At Future School of Jiu Jitsu we teach the Traditional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu- Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). A martial art and combat sport based on ground fighting and submission holds. It focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, controlling one’s opponent, gaining a dominant position, and using a number of techniques to force them into submission via joint locks or chokeholds. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was first developed around 1920 by Brazilian brothers Carlos, Oswaldo, Gastão Jr., George, and Hélio Gracie, after Carlos was taught traditional Kodokan judo by a travelling Japanese judoka, Mitsuyo Maeda, in 1917. Later they developed their own self-defense system named Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. BJJ eventually came to be its own defined combat sport through the innovations, practices, and adaptation of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Judo, and became an essential martial art for modern MMA. Governing bodies such as the IBJJF work worldwide, and set the rules and standards to be held in sport BJJ competitions. BJJ revolves around the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend him/herself against a bigger, stronger, heavier opponent by using leverage and weight distribution, taking the fight to the ground and using a number of holds and submissions to defeat them. BJJ training can be used for sport grappling and self-defense situations. Sparring, commonly referred to as “rolling” within the BJJ community, and live drilling plays a major role in training and the practitioner’s development. BJJ can also be used as a method of promoting physical fitness, building character, and as a way of life. Most real self-defense situations will end up on the ground.
Why? Because in real scenarios there is one factor that is almost always guaranteed – the clinch (when one person grabs another). Once the inevitable clinch happens it is a matter of time before someone loses their footing and falls. At that moment, the scenario becomes a ground fight. The problem as adults or as kids is not knowing what to do when pinned beneath a larger opponent. If you’ve been looking into Jiu-Jitsu near you, we can help! The solution is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu because it is the martial arts that most effectively addresses the question, “What do you do when you’re on the ground with someone bigger and stronger on top of you?” Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a form of self-defense that is based on takedowns, chokes, and joint locks to overcome a larger opponent. During Gi Jiu-Jitsu classes, you will learn from our coaches how and where to grab your opponent’s clothing to gain maximum control over their movement. Often mistaken with karate or tae kwon do due to the uniform, it is actually more similar to wrestling or judo because the techniques are practiced and applied by the students on the ground. The chokes and joint locks are used to make your opponent submit or “tap out”. For that reason, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is commonly known as ground fighting.
