296 - A People's History of BJJ, with Robert Drysdale

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

296 - A People's History of BJJ, with Robert Drysdale

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