Mel Gibson did armbar and triangle choke in Lethal weapon (1987) way before UFC 1 and Gracies

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I always hear about UFC 1 bringing BJJ to US (or at least to wider public), but i recently (re)watched Lethal weapon 1 and Mel Gibson was doing armbar and triangle in 1987.

If actors knew about BJJ in 1987, how come Kimo, Dan Severn and Shamrock were surprised and unprepared for this ,,new,, fight style? Did they not watch movies?

Could Mel Gibson be sensei to mma fighters before the chosen one (Steven Sigal)?



Triangle is at 3:30 if you don't want to watch all video.
 
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This would of been a much better thread with a video clip.



Also Brazilian jiu-jitsu and japanese jiu-jitsu and judo ..predate UFC 1 and 1987 and they all have triangles and armbars in their styles...

Thanks for coming out



Also YELLOW BELT CONFIRMED ( mans thought bjj started at UFC 1)
 
The Gracie family are nothing but conmen whose only intention with the UFC was to commercialize the martial art they stole from Judo and claimed as their own innovation.
To be fair, they did innovate a bit... But they weren't the only ones in Brazil doing it. They've definitely gotten to where they are now more due to superior marketing than superior martial arts.
 
This would of been a much better thread with a video clip.



Also Brazilian jiu-jitsu and japanese jiu-jitsu and judo ..predate UFC 1 and 1987 and they all have triangles and armbars in their styles...

Thanks for coming out



Also YELLOW BELT CONFIRMED ( mans thought bjj started at UFC 1)

I think he meant that most Americans did not know much about BJJ until UFC 1 came out.
 
I always hear about UFC 1 bringing BJJ to US (or at least to wider public), but i recently (re)watched Lethal weapon 1 and Mel Gibson was doing armbar and triangle in 1987.

If actors knew about BJJ in 1987, how come Kimo, Dan Severn and Shamrock were surprised and unprepared for this ,,new,, fight style? Did they not watch movies?

Could Mel Gibson be sensei to mma fighters before the chosen one (Steven Sigal)?



Triangle is at 3:30 if you don't want to watch all video.


Wow that's pretty cool, thanks for sharing. Impressive by Mel.
 
I always hear about UFC 1 bringing BJJ to US (or at least to wider public), but i recently (re)watched Lethal weapon 1 and Mel Gibson was doing armbar and triangle in 1987.

If actors knew about BJJ in 1987, how come Kimo, Dan Severn and Shamrock were surprised and unprepared for this ,,new,, fight style? Did they not watch movies?

Could Mel Gibson be sensei to mma fighters before the chosen one (Steven Sigal)?



Triangle is at 3:30 if you don't want to watch all video.



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You’re welcome, casual lmao
 
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