Beginning Jiu Jitsu Moves

Summary: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gained world fame in 1990 when Royce Gracie won the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship, however the martial art has a long history. Jiu-Jitsu or Jujutsu began centuries ago in Japan as a combat system for warriors; it emphasized joint locks, choke holds, and throws to overcome the enemy's body armor which would effectively stop or weaken a strike. This martial art was modified into Judo which was brought to Brazil by Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda instructed a man named Carlos Gracie and soon taught his brothers including Helio Gracie. Helio adapted moves to create more leverage with less strength allowing a smaller person to defeat a much larger opponent. He also emphasized ground fighting to minimize a larger foe's reach and strength; thus began a full contact fighting system excellent for self-defense.

In this free video clip series learn self-defense martial arts as personal trainer and kick-boxing instructor Don Daly demonstrates beginning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighting techniques such as: the basic Jiu-Jitsu fighting stance, cross choke from guard position, foot sweep, armbar from the guard position, armbar from the mounted position, Kimura lock from guard position, sweep from the guard position, and the arm triangle choke from the guard position.