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In India, Buddhist monks invented jiu-jitsu. The Japanese Samurai used it to protect themselves if they were left armless and on foot. The Samurai were unable to move freely due to their bulky armor; as a result, they favored throws, joint locks, and chokes overstrikes.

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The best BJJ fighter in the international is Joao Barbosa. he's a black belt taught via Ricardo Almeida who has gained several championships, along with the ADCC Championships in 2011 and the sector Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2009.

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Joao Barbosa is the top-ranking Bjj fighter in the world. He is a black belt taught by Ricardo Almeida. Other than that Marcus Almeida is considered to be the best fighter of all time. As he set an impeccable record for most IBJJF Championships, he is undoubtedly the best jiu-jitsu fighter ever.

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Jiu-Jitsu was developed in Japan for use by the Samurai during the Feudal period. It was also known as Hakuda, Yawara, Kogusoko, and an assortment of other names. The earliest documented use of the word "jiu-jitsu" was in 1532.

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No one is really sure. Many claim that Carlos Gracie was the creator while others claim it was Carlos' younger brother Helio who created Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. There will always be controversy over who is the true founder is.

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First its Jujutsu not jujitsu or juijitsu, those are old and incorrect pronouciations for jujutsu. The oldest surviving school of Jujutsu is Takenoichi ryu Jujutsu founded in 1532. Brazilian Juijitsu was founded by the Gracie's and it comes from Judo. Judo was founded in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. So Japanese Jujutsu was first.

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Nobody knows exactly, but Japanese Jiu Jitsu was invented in Japan. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was invented in Brazil.

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timothy.s

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Jiu-Jitsu means ‘gentle art ’. Jiu-Jitsu began in Japan and was rehearsed there for a long time. Jigoro Kano created a substitute manner of martial art for jiu-jitsu, which he called Kodokan judo. In 1897, Mitsuyo Maeda started training with Kano.

The jiu jitsu was initially created by Brazilian brothers Carlos, Gastao Jr., George, Oswaldo and Helio Gracie.

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Roger Gracie has been the most dominant BJJ competitor in recent years. Prior to Roger it was Marcelo Garcia or Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. Honorable mention should go to Andre Galvao.

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Japan. Anything with jitsu in it is from Japan. A joke my instructor says is in Japan jitsu means to hurt.

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