Brazilian jiu-jitsu
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a grappling-based martial art and combat sport that emphasizes ground fighting, leverage, and submissions to control and defeat opponents.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BJJ | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
combat sport
ⓘ
grappling art ⓘ martial art ⓘ |
| adultBeltColors |
black belt
ⓘ
blue belt ⓘ brown belt ⓘ purple belt ⓘ white belt ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
ⓘ
surface form:
BJJ
|
| competitionFormat |
points-based tournaments
ⓘ
submission-only tournaments ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Kodokan judo
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese jiu-jitsu
Kodokan judo ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
leverage
ⓘ
technique over strength ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
grappling
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ground fighting ⓘ submissions ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation ⓘ |
| hasHigherRankBelts |
coral belt
ⓘ
red belt ⓘ |
| hasUniform |
gi
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kimono ⓘ |
| hasVariant | no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu ⓘ |
| influenced | mixed martial arts strategy ⓘ |
| isEffectiveFor |
mixed martial arts
ⓘ
self-defense ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Carlos Gracie
ⓘ
Helio Gracie ⓘ |
| notablePractitioner | Royce Gracie ⓘ |
| philosophy | a smaller person can defeat a larger opponent using technique and leverage ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Gracie family ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
control the opponent
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submit the opponent ⓘ |
| submissionTypes |
armbar
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guillotine choke ⓘ kimura ⓘ omoplata ⓘ rear naked choke ⓘ triangle choke ⓘ |
| trainingMethods |
drilling techniques
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live rolling ⓘ sparring ⓘ |
| typicalPositions |
back control
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guard ⓘ knee-on-belly ⓘ mount ⓘ north-south position ⓘ side control ⓘ |
| typicalTechniques |
chokes
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joint locks ⓘ strangles ⓘ |
| uses | belt ranking system ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
BJJ