11-29-2008, 08:27 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"Brazilian" jiu jitsu? They've inculturated on jiu jitsu now?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There has been a divergence from the original source (Kodokan Judo) over the last 100 or so years which is why bjj is classified separately so as not to be confused with Japanese Jiu Jitsu (which does not have much to do with bjj except share the name, because Mitsuyo Maeda who brought it to Brazil was a Judo student). Since Maeda brought it to Brazil, local techniques have been added under the Gracie family influence, the original Kodokan Judo changed rules to make it more of a spectator sport whereas the Brazilian version retains many of the things that Kodokan had 100 years ago (this is like the divergence between Eezham Tamizh and TN Tamizh with the Eezham version retaining many words considered archaic in TN such as neengaL instead of nee even in common speech).
There has been a divergence from the original source (Kodokan Judo) over the last 100 or so years which is why bjj is classified separately so as not to be confused with Japanese Jiu Jitsu (which does not have much to do with bjj except share the name, because Mitsuyo Maeda who brought it to Brazil was a Judo student). Since Maeda brought it to Brazil, local techniques have been added under the Gracie family influence, the original Kodokan Judo changed rules to make it more of a spectator sport whereas the Brazilian version retains many of the things that Kodokan had 100 years ago (this is like the divergence between Eezham Tamizh and TN Tamizh with the Eezham version retaining many words considered archaic in TN such as neengaL instead of nee even in common speech).