Taiwan BJJ is dedicated to promoting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) in Taiwan. Classes are offered for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.TaiwanBJJAcademyTaipeiistheheadquartersoftheTaiwanBJJfranchise.ItisdedicatedtopromotingtheartofBrazilianJiu-Jitsu(BJJ)inTaiwanwithbranchesinKeelung,Shuangxi,Linkou,Zhonghe,Ankeng,andTaichung.Classesareofferedforbeginner,intermediate,andadvancedstudents.ClassesareleadbyheadinstructorMakotoOgasawara(currentlya3rddegreeBlackBelt)alongwithahandfulofexperiencedbrownandpurplebeltsforthekidsclasses.ClassesaretaughtinEnglishandMandarin.Tel: 02-2531-7383Email: [email protected]:TaiwanBrazilianJiu-JitsuAcademy行事曆ScheduleRecentPosts【Announcement】SpecialCOVID-19NOTICEBeltPromotionANDYWANGOGTraining2018-10-27KingofTWBJJCategoriesNewsTaipeiTaichungKeelungPromotionsTournamentsAffiliates

With its strange outfits and obsessive fans, Brazilian jiu-jitsu can seem cult-like to those on the outside, but for practitioners the ...SkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationAdvertisementNewsOpinionSportCultureLifestyleShowMoreShowMoreNewsWorldnewsUKnewsCoronavirusClimatecrisisEnvironmentScienceGlobaldevelopmentFootballTechBusinessObituariesOpinionTheGuardianviewColumnistsCartoonsOpinionvideosLettersSportFootballCricketRugbyunionTennisCyclingF1GolfUSsportsCultureBooksMusicTV&radioArt&designFilmGamesClassicalStageLifestyleFashionFoodRecipesLove&sexHealth&fitnessHome&gardenWomenMenFamilyTravelMoneyMakeacontributionSubscribeSearchjobsHolidaysDigitalArchiveGuardianPuzzlesappTheGuardianappVideoPodcastsPicturesNewslettersToday'spaperInsidetheGuardianTheObserverGuardianWeeklyCrosswordsSearchjobsHolidaysDigitalArchiveGuardianPuzzlesappFashionFoodRecipesLove&sexHealth&fitnessHome&gardenWomenMenFamilyTravelMoneyFitnessBrazilianjiu-jitsu:'Asoul-destroying,ego-clippingsportthat'ssunkdeepintomyveins'Withitsstrangeoutfitsandobsessivefans,Brazilianjiu-jitsucanseemcult-liketothoseontheoutside,butforpractitionersthemartialartissurprisinglycompassionateJiu-jitsuinaction:‘It’sarefreshingegoboosttobeabletopinapersontotheground,’ElenaGomezsays.Photograph:ChristosPsaras/GettyImagesJiu-jitsuinaction:‘It’sarefreshingegoboosttobeabletopinapersontotheground,’ElenaGomezsays.Photograph:ChristosPsaras/GettyImagesElenaGomezTue21Jan202016.30GMTLastmodifiedonThu6Feb202000.53GMTThreeyearsago–fivemonthsaftermovingcitiesandoneweekafterquittingsmokingcoldturkey–Iturnedupatamixedmartial-artsgyminMelbourneforthefreetrialclassI’dbooked:IntroductiontoBrazilianjiu-jitsu.Iamnotnaturallyathleticandwassluggishandtiredfromchangingjobsandcities.SoIdecidedtogiveitacrackforreasonsI’mstillunsureabout.Thefirstclassconsistedofvariouswarm-updrills,whichincludedhipescapes,whereyouscootbackwardsonthefloordownthemat,forwardrolls(sortoflikeasomersault)andbackwardsrolls,whereyourolloveryourshoulder.Iwasstartledandembarrassed

There are currently four major BJJ branches in Brazil: Gracie Humaita, Gracie Barra, Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, and Alliance Jiu Jitsu. Each branch traces its ...Brazilianjiu-jitsuFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMartialart"BJJ"redirectshere.Forotheruses,seeBJJ(disambiguation)."Graciejiu-jitsu"redirectshere.ForthebookbyHelioGracie,seeGracieJiu-Jitsu(book).BrazilianJiu-JitsuRomuloBarral(bottom)withaTriangleChokeatthe2009WorldJiu-JitsuChampionshipAlsoknownasBJJ,GracieJiu-Jitsu,Gi/NogiJiu-Jitsu,SubmissionGrapplingPortuguese:Jiu-jitsubrasileiroJapanesename:グレイシー柔術GureishīJūjutsuブラジリアン柔術BurajirianJūjutsuFocusGroundfighting,SubmissionGrappling,GrapplingHardnessfullcontactCountryoforiginBrazilCreatorKanōJigorō,TomitaTsunejirō,MitsuyoMaeda,TakeoYano,SoshihiroSatake,GeoOmori,[1]JachinthoFerro,[2]DonatoPiresdosReis,[2]CarlosGracie,GeorgeGracie,OswaldoGracie,HélioGracie,[3]LuizFrança,OswaldoFaddaFamouspractitionersSeefulllistParenthoodKodokanjudo,JapaneseJujutsu(viaJudo),WrestlingBrazilianJiu-Jitsu(BJJ;/dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/;Portuguese: [ˈʒiwˈʒit(i)su],[ˈʒuˈʒit(i)su],[dʒiˈudʒit(i)ˈsu],jiu-jitsubrasileiro)isamartialartandcombatsportbasedongroundfighting(ne-waza)andsubmissionholds.Itfocusesontheskilloftakinganopponenttotheground,controllingone'sopponent,gainingadominantposition,andusinganumberoftechniquestoforcethemintosubmissionviajointlocksorchokeholds.BrazilianJiu-Jitsuwasdevelopedaround1920byBrazilianbrothersCarlos,Oswaldo,GastãoJr.,George,andHélioGracie,afterCarloswastaughttraditionalKodokanjudobyatravellingJapanesejudoka,MitsuyoMaeda,in1917.Latertheydevelopedtheirownself-defensesystemnamedGracieJiu-Jitsu.BJJeventuallycametobeitsowndefinedcombatsportthroughtheinnovations,practices,andadaptationofGracieJiu-JitsuandJudo,andbecameanessentialmartialartformodernMMA.GoverningbodiessuchastheIBJJFworkworldwide,andsettherulesandstandardstobeheldinsportBJJcompetitions.BJJrevolvesaroundtheconceptthatasmaller,weakerpersoncansuccessfullydefendhim/herselfagainstabigger