Correct me if I'm wrong but the perception seems to be that the Brazilian's created a totally new system that was invincible and no one had ever seen anythign like it. The truth is the Gracie's brought grappling back to the US. I don't want to denigrate the Gracie's I have a ton of respect for that family. Doesn't it seem though that people completely lose track of the fact that catch wrestling was popular at one point in the US. The guy who taught the Gracie family spent time in catch wrestling tournaments. some of the best MMA fighters have a history more impacted by catch wrestling than jujitsu including the Shamrock's, Barnett, Sakuraba.
Here is a link to a wreslting manual published in 1912 far before the gracie's arrived. With alot of good submissions and wrestling techniques
http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Burns/lessons/lesson01.htm
The people today who practice the japanese based jujitsu are viewed as second class citizens even though is started japan
2007-03-01
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