Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu(BJJ), was popularized in

the United States in the 1990’s by Royce Gracie with his

performances in the Ultimate Fighting Championship,

Royce was a much smaller fighter that was able to win every fight

that he fought in the UFC against many larger opponents.

BJJ is arguably the most effective and realistic fighting system.

BJJ is a lot like wrestling being that most of the techniques are

on the ground but the main difference being that you are not trying

to pin your opponent but end the fight with a submission hold

such as a chokes or one of the many other submission techniques.

The fact is that most real fights end on the ground, BJJ offers

the ability to defeat a larger opponents with out having to

strike them, but still end the fight through the application of

various submission (chokes, arm and leg locks)

and throwing techniques.

More INFO ON BJJ

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is primarily a ground-fighting art. Most techniques involve both fighters on the mat. There is a heavy emphasis on positional strategy, which is about which fighter is on top, and where each person's legs are. Positions are stable situations, from which a large variety of techniques are available to both fighters.