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A MORE COMPLEX STORY
While the common version of the history of BJJ simplifies the timeline and consolidates the story around a few key players, it is important to understand that the complete history is more nuanced, contains many contributors and is filled with its own ups and downs.
The sections below will attempt to highlight some of the key contributors and incidents in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history that are not known to many practitioners today. Recently, with BJJ expanding globally, more students have been performing scholarly work, pouring through newspaper archives, court documents, business ledgers and real estate records to provide a more complete and unbiased view as to the origins and development of our art.
The Foundational Era (1904 - 1942)
The Foundational Era Timeline (1904 - 1942)
The First Japanese Jiu-Jitsu Fighter in Brazil, Sada Miyako
The Man Who Introduced Brazil to Jiu-Jitsu, Irving Hancock
The Man Who Introduced Brazil to Jiu-Jitsu, Irving Hancock
The First Japanese Jiu-Jitsu Fighter in Brazil, Sada Miyako
The Man Who Introduced Brazil to Jiu-Jitsu, Irving Hancock
The First Japanese Jiu-Jitsu Fighter in Brazil, Sada Miyako
The First Japanese Jiu-Jitsu Fighter in Brazil, Sada Miyako
The First Japanese Jiu-Jitsu Fighter in Brazil, Sada Miyako
The First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor, Mario Aleixo
The Origins of the Gracie Academy, Donato Pires dos Reis
The First Japanese Jiu-Jitsu Fighter in Brazil, Sada Miyako
Carlos Gracie's Instructor, Jacyntho Ferro
The Origins of the Gracie Academy, Donato Pires dos Reis
The Origins of the Gracie Academy, Donato Pires dos Reis
The Origins of the Gracie Academy, Donato Pires dos Reis
The Origins of the Gracie Academy, Donato Pires dos Reis
The Origins of the Gracie Academy, Donato Pires dos Reis
The Sumo Wrestler Who Taught BJJ, Soshihiro Satake
The Sumo Wrestler Who Taught BJJ, Soshihiro Satake
The Sumo Wrestler Who Taught BJJ, Soshihiro Satake
Erased from History, Geo Omori
The Sumo Wrestler Who Taught BJJ, Soshihiro Satake
The Sumo Wrestler Who Taught BJJ, Soshihiro Satake
The Eastern Demon, Takeo Yano
The Sumo Wrestler Who Taught BJJ, Soshihiro Satake
The Eastern Demon, Takeo Yano
The Red Cat, George Gracie
The Reason BJJ Abandoned Takedowns, the Ono Brothers
The Eastern Demon, Takeo Yano
The Reason BJJ Abandoned Takedowns, the Ono Brothers
The Reason BJJ Abandoned Takedowns, the Ono Brothers
The Reason BJJ Abandoned Takedowns, the Ono Brothers
The Most Complete Student, Luiz França?
The Reason BJJ Abandoned Takedowns, the Ono Brothers
The Reason BJJ Abandoned Takedowns, the Ono Brothers
The Television Era (1950 - 1979)
The Television Era Timeline (1950 - 1979)
Television Era Fight Stats - Quick and Dirty
Television Era Fight Stats - Quick and Dirty
Television Era Fight Stats - Quick and Dirty
Television Era Fight Stats - Quick and Dirty
Television Era Fight Stats - Quick and Dirty
Losing by Winning, Waldemar Santana
Television Era Fight Stats - Quick and Dirty
If You Can't Beat Them, Hire Them, Ivan Gomes
If You Can't Beat Them, Hire Them, Ivan Gomes
The Greatest Fighter You Never Heard of, Euclides Pereira
If You Can't Beat Them, Hire Them, Ivan Gomes
The Greatest Fighter You Never Heard of, Euclides Pereira
The Greatest Fighter You Never Heard of, Euclides Pereira
The Greatest Fighter You Never Heard of, Euclides Pereira
Carlson Gracie (Coming Soon)
The Greatest Fighter You Never Heard of, Euclides Pereira
The Greatest Fighter You Never Heard of, Euclides Pereira
The Globalization Era (1972 - 2007)
The Globalization Era Timeline (1972 - 2007)
My Interview With One of the Greatest of All Time, Murilo Bustamante
My Interview With One of the Greatest of All Time, Murilo Bustamante
My Interview With One of the Greatest of All Time, Murilo Bustamante
My Interview With One of the Greatest of All Time, Murilo Bustamante
My Interview With One of the Greatest of All Time, Murilo Bustamante
My Interview With the First American Black Belt, Craig Kukuk
My Interview With One of the Greatest of All Time, Murilo Bustamante
My Interview With Tony Pacenski, the Eternal Student of the Martial Way
My Interview With Tony Pacenski, the Eternal Student of the Martial Way
My Interview With Tony Pacenski, the Eternal Student of the Martial Way
My Interview With Tony Pacenski, the Eternal Student of the Martial Way
My Interview With the Godfather of US Army Combatives, General Ferriter
My Interview With Tony Pacenski, the Eternal Student of the Martial Way
My Interview With the Godfather of US Army Combatives, General Ferriter
More Articles and Interviews in Development
My Interview With Tony Pacenski, the Eternal Student of the Martial Way
My Interview With the Godfather of US Army Combatives, General Ferriter
Other Important Historical Topics
My Philosophy and Opinion Articles
Purchase T-Shirts Honoring Historical Fighters and Fights
Purchase T-Shirts Honoring Historical Fighters and Fights
Purchase T-Shirts Honoring Historical Fighters and Fights
Purchase T-Shirts Honoring Historical Fighters and Fights
Purchase T-Shirts Honoring Historical Fighters and Fights
Well? Was it Judo or Jiu-Jitsu?
Purchase T-Shirts Honoring Historical Fighters and Fights
What Are We to Think of the Gracie Version of History?
What Are We to Think of the Gracie Version of History?
What Are We to Think of the Gracie Version of History?
What Are We to Think of the Gracie Version of History?
We Come From Catch Wrestling too.
What Are We to Think of the Gracie Version of History?
What Is a Professional Challenge Wrestler?
What Is a Professional Challenge Wrestler?
What Are We to Think of the Gracie Version of History?
What Is a Professional Challenge Wrestler?
The Reality of Fake Fights
1932 and the Steel Box: A Dark Time for Jiu-Jitsu
My Video Collaborations and Podcasts
My Video Collaborations and Podcasts
1932 and the Steel Box: A Dark Time for Jiu-Jitsu
My Video Collaborations and Podcasts
1932 and the Steel Box: A Dark Time for Jiu-Jitsu
1932 and the Steel Box: A Dark Time for Jiu-Jitsu
1932 and the Steel Box: A Dark Time for Jiu-Jitsu
Who Was the First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt?
Why Were They Called Champions if There Were No Championships?(Coming Soon)
1932 and the Steel Box: A Dark Time for Jiu-Jitsu
Why Were They Called Champions if There Were No Championships?(Coming Soon)
Why Were They Called Champions if There Were No Championships?(Coming Soon)
Why Were They Called Champions if There Were No Championships?(Coming Soon)