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David Dunn (Right) with his trainer, the legend himself, Jean Jacques Machado. |
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu made its way into the public eye with its great success in the Ultimate Fighting Championships. The concept of Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is to take your opponent to the mat and control them while on the ground. Once on the ground the goal is submission, or to put a lock on your opponent. In, ‘a lock’ we mean: elbow, shoulder, wrist, ankle or knee lock, or a number of choke holds. In competition we ‘Tap Out’ to let our opponent know we surrender. Gi optional.
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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jean Jacques began his Jiu-Jitsu training over twenty years ago. He dominated the competitive arena of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in his native country, capturing every major title and competition award from 1982 through 1992. In 1992 Jean Jacques arrived in the United States to continue his competitive success. Dominating the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu scene both in the US and in international competition, Jean Jacques is one of the most admired and respected Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the world today.
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 or be knocked out depending on what submission method is used. The art was based on early 20th century Kodokan Judo ,[2][1] which was itself then a recently-developed system (founded in 1882), based on multiple schools (or Ryu) of Japanese Jujutsu. It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant. It primarily uses Judo takedowns to gain the dominant position. 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. |
