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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and What It Can Do For HISTORY The history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu BASIC PRINCIPLES comes into play. Self control helps acting on them is dated back through the Gracie to reflect personal discipline and is The core or basic principles of Be patient with loved ones, family to the initial/ original the foundation for any decision Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are focused around friends and even one's teacher of Mitsuyo Maeda, and which is made throughout life. the core beliefs of the Gracie Jiu Jitsu enemies. his the training he went through Without any self control, there is a style. These beliefs or principles in the Kodokan, the home of the risk of poor choices and tragic include efficiency, control and original Judo. To fully consequences. To follow along with patience. 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These basic principles are the basic principle of control in BJJ said to be the keys to success not one must: What helps to make BJJ such an only in BJJ but throughout life. Let's effective self defense system? To explore in more detail each of these Refrain from drugs and answer that question, one must basic principles. alcohol learn the what is involved in the art Have disciple to engage of the attack by reviewing the four EFFICIENCY regularly in exercise and rest main attack points. BJJ was designed to work even when Choose healthy, more Efficiency is the ability to achieve surprised and aligned in a poor nutritious food over junk food the most or maximum portion of position. Another main attack point output with as minimal input as is that BJJ was designed to help you can put in. In BJJ, one is to PATIENCE smaller people defeat larger assume their attacker is much opponents. It also allows larger and stronger than oneself. Patience has always been development of instantaneous This allows for students in training considered to be the key to success attacks and reactions by practicing to learn quickly that the only and in struggles against stronger, and lifelike exercises. Finally BJJ's art of true way to exhaust their attacker is larger opponents. Typically, it is not attack provides a range of severity to conserve their own energy by the one that places the most in attacks to deal with various using leverage based attacks with attacks but the one who exhausts opponents. their natural body movements. To the least amount of energy who is Behind all art is a key component live through the basic BJJ principles the victor in battle. Acting with which is focused on. In BJJ to of efficiency one must: aggression and on impulse without understand the art the difference focusing will waste energy. Patience Eat healthy between grappling and striking allows one to know when to must be understood. Grappling Be respectful and honest to commit and ensures sufficient uses wrestling holds to take control others energy allowing for an achievable over an opponent while striking objective in the end of victory. To Be hard working, and morally uses kicks and various punches to BACKGROUND follow along with the basic principle the battle/fight to the ground. correct incapacitate one's opponent. As a self defense and combat of patience in BJJ one must: Most notably in Brazilian Jiu These are all ways to achieve the Understanding when to use strikes sport martial arts fighting Take deep breaths and Jitsu you will notice may most maximum output of results versus grappling techniques is key style, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu consider alternatives before chokeholds and joint-locks with the least or minimum effort. in the final objective of victory. focuses mainly on grappling committing and ground fighting. 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