Martial Arts Martial arts started to get developed thousands of years ago especially in Japan and Korea as a system of combat and self-defense. In those times when man versus man warfare was much more common than it is now, a grip on martial arts gave one a significant advantage over his opponents. This advantage of course was a matter of life and death. As a means for self-defense, the martial arts have helped many souls tread the earth with a little more ease. While this latter aspect of martial arts is still very much utilized today, the combat proponent of the martial arts has largely been replaced by sports such as mixed martial arts. Many fighters have earned international fame as a result of fighting in different leagues around the world. There were different leagues that were popular in different times including Strikeforce in the United States, Pride in Japan and Cage Rage in the UK. As time has elapsed, most of these fighting associations have either gone defunct or have merged to form Ultimate Fighting Championship or UFC. UFC now stands alone as the premier stage for the best fighters to showcase their talents. Ultimate Fighting …show more content…
As its name suggests, the origins of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu lie in Brazil. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is considered to be a direct descendant of Jigoro Kano’s Judo8. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu focuses mainly on ground fighting, or grappling. Two Brazilians Carlos Gracie and Luiz Franca who had learned Judo experimented with the Judo knowledge to create this new martial arts discipline. BJJ uses the same principal that was used by Jigoro Kano that a weaker opponent can defeat a stronger opponent by properly preparing for his attacks. By preparing properly, the weaker opponent can cause the stronger opponent to become off balance and thus in turn he can use his grappling mastery to gain a positive result for