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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) Description:
BJJ is an effective cardiovascular self defense system with its main emphasis on ground fighting and submission holds involving joint locks and chokeholds. BJJ was originally intended to teach a smaller average person how to beat a larger, stronger and faster opponent in combat focusing on leverage and technique rather than speed and strength.
History:
BJJ is based on Judo and was developed in Brazil by the Gracie family during the mid-20th century. The Gracies constantly tested and adjusted their fighting style by participating in many streetfights in Brazil. BJJ gained mainstream attention back in 1993 when the first Ultimate Fighting Championship was held. The UFC was originally a one-night tournament that placed 2 men of different martial arts backgrounds inside a cage to fight.
There were only 2 rules: no biting and no eye gouging. The event was bare-knuckle, offered no time limits and the only way to win was by knockout or submission. Many misconceptions were proven wrong when masters of traditional martial arts were unable to use their striking to finish a fight in seconds. What surprised everyone was that a man named Royce Gracie easily beat opponents twice his size by clinching and bringing them to the ground.
He would then control his opponents, gain positional advantage and ultimately force them to submit by using arm bars and chokes.
This opened the eyes of the martial arts world and proved that grappling was one of the most neglected parts of combat and also a highly effective way to finish a fight.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. Well-known MMA organizations include the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships The techniques utilized in MMA competition generally fall into two categories: striking techniques (such as kicks, knees and punches) and grappling techniques (such as clinch holds, pinning holds, submission holds, sweeps, takedowns and throws). Some unarmed hand to hand combat techniques are considered illegal in arguably all modern MMA competition, such as biting, eye-gouging, fish-hooking and small joint manipulation. Over the last ten years strikes to the groin have become illegal in all legally sanctioned MMA organizations. The legality of other techniques such as elbows, headbutts and spinal locks vary according to competition or organization. Victory is normally gained through knockout, a submission, a stoppage by the referee or the fight doctor (in the event that the competitor is injured or can no longer defend themselves intelligently), by a competitor's cornerman (throwing in the towel), or by judges' decision after an allotted amount of time has elapsed.
Submission wrestling (also called submission fighting, and technically referred to as submission grappling) is a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using submission holds. Submission wrestling is sometimes also considered a separate sport, with many grappling arts integrated into single system, and can include techniques from a wide range of arts. Submission grappling is very common in association with Catch wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shootfighting, Shooto and others.
Mixed martial arts schools and fighters may use the term "submission wrestling" to refer to their grappling methods while avoiding association with any one art. Submission wrestling is also sometimes used to describe the tactic in mixed martial arts competition which largely revolves around using submission wrestling skills to defeat an opponent.
History: 
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. Well-known MMA organizations include the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships The techniques utilized in MMA competition generally fall into two categories: striking techniques (such as kicks, knees and punches) and grappling techniques (such as clinch holds, pinning holds, submission holds, sweeps, takedowns and throws). Some unarmed hand to hand combat techniques are considered illegal in arguably all modern MMA competition, such as biting, eye-gouging, fish-hooking and small joint manipulation. Over the last ten years strikes to the groin have become illegal in all legally sanctioned MMA organizations. The legality of other techniques such as elbows, headbutts and spinal locks vary according to competition or organization. Victory is normally gained through knockout, a submission, a stoppage by the referee or the fight doctor (in the event that the competitor is injured or can no longer defend themselves intelligently), by a competitor's cornerman (throwing in the towel), or by judges' decision after an allotted amount of time has elapsed.
Submission wrestling (also called submission fighting, and technically referred to as submission grappling) is a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using submission holds. Submission wrestling is sometimes also considered a separate sport, with many grappling arts integrated into single system, and can include techniques from a wide range of arts. Submission grappling is very common in association with Catch wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shootfighting, Shooto and others. 