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cross_trainer
06-17-2007, 12:41 PM
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In 1955 ([Only registered and activated users can see links]), Kimura, at 38 years old, participated in a match in which he defeated Hélio Gracie ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) of the famous Gracie Jiu Jitsu ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) family in a submission judo match held in Brazil ([Only registered and activated users can see links]). During the fight, Kimura threw Gracie repeatedly with ippon-seoinage ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) (one arm shoulder throw), osotogari (major outer sweep), and haraigoshi (sweeping hip throw). Kimura reportedly threw Gracie repeatedly in an effort to knock him unconscious. However, the floor of the fighting area was apparently too soft to allow this to happen. Kimura also inflicted painful, suffocating grappling techniques on Gracie such as kuzure-kamishiho-gatame ([Only registered and activated users can see links]_four_quarter_hold_down) (modified upper four corner hold), kesa-gatame ([Only registered and activated users can see links]-gatame) (scarf hold), and sankaku-gatame (triangle choke ([Only registered and activated users can see links])).




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Finally, thirteen minutes into the bout, Kimura positioned himself to apply a reverse ude-garami ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) (arm entanglement, a shoulderlock ([Only registered and activated users can see links])). Gracie refused to submit, even after his arm broke, forcing Kimura to continue the lock on Gracie's broken arm. At this point, Carlos Gracie, Helio's older brother, threw in the towel to end the match to protect his brother's health. In 1994 ([Only registered and activated users can see links]), Helio admitted in an interview that he had in fact been choked unconscious ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) earlier in the match, but had revived and continued fighting.
As a tribute to Kimura's victory, the reverse ude-garami ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) technique has since been commonly referred to as the Kimura lock ([Only registered and activated users can see links]), or simply the Kimura, in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) and, more recently, mixed martial arts ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) circles.

oblate
06-17-2007, 02:36 PM
good stuff.

cross_trainer
06-17-2007, 05:29 PM
good stuff.

Thanks. :good

LocoRoco
07-28-2009, 04:43 PM
Major Bump, but that is some interesting shit, love it

ryanty22
07-28-2009, 11:16 PM
Awesome. showed those overrated gracies a thing or two in that match

OuterDrake
07-28-2009, 11:30 PM
jjj > bjj

Beebs
07-29-2009, 12:32 AM
jjj > bjj

And you are judging that on a Judo vs BJJ match? There really is no such thing as JJJ anymore.

MattMattMatt
07-29-2009, 08:36 AM
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Stoo
07-29-2009, 09:29 AM
And you are judging that on a Judo vs BJJ match? There really is no such thing as JJJ anymore.

I think our Asian friends might disagree. I mean BJJ is more popular these days, but sayin theres no such thing as JJJ anymore is a bit like saying theres no such things as french fries anymore because they serve them in America aswell

codeman99998
07-29-2009, 09:32 AM
I think our Asian friends might disagree. I mean BJJ is more popular these days, but sayin theres no such thing as JJJ anymore is a bit like saying theres no such things as french fries anymore because they serve them in America aswell

:adminFrench fries aren't even actually French anyways. That's just a name Americans gave to them.

Japanese Jujitsu is something the Samurai used to do like, over 100 years ago. BJJ is actually based on Japanese Judo. JJJ is designed for battlefield combat with swords... it's really violent and there is no combat philosophy behind it, it's just a series of different techniques.

Stoo
07-29-2009, 09:36 AM
:adminFrench fries aren't even actually French anyways. That's just a name Americans gave to them.

Japanese Jujitsu is something the Samurai used to do like, over 100 years ago. BJJ is actually based on Japanese Judo. JJJ is designed for battlefield combat with swords... it's really violent and there is no combat philosophy behind it, it's just a series of different techniques.

Um your wrong on the fries point, they just call em fries there cause they are actually in France
Correct on your other points though :good cant believe Im actually arguing about fries, we all know they are called chips really anyway :patsch:nut

ryanty22
07-29-2009, 09:40 AM
Um your wrong on the fries point, they just call em fries there cause they are actually in France
Correct on your other points though :good cant believe Im actually arguing about fries, we all know they are called chips really anyway :patsch:nut

your both wrong they arent called chips, or called french fries. they are freedom fries damnit get it right.:nut:nut:nut

Stoo
07-29-2009, 09:42 AM
your both wrong they arent called chips, or called french fries. they are freedom fries damnit get it right.:nut:nut:nut

I stand corrected :oops: hehe :patsch:rofl

Beebs
07-29-2009, 10:09 AM
I think our Asian friends might disagree. I mean BJJ is more popular these days, but sayin theres no such thing as JJJ anymore is a bit like saying theres no such things as french fries anymore because they serve them in America aswell

JJJ is not the same as doing BJJ in Japan. There are obviously excellent grapplers of all types in Japan. I wouldn't call them any better than Brazils, but thats not the point.

I don't think you get the history of all this. JuJutsu was a name for a variety of systems of fighting. Kano developed Judo from this around 1880. Eventually Maeda taught the Gracies Judo, the Gracies tweaked it and called it BJJ. They chose BJJ as the name because of poor relations with the Kodokan, which ran Judo.

So yes, there are a few schools in the world claiming to be Japenese JuJutsu, but they are absolutely worthless unless you happen to live in fuedal Japan. JJJ hasn't produced anything useful to the world since Judo.

I mean really, tell me the best JJJ practioner alive today. Tell me any JJJ practioner alive today. Put them in with the best Japanese BJJ guy, probably Aoki or Kitaoka.

There are however some amazing Jiu Jitsu guys in Japan; the issue is that they are doing Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.

MattMattMatt
07-29-2009, 10:58 AM
If you ask any Frenchman he would tell you that chips/fries are considered to be of Belgian origin. Though there is debate as to whether they were originally Spanish.

HeavyT
07-29-2009, 11:33 AM
Cheers man, good shit! :good

Stoo
07-29-2009, 12:12 PM
JJJ is not the same as doing BJJ in Japan. There are obviously excellent grapplers of all types in Japan. I wouldn't call them any better than Brazils, but thats not the point.

I don't think you get the history of all this. JuJutsu was a name for a variety of systems of fighting. Kano developed Judo from this around 1880. Eventually Maeda taught the Gracies Judo, the Gracies tweaked it and called it BJJ. They chose BJJ as the name because of poor relations with the Kodokan, which ran Judo.

So yes, there are a few schools in the world claiming to be Japenese JuJutsu, but they are absolutely worthless unless you happen to live in fuedal Japan. JJJ hasn't produced anything useful to the world since Judo.

I mean really, tell me the best JJJ practioner alive today. Tell me any JJJ practioner alive today. Put them in with the best Japanese BJJ guy, probably Aoki or Kitaoka.

There are however some amazing Jiu Jitsu guys in Japan; the issue is that they are doing Brazillian Jiu Jitsu.

You make some good points there Beebs mate, thanks for the info. I see your point, and I guess you can argue any sport or martial art has changed since its original inception. I guess my point was the BJJ is an evolution of JJJ, and I just assumed the JJJ would still be in practice, albeit not as popular.
I bet the Japanese make lovely french fries too :patsch:yep