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Yes, they did. Then the Brazilians invented it again and it became modern day MMA.
by sanoli 12y ago
Yes, they did. Then the Brazilians invented it again and it became modern day MMA.
- ubertaco 12y agoAnd now they're just mostly naked.
- ProAm 12y ago> Then the Brazilians invented it again This is untrue, there were many people who traveled the world to fight 'all comers' in no holds barred competitions. Mitsuyo Maeda[1] is one of these people who brought judo to Brazil which later become BJJ. Maeda is not the only that did this however (travel and fight anyone, in any discipline) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuyo_Maeda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuyo_Maeda
- sanoli 12y agoYes, there was Maeda, and there was a bunch of other stuff (Merikan fights, shooto, etc). However, Vale Tudo was created by the Gracies, who eventually went on to create a very similar thing with the UFC, which then caught on and today MMA is pretty much what the UFC is. Plus, before, there were fighters pitting their style against other styles. In Brazil, besides the BJJ fighters, there were 'Vale Tudo' fighters, who trained in many styles and mixed, BJJ, wrestling and stand-up (Marco Ruas for example. His trained in everything, and when asked, he said his style was Vale Tudo). Which is what any MMA athlete is today.