{"id":7658,"date":"2017-08-25T13:53:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7658"},"modified":"2017-08-30T12:02:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T12:02:58","slug":"brazilian-jiu-jitsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-jiu-jitsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Jiu Jitsu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oi a todos! Hey, everybody! Como est\u00e3o se sentindo hoje? How are you feeling today?<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you ever found yourselves slightly confused at the sight of two sweaty men (or women) fiercely rolling around on the floor together on TV? You were probably inadvertently watching a <\/span>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu<\/b>, or BJJ combat. If you\u2019re into sports, then you\u2019re likely to have heard about this martial arts modality that has Japanese roots and came to Brazil in the early 1900, becoming internationally acclaimed around the \u201880s. Prontos para lutar? Ready to fight?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kyra Gracie<\/p><\/div>\n

Palavras-chave | keywords:<\/b> esportes<\/span><\/i> (sports), <\/span>artes marciais<\/span><\/i> (martial arts), <\/span>combate <\/span><\/i>(combat), <\/span>treinamento<\/span><\/i> (training), <\/span>for\u00e7a <\/span><\/i>(strenght), <\/span>t\u00e9cnicas<\/span><\/i> (techniques), <\/span>corpo<\/span><\/i> (body) <\/span><\/p>\n

It is <\/span>dif\u00edcil<\/span><\/i> (difficult) to precisely determine its origins, but it is believed that Jiu-Jitsu dates back to medieval times and was possibly <\/span>desenvolvido por<\/span><\/i> (developed by) Samurais in feudal japan as a resource to <\/span>combater<\/span><\/i> (fight) opponents without weaponry when necessary. But how did this ancient practice came to be <\/span>conhecido<\/span><\/i> (known) as a distinctly Brazilian combat form? <\/span><\/p>\n

A fam\u00edlia Gracie – The Gracie family<\/b><\/p>\n

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The legendary family notorious for being the founders of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu first came into contact with the martial art by a Japanese immigrant and later naturalized Brazilian <\/span>Mitsuyo Maeda,<\/span> a key figure in the sport who would perform public demonstrations so as to ensinar<\/em> (teach) the audience more about Jiu Jitsu. Carlos Gracie, son of influential businessman from the northeast of the country Gast\u00e3o Gracie, attended one of these performances and decided to pursue a career with the help of Maeda, who took him as him student. In 1925, Carlos opened his first Jiu Jitsu academia<\/em> (gym) in Brazil, cleverly marketed as \u201cif you want a broken arm, come find the Gracie gym\u201d. The family produced a whole lineage of black belts and instructors. Carlos was the father of vinte e um<\/em> (21) children and surprisingly treze<\/em> (13) of whom earned the rank of faixa preta<\/em> (black belt) in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Gracies later moved to Rio de Janeiro, where the youngest filho<\/em> (son) H\u00e9lio could only <\/span>assistir<\/span><\/i> (watch) his older brothers during training due to his frail constitution. <\/span>Um dia<\/span><\/i> (one day), however, his brother was running late and H\u00e9lio decided to step in, teaching an entire <\/span>aula<\/span><\/i> (class) based solely on his previous observations. It is said that the <\/span>alunos<\/span><\/i> (students) enjoyed his method so much that they required him to ficar<\/em> (stay) and become their permanent instructor. <\/span><\/p>\n

Given H\u00e9lio\u2019s slim and fragile figure, <\/span>his major contribution to the sport was introducing innovations that would transform Jiu Jitsu into what it is known hoje<\/em> (today) and maybe the reason why it is so closely associated with the Gracie name (and, by extension, Brazil). H\u00e9lio modified some established techniques so as to more appropriately suit his non-athletic build, making it more effective and possible for lutadores<\/em> (fighters) to defend against a larger opponent, taking them to the ground so as to maximize the advantage instead of relying solely on for\u00e7a f\u00edsica<\/em> (physical strenght). H\u00e9lio\u2019s approach, therefore, was seeking more efficiency in the moves regardless of a person\u2019s <\/span>tamanho<\/span><\/i> (size), <\/span>peso<\/span><\/i> (weight) or <\/span>atributos f\u00edsicos<\/span><\/i> (physical attributes).<\/span><\/p>\n

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu<\/b> nowadays is very <\/span>focado em auto-defesa<\/span><\/i> (self-defense focused) and it involves a lot of ground fighting and less standing. Fighters should aim at a dominant position, trying control and overpower their adversary using leverage and skill, not so much strength. <\/span>BJJ<\/b> became specially popular in the \u201890s and it is now a prestigious, registered federation. The name was adopted when touring pelo mundo<\/em> (around the world) to refer to the specific and unique style that characterizes it. One can find BJJ<\/strong> gyms basically anywhere, from Singapore to Australia and India. If you’re interested, check it out and see if there are any perto de voc\u00ea<\/em> (close to you) and start training!<\/span><\/p>\n

Tenham um bom fim de semana! Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n

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Oi a todos! Hey, everybody! Como est\u00e3o se sentindo hoje? How are you feeling today? Have you ever found yourselves slightly confused at the sight of two sweaty men (or women) fiercely rolling around on the floor together on TV? You were probably inadvertently watching a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or BJJ combat. If you\u2019re into sports…<\/p>\n

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