| Part 1The Beginning
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| | sport. Leg locks were not allowed, and
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| "Where did it all begin?"I don't think
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| | when a fight went to the ground, a player
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| anyone can answer this question with
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| | had only 25 seconds to escape a hold or
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| certainty, but there are plenty of good
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| | pin before the match was lost. These are
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| hypotheses. Every culture has some form
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| | a few of the rules that hindered Judo as
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| of hand to hand combat in its history.
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| | a realistic form of self-defense. Then
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| Combat without weapons usually appears in
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| | why did Judo flourish and why was it so
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| the form of wrestling and sometimes
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| | great? Even with all the rules and
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| boxing. Looking at the history timeline,
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| | restrictions, the time-tested principle
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| one good hypothesis is that the wrestling
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| | of "pure grappler beats pure striker,"
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| techniques of Jiu-Jitsu could very well
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| | still holds true. The fact remains that
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| have come from Ancient Greece. Olympic
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| | most fights, even those fights occurring
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| games were one of the Greek's strongest
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| | between strikers with no grappling
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| traditions. It is most likely that along
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| | experience, end up in a clinch. You see
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| with Greek ideas, came one of its most
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| | the clinch in just about every boxing
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| popular sports, Pankration. Pankration
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| | match, and hundreds of punches usually
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| was a sport that involved both boxing and
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| | need to be thrown to end the fight with a
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| wrestling techniques and became more
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| | strike, which gives the grappler plenty
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| popular to the Greeks than either of
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| | of opportunity to take his/her opponent
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| those sports individually. Pankration
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| | to the ground, where a pure striker has
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| would later be overshadowed by the Roman
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| | no experience and is at the grappler's
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| Gladiators, and then banned from the
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| | mercy.After a match-up between older
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| Olympics by Christian leaders of the
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| | styles of Jiu-jitsu and Judo at the Tokyo
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| Roman Empire. Even though new rulers
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| | police headquarters, Judo was named the
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| would come and go, Greek customs and
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| | national martial art in Japan. It was the
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| ideas still reached India, where
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| | official art used by law enforcement in
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| Jiu-Jitsu's foundation was likely to have
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| | the late 1800's, and continues to be
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| been born. During Alexander the Great's
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| | popular to this day. During World War II,
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| conquests (356 - 323 B.C.), he brought
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| | many U.S. soldiers were exposed to the
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| the Greek culture to the areas he
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| | art of Judo and brought it back to
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| conquered. His conquests stretched all
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| | America with them. The first issue of
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| the way to India, where he introduced the
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| | Black Belt magazine here in America
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| customs and ideals of Greek culture to
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| | (1961), featured a sketch of a Judo throw
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| the people of that area. Jiu-Jitsu wasn't
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| | and was a special Judo issue.It wasn't
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| being formally taught in Japan for over
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| | until the birth of martial arts in
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| one thousand years after this. Many say
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| | Hollywood that the mystique of martial
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| that the Greek influence in India led to
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| | arts myths were catapulted to the public
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| the development of Kung Fu or more
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| | eye on a large scale. Here in the U.S.
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| appropriately, Wu Shu (martial arts) in
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| | especially, Bruce Lee was one of the
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| China.The Chinese have a great deal of
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| | greatest catalysts for martial arts in
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| stories to support the history of their
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| | the world today. Bruce Lee was actually a
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| martial arts. The general idea embraced
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| | student of Judo and did many studies on
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| by most historians is that systemized
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| | grappling while he was alive. He
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| martial arts techniques came from India
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| | criticized traditional martial arts as
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| along with Buddhism (Bodhi Dharma). The
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| | being ineffective, but ironically spread
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| concept here is that the Shaolin temple
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| | more myths about martial arts through his
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| was built in the center of China and this
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| | movies than almost anyone in martial arts
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| is where Bodhi Dharma introduced Buddhism
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| | history.Jigoro Kano was the founder of
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| and Boxing (senzuikyo). (ref. Aikido and
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| | Judo, however, Judo is simply a style of
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| Chinese Martial Arts, Sugawara and Xing)
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| | Jiu-jitsu and not a separate martial art.
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| The story that supports the idea of
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| | Kano was not the first to use the name
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| Jiu-Jitsu coming from China takes place
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| | Judo, the Jiu-jitsu schools he studied
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| around the time of the fall of the Ming
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| | at, which would be the source of much of
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| Dynasty. It states that a man named
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| | his Judo's techniques had used the phrase
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| Chingempin came from Japan to live in
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| | before he made it famous in the late
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| Tokyo at a Buddhist temple where he met
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| | 1800's.The first use of the name Judo was
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| three Ronin (masterless Samurai) named
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| | by Seijun Inoue IV, who applied it to his
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| Fukuno, Isogai, and Miura. Chingempin
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| | Jujitsu of Jikishin-ryu. Students of
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| told the Ronin of a grappling art he had
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| | Jikishin-ryu Judo were not only expected
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| seen in China. The Ronin became
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| | to master its ninety-seven techniques,
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| particularly interested in pursuing the
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| | but to also develop into generous and
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| study of this art, so he then began
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| | gentle-mannered individuals.Kuninori
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| teaching in Japan, and this art became
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| | Suzuki V, the Master of Kito-ryu (Kito
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| Jiu-Jitsu.The next theory is that there
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| | means to Rise and Fall) Jiu-jitsu,
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| was many forms of wrestling that had
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| | changed the name of Kito-kumiuchi to
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| developed in China. One of the most
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| | Kito-ryu Judo in 1714. The most important
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| notable is Horn Wrestling, called
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| | contribution that kito ryu would offer
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| Jiaodixi. This form of wrestling was
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| | Judo was the principle of kuzushi
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| practiced by the Mongolians and later
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| | (off-balancing), which is the key to the
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| evolved into Jiaoli, which was wrestling
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| | throwing techniques of modern Judo.
