MMA History: The Gracie’s Bring BJJ to the USA
Check out this awesome martial arts blast from the past,
which shows footage from one of the first Gracie Jiu Jitsu seminars held in the
USA. The seminar took place in
1988, and it was organized by none other than martial arts legend Chuck
Norris.
Although by 1988 Rorion Gracie had already been working to
establish a BJJ following in the USA for quite some time, he had met with a great
deal of resistance from traditional martial artists. Chuck Norris was one of the first major martial arts figures
in America to embrace the discipline, and he played a large role in helping to spread
it to the mainstream martial arts world.
Although most people may know Chuck Norris only for his roles in
Hollywood Kung Fu movies, he is also a legitimate martial artist and a great
ambassador for the sport. Chuck
earned a black belt in BJJ under the legendary Carlos Machado.
Sit back and enjoy this historical moment in martial arts, and remember that a true martial artist must always keep an open mind and never
stop evolving.
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