Go back around 100 years – yes, only 100 years – and that is around the time that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was born. While the exact origins of Jiu Jitsu are hard to pinpoint, it was well established in Japan by the 17th-century. During this time, warring clans fought regularly
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Rickson Gracie is a mythological figure in jiu-jitsu. He was the most athletic and talented direct son of Helio Gracie, rumored to have been 400-0 in competition, and the family’s chosen representative in early Japanese MMA. Gracie’s competitive and athletic prime coincided with the very early growth of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which
Read moreKazushi Sakuraba and Renzo Gracie faced off all the way back in 2000 at Pride 10: Return Of The Warriors and the pair gave us a vital piece of MMA history. It was just unusual that this piece of history was actually a repeat of something that happened nearly fifty
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