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| without the horns. This form of wrestling
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| | Jigoro Kano studied the judo of
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| can be seen in Native American cultures
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| | Jikishin-ryu and Kito-ryu, and
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| (evident in the typical Native American
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| | incorporated some of their concepts into
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| Buffalo head wear) and most likely
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| | his original system, which he named
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| arrived there by way of Mongolians
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| | Kodokan Judo.Judo is made up of many
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| migrating through now modern Alaska.
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| | styles of Jiu-jitsu whose masters Kano
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| Jiaoli evolved and became Xiangpu and it
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| | had studied with. The most notable were
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| is said that this form of wrestling
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| | Jikishin-ryu, Kito-ryu, and later
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| became Sumo in Japan. Another theory says
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| | Fusen-ryu would be incorporated for its
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| that there were practitioners of Chikura
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| | groundwork (ne waza) as Kano would ask
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| Karube, a wrestling sport developed
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| | the style's head master, Mataemon Tanabe
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| around 200 B.C. It is said that Chikura
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| | for his syllabus. Yokiashi Yamashita
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| Karube later became Jiu-Jitsu in
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| | (Kano's Chief assistant) would add his
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| Japan.The last story mentioned here is
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| | knowledge of Yoshin Ryu ju jitsu and
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| that Jiu-Jitsu is Japanese and from
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| | Tenshin shinyo Ryu ju jitsu, both of
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| Japan. This story follows the same basic
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| | which, he was a master.In 1912, Kano met
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| idea but differs in that Chingempin
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| | with the remaining leader masters of Jiu
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| introduced an early form of Jiu-Jitsu
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| | Jitsu to finalize a Kodokan syllabus of
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| (not yet called Jiu-Jitsu) called Kempo
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| | training and kata. Aoyagi of Sosusihis
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| in Japan, which consisted mostly of
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| | Ryu, Takano, Yano, Kotaro Imei and
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| strikes and very little grappling. From
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| | Hikasuburo Ohshima from Takeuisi Ryu.
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| there, the Japanese developed it into a
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| | Jushin Sekiguchi and Mogichi Tsumizu from
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| more effective grappling art. One thing
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| | Sekiguchi Ryu, Eguchi from Kyushin Ryu,
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| is certain about these stories, and that
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| | Hoshino from Shiten Ryu, Inazu from Miura
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| is that the Japanese were responsible for
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| | Ryu and finally, Takamatsu, a Kukkishin
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| refining a grappling art into a very
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| | Ryu master, whose school specialized in
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| sophisticated grappling system called
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| | weapons training.Before the formal
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| Jiu-Jitsu.Tracing the history of
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| | meeting between Kano and the grandmasters
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| grappling techniques for this book was
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| | of Japan's greatest Jiu-jitsu schools, a
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| quite interesting. In doing so, I decided
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| | defining event occurred, which is one of
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| to look for some common threads between
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| | the most historically important pieces of
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| the stories, which are:All ancient
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| | the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu puzzle. By 1900,
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| cultures had some form of grappling and
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| | the Kodokan had been challenging other
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| unarmed fighting techniques.
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| | Jiu-Jitsu schools in sport competition
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| The Greek culture gave its fighters the
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| | and winning with throwing (standing)
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| greatest financial and social rewards.
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| | techniques. Much of the Kodokan's status
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| The ancient Greeks conquered quite a bit
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| | was built on the throwing skills of Shiro
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| of territory during the time of Alexander
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| | Saigo, a practitioner of Oshikiuchi, the
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| the Great, including the area that
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| | art of Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu. Jigoro Kano
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| Jiu-Jitsu's techniques were said to have
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| | had actually enlisted the help of Shiro
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| come from.
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| | Saigo in order to win a famous tournament
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| Wrestling did exist in China and
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| | at the Tokyo police headquarters in 1886.
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| Mongolia before Jiu-Jitsu did in Japan,
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| | This tournament, mentioned briefly
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| and it is interesting to note that this
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| | earlier in this chapter, was Judo (Kano's
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| is where Native American wrestling most
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| | style of Jujitsu) vs. "old" Jujitsu. It
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| likely came from by way of migration over
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| | is interesting to note that Kano's
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| the Alaskan Ice Bridge.
