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> Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was born in the favelas The article paints a very different picture, an upper-class family dynasty developing the martial art.
by Pxtl 11y ago
> Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was born in the favelas
The article paints a very different picture, an upper-class family dynasty developing the martial art.
- vetler 11y agoYes, he is mistaken. BJJ is certainly practiced in favelas, and there are people who use it to give youths something to do, as a way to keep them away from crime, drugs, etc. See the Tererê Kids Project, for instance: http://fightland.vice.com/blog/social-change-through-jiu-jitsu-the-terere-kids-project http://fightland.vice.com/blog/social-change-through-jiu-jit...
- sanoli 11y agoNo, it was not born in the favelas. The article is right. The Gracies were never poor and never lived in favelas. I'm a Brazilian with a pretty good knowledge of BJJ history (my father watched Helio's fights, etc).