The Gracie jiu-jitsu is a martial arts family with
deep knowledge in this beautiful sports discipline. And, this gift motivates it
to create a new martial art called Brazilian jiu-jitsu with the help, coaching,
and teaching of Mitsuyo Maeda (first jiu-jitsu teacher for the Gracie
family).
Let’s examine the Gracie BJJ chronology time
progress
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First of twenty century:
Mitsuyo Maeda was moved to Brazil and he creates the first jiu-jitsu academy
ever, where Carlos Gracie was his student who was an excellent student.
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1925s: The
Gracie jiu-jitsu family takes the lead when Carlos Gracie creates his jiu-jitsu
academy. So, he takes Brazilian jiu-jitsu discipline forward with the help of
his brothers.
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1980s: The
Gracie BJJ family members move to the United States with a ton of Brazilian
jiu-jitsu background pieces of knowledge.
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1990s: the
Brazilian jiu-jitsu makes the buzz in the United States. Besides, it becomes
famous, especially when Royce Gracie won a fight in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting
Championship) against a strong martial arts opponent. Then after that Royce
Gracie was undefeated in similar events. Indeed, he was in that time a great
introducer of the unrevealed benefits of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Today: the
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is very famous, developed, and everywhere (Brazil Europe
America). Thus, we find it in the UFC, MMA (Mixed Martial Art), self-defense
techniques, etc.