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| | champion was not originally a Judo
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| The pinning and throwing techniques of
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| | student at all, but a student of an older
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| Jiu-Jitsu are very similar to, and in
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| | Jujitsu style, which in reality, defeated
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| some cases, the same as those of Greco
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| | the purpose of having a Judo vs. Jujitsu
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| Roman Wrestling.Development of Jiu-Jitsu
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| | tournament in the first place.As I stated
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| Jiu-Jitsu itself was developed in Japan
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| | earlier, Judo was a collection of
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| during the Feudal period. It was
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| | Jiu-jitsu styles, once such style was the
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| originally an art designed for warfare,
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| | Fusen Ryu. Fusen was a school of
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| but after the abolition of the Feudal
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| | Jiu-jitsu which specialized in Ground
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| system in Japan, certain modifications
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| | Work (Ne Waza). In 1900, the Kodokan
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| needed to be made to the art in order to
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| | challenged the Fusen Ryu school to a
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| make it suitable for practice. During
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| | contest. At that time Judo did not have
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| Feudal times, Jiu-Jitsu was also known as
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| | Ne Waza (ground fighting techniques), so
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| Yawara, Hakuda, Kogusoko, and an
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| | instead they fought standing up, as Kano
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| assortment of other names. The earliest
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| | had been taught in both the Tenshin
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| recorded use of the word "jiu-jitsu"
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| | Shinyo Ryu and Kito Ryu systems he
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| happens in 1532 and is coined by the
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| | studied. Both Kito Ryu and Tenshin Shinyo
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| Takenouchi Ryu (school). The history of
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| | Ryu had excellent striking skills and
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| the art during this time is uncertain
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| | effective throws.When Kodokan Judo
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| because teachers kept everything secret
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| | practitioners fought the practitioners of
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| to give their art a feeling of importance
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| | Fusen Ryu Jiu-Jitsu, the Kodokan
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| and then would change the stories of
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| | practitioners realized that there was no
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| their art to suit their own needs.After
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| | way they could defeat the Kodokan Judoka
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| the Feudal period in Japan ended
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| | standing, thus they decided to use their
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| (Jiu-jitsu was no longer needed on the
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| | superior ground fighting skills. When the
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| battlefield), a way to practice the art
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| | Kodokan fighters and the Fusen Ryu men
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| realistically was needed, which is why
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| | began to fight, the Jiu-Jitsu
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| Jigoro Kano (1860--1938), a practitioner
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| | practitioners immediately went to the
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| of Jiu-Jitsu, developed his own system of
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| | guard position ( lying on their backs in
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| Jiu-Jitsu in the late 1800's, called
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| | front of their opponents in order to
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| Judo. Judo was helpful because it allowed
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| | control them with the use of their legs).
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| practitioners the ability to try the art
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| | The Kodokan Judoka didn't know what to
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| safely and realistically at the same
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| | do, and then the Fusen Ryu practitioners
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| time. The most important contribution
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| | took them to the ground, using submission
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| Judo made to the practice of "Jiu-jitsu"
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| | holds to win the matches. This was the
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| was the concept of Rondori. Rondori was a
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| | first real loss that the Kodokan had
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| form of sparing and contained a set of
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| | experienced in eight years.Kano knew that
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| sportive rules that made practice safe,
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| | if they were going to continue
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| yet realistic. Because of the sportive
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| | challenging other Jiu-Jitsu schools, they
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| outlet (rules that made practice safe),
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| | needed a full range of ground fighting
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| students of Jiu-jitsu from Kano's school
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| | techniques. Thus with friends of other
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| were able to practice more frequently due
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| | Jiu-Jitsu systems, among them being Fusen
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| to the fact that they were not always
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| | Ryu practitioners, Kano formulated the Ne
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| recovering from injuries. This multiplies
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| | Waza (ground techniques) of Kodokan Judo
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| the amount of training time for student's
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| | which included three divisions: Katame
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| of Kano's school and drastically
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| | Waza (joint locking techniques), Shime
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| increased their abilities. Judo (Kano's
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| | Waza (choking techniques), and Osae Waza
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| version of Jiu-jitsu) was watered down
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| | (holding techniques). This all occurs
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| from the complete form (of Jiu-jitsu),
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| | shortly before Judo arrives in Brazil,
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| but still contained enough techniques to
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| | and serves as an excellent suggestion as
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| preserve its realistic effectiveness. The
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| | to why Brazilian Jiu-jitsu contains a
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| one problem that occurred was, in Kano's
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| | higher percentage of techniques on the
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| opinion, ground work was not as important
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| | ground than most styles of Jiu-jitsu or
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| as achieving the throw or take down,
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| | Judo. Thus, we find ourselves faced with
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| therefore ground fighting was not
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| | the impending development of Jiu-Jitsu in
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| emphasized in Judo and became weak in
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| | Brazil.Gene Simco is a Brazilian
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| that system. Judo also began placing too
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| | Jiu-jitsu Black Belt and author of
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| many rules and regulations on the art to
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| | several tuitles on the subject.
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| make it more acceptable as an Olympic
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