to have their clan hegemony in the vale tudo fighting that had so proliferated by Brazil ... we have to wait Rorion, son of Helios, for gracie jiu jitsu the exit of its borders, teaching this member family the new art in his garage including the United States of America, so that in November 1993, founded Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), not the first, but the most media event "fighting without rules" that had existed at that time in history, winning another family member, a representative of the gracie jiu jitsu, Royce (Rorion brother), which would result in one of the largest sports, growth and honor of the last two decades: the mixed martial arts (MMA).
Carlos and Hélio Gracie Before concluding, I would note that in my opinion who gave a real breakthrough to gracie jiu jitsu and brazilian jiu became jitsu-made ceases to be a homestead for a national heritage and, eventually, worldwide, was Carlson Gracie (who had only one defeat in 19 fights with no rules), nephew of Helio: when art began to be sold family was made exorbitant prices that only a few and more in Brazil, were able to pay ... it would be Carlson who brought the gentle art to the common people, allowing some of his students did not even getting paid to education and fight youth as Mario Sperry or Wallid Ismail, which time national champions became, some even global business and later thanks to this sport, it can survive, thanks to the teacher approached the jiu jitsu Carlson all classes, not just the privileged few.
Carlson Gracie Today in the Canaries, we have great champions both bjj mma as thanks to the initiative of the Gracies such as Jonathan Leon, Juan Manuel Suarez, Rayco Romero, not to mention the fighters from the rest of Spain as Rogent Lloret, Ezequiel Zayas and many more. No need to go out of our islands, our borders to find the inspiration of some champions.
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