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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling, especially ground fighting in a Kimono (GI traditional BJJ attire). Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was formed from Kodokan judo ground fighting fundamentals. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu eventually came to be its own combat sport.

BJJ promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themselves or another against a bigger, stronger, heavier assailant by using proper technique, leverage, and most notably, taking the fight to the ground, and then applying joint locks and chokeholds to defeat the opponent. BJJ training can be used for sport grappling tournaments and in self defence  situations. Sparring (commonly referred to as "rolling" within the BJJ community) and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition, in relation to progress and ascension through its ranking system.

No GI Jiu Jitsu 

No Gi grappling, also known submission grappling or simply no-gi, is a form of that focuses on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the use of submission holds.

The sport of submission wrestling brings together techniques from catch wrestling, folk wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Japanese jiu-jitsu, and sambo. Submission techniques usually banned in other arts or competitions - such as heel hooks, toe holds and wrist locks, are allowed. More information on attire is shown under the important iinformation tab.

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