"Brazilian" Jiu Jitsu?

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Why is it called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? If the Brazilians wanted to give credit where it's due, wouldn't they call it the "Brazilian-Japanese Jiu Jitsu" ? Are the Brazilians thinking that they created this system of fighting by themselves alone?

And they were all angry when BJ Penn wasn't giving credit to who trained him in the art. Sounds like theft of martial art to me.
 
theglaceragu said:
Why is it called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? If the Brazilians wanted to give credit where it's due, wouldn't they call it the "Brazilian-Japanese Jiu Jitsu" ? Are the Brazilians thinking that they created this system of fighting by themselves alone?

And they were all angry when BJ Penn wasn't giving credit to who trained him in the art. Sounds like theft of martial art to me.
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I don't think it was referred to as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu until it got to the US. In Brazil, it was only ever referred to as simply "jiu-jitsu" or at most Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
 
theglaceragu said:
Why is it called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? If the Brazilians wanted to give credit where it's due, wouldn't they call it the "Brazilian-Japanese Jiu Jitsu" ? Are the Brazilians thinking that they created this system of fighting by themselves alone?

And they were all angry when BJ Penn wasn't giving credit to who trained him in the art. Sounds like theft of martial art to me.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?=why+is+it+called+brazlian+jiu+jitsu?
 
It's not Japanese jiu jitsu. It's Judo. It's highly developed newaza. The Gracie's deserve credit for the growth it's seen in the past 50 years, but make no mistake, they are above all else fantastic marketers.
 
It started from Japan's Jujutsu, then it became known as Judo's Ne Waza. BJJ is a Brazilian offshoot from those two sources.
 
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is just the ground portion of traidtional Japanese Judo

Gracies took it and popularized it. They essentially commercialize d it and trademarked it with the whole gracie jj brand. But the art has been around long before the gracies
 
Doesn't the term "Jiu Jitsu" imply it's roots?

Anyway who gives a damn?

I sense another thread aimed to bash Brazlians.
 
theglaceragu said:
Why is it called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? If the Brazilians wanted to give credit where it's due, wouldn't they call it the "Brazilian-Japanese Jiu Jitsu" ? Are the Brazilians thinking that they created this system of fighting by themselves alone?

And they were all angry when BJ Penn wasn't giving credit to who trained him in the art. Sounds like theft of martial art to me.
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BJ Penn should've changed his name to BJJ Penn.
 
It should be called Brazilian Judo since the Gracie's learned and adapted their art from judoka.
 
Japanese jiu jitsu > judo > Gracie jiu jitsu > Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Is an accurate timeline.
 
BJJ isn't just a part of a Judo, it is originally based on a part of it, but greatly expanded it.

The dutch muay thai also is seen as different from the one that is practiced in Thailand.

The differences aren't as big as the onrs in Judo and BJJ, though.
 
Taric said:
It should be called Brazilian Judo since the Gracie's learned and adapted their art from judoka.
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Except for the fact that not even Jigoro Kano was calling it judo when Maeda left for Brazil. It was simply jiu-jitsu or Kano jiu-jitsu.
 
jtruelove said:
BJJ isn't just a part of a Judo, it is originally based on a part of it, but greatly expanded it.

The dutch muay thai also is seen as different from the one that is practiced in Thailand.

The differences aren't as big as the onrs in Judo and BJJ, though.
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Dutch kickboxing is more closely related to kyokushin karate that it is to Muay Thai.
 
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