296 - A People's History of BJJ, with Robert Drysdale - a podcast by Stephan Kesting

from 2020-11-05T17:01:51

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Multiple time world champion Robert Drysdale comes onto the podcast to share his discoveries about the history of BJJ. Here's just some of what we talked about...

00:52 - Opening Closed Guard, the Book

06:16 - The first japanese martial artists in Brazil

16:51 - Who was Mitsyuo Maeda?

19:27 - The role of the circus in the development of BJJ

23:20 - Early lineages of jiu-jitsu in Brazil

31:02 - The development and role of Vale Tudo fighting

33:08 - Why jiu-jitsu became so ground oriented

43:41 - George Gracie

45:47 - Helio's early fights

47:58 - The period of decline in jiu-jitsu

52:36 - BJJ andmarks between the 1950's and 1990's

1:02:26 - The role of jiu-jitsu federations

1:09:07 - Effects of legalizing heel hooks

1:15:16 - BJJ in the Olympics

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