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BJJ - brasiliansk jiu-jitsu
BJJ history1In 1915, Maeda moved to Brazil where he became known as “Conde Koma” the count of the battle. Carlos Gracie (now known as Carlos Sr.) began training with Maeda at the age of 19 as a way of thanking Gestao Maeda, Carlos father, for all the help he gave Japanese immigrants. When Carlos was a little older, a new form of competitions had been spread, Vale Tudo. Carlos began competing and whoever he met, regardless of size or difference in weight, he never lost a match. When he stopped competing in Vale Tudo, he began coaching his younger brothers, Oswaldo, Gastado, Jorge and Helio Gracie.
Maeda eventually went back to Japan but the Gracie family continued to develop their style of jujutsu. In 1925, the first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Club opened in Brazil. Hélio Gracie, the smallest and youngest of the brothers continued to develop the techniques and their applications. Today, nearly 100 years after Maeda came to Japan, the Gracie family is known for its stile, skill and performance in grappling, jujitsu and NHB/MMA. In Europe, BJJ did not really see the light of day until the early Ultimate Fighting Championships in 1993 and onwards when Royce Gracie (Hélio’s son) defeated many larger, heavier and stronger fighters with his BJJ. People then began to realize that knowledge in grappling were important if you wanted to be a good fighter and that the struggle on the mat was important.
Maeda åkte slutligen tillbaka till Japan men Gracie-familjen fortsatte att utveckla sin jujutsustil. 1925 öppnade den första Gracie Jiu-Jitsu-klubben i Brasilien. Helio Gracie, den minste och yngste av bröderna fortsatte att utveckla teknikerna och dess tillämpningar. I dag, nästan 100 år efter att Maeda kom till Japan, är Gracie-familjen känd för sin stil, skicklighet och resultat inom grappling, jujutsu och NHB / MMA. I Europa slog BJJ inte igenom förrän de tidiga Ultimate Fighting Championship, 1993 och framåt, då Royce Gracie (Helios son) besegrade många större, tyngre och starkare fighters med sin BJJ. Folk började då inse att man måste kunna någon form av grappling för att kunna anse sig vara en bra fighter och att markkamp var viktigt. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in SwedenThe history of BJJ in Swden began in 1996 when Alexandre Paiva among others held the first seminar led by black belts on Swedish soil. The year after, Rikard Andersson opened the first BJJ club in Sweden. He was later followed by for example Peter Blackwell and Christian Kennedy. Today, organisations such as Alliance BJJ, Yamasaki Academy, Hilti BJJ, Team Brasa (former Master Team), Gracie Barra Sweden and Straight Blast Gym Sweden have begun to grow significantly. Many of the Mundial (World Championship) winners can be found in these organisations. This together with competitions such as Scandinavian Open, Exhale BJJ championships etc… means that the sport is gaining grounds also in Sweden. BJJ is one of the central martial arts in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and BJJ-fighters from Sweden have successfully competed in MMA, for example Rikard Andersson, David Bielkheden, Diego Gonzalez, Richard Bohlenius, Christian Dellevåg and David Lejenäs.  Instructors at the Fenix Budo and Martial Arts Association have over ten years experience in BJJ as well as grappling. Mike Wall has been graded to the blue belt under Roy Harris and the purple belt under Marcelo Yougii who is also the instructor we are cooperating with when it comes to BJJ gradings. Over many years, we have also had a good cooperation with other associations and skilled BJJ instructors. This has involved working with for example Peter Blackwell, Stefan Seidl, Martin Jansson, August Wallen and Richard Carneborn. The Stile:Belt levels: white, blue, purple, brown, black, red. BJJ mostly consists of ground fighting, i.e. wrestling with locks and strangulation (submission) or newaza but also includes takedowns. The style does not contain any kinds of punches or kicks, although it can be effectively used in combinations with these. Once on the ground, it is all about getting an advantageous control position over your opponent, from where you can implement a joint lock or strangulation. In a disadvantage, your goal is to regain a control position or to get to a more neutral position. Common positions are side control, mount, guard and back mount. The techniques are designed in such a way that they will give the greatest biomechanical advantage, for example by using positions where you have better control, mobility, balance, strength or lever. There are usually several counter-attacks that can be used with each technique. A training session usually includes warming-up, technique training, sparring and/or physical training. Most clubs run more sparring and physical training than other jujutsu styles in Sweden. There are differences between clubs. At the Fenix Budo and Martial Arts Association, we have chosen to reward mobility, flexibility and a demanding physical training that is adapted to suit each member’s own conditions. This way, both younger and older can take advantage from training together in BJJ. For us at Fenix, it is extremely important that everybody learns the basic techniques as soon as possible to then roll with their partner to achieve a good feeling so that switching between these techniques comes naturally.
You train both with and without a suit (gi or kimono as it is also called). There are six different belt levels, commonly used with dashes to indicate how far you are from your next belt. The red belt is only held by a few people in the world such as members of the Gracie family and other pioneers in the sport. Children under the age of 16 have other colours because according to CBJJ, CBJJO and IGJJF rules, you can not wear the blue belt until the age of 16. If you are under the age of 16, we use a grading system that is also used by a number of other clubs in Sweden where the belt colours white, yellow, orange and green belt with 1-4 dashes are included. It takes a relatively long time to reach a new belt level in BJJ because this martial art is very demanding. Major emphasis is placed on the application of different techniques (in for example sparring or situation-based sparring), rather than on correct performance. Normally, it takes about two years to reach the first level. (Blue belt). In competitions, competitors are divided according to both the colour of their belt and their weight; classes for juniors are also applied. Depending on the level, there are prohibited techniques due to the higher risk of injury. A match can be won by points, submission or interruption from a judge. At Fenix Budo and Martial Arts Association, our ambition is to keep being active at various competitions in both Sweden and abroad. We also organize our own competitions in for example BJJ and our beacon is “High quality and great atmosphere.”
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