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Rikako Yuasa
; born 12 April 1991) is a submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor. Regarded by some as one of the greatest Japanese BJJ fighters, Yuasa is a World, European and Asian champion in coloured belt and a four times black belt World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, World champion. Career Rikako Yuasa was born on 12 April 1991 in Saitama, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. She started Swimming from the age of four, by the time she reached sixth grade she was selected to participate in the Junior Olympics. In secondary school she started Freestyle Wrestling and Kodokan Judo. Looking for a gym she joined Pogona club, an MMA in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Kawaguchi, where she discovered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She started training under Ichiro Kaneko. In October 2008 she was promoted to the blue belt then purple the following year in October 2009. In December 2010 she started competing in Submission Grappler, Grappling at a Tokyo Jewels (Mixed Martial Arts), JEWELS event. As a purple b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama, Saitama
is the capital and largest Cities of Japan, city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya, Saitama, Ōmiya, Yono, Saitama, Yono and Iwatsuki, Saitama, Iwatsuki. It is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, city designated by government ordinance. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km2 (15,781 people per sq mi). Its total area is . Etymology The name ''Saitama'' originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyoda, Saitama, Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. ''Sakitama'' has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology . The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the 2001 merger of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Ōmiya, and Yono, Saitama, Yono, it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly created prefect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodokan Judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō () as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors (primarily Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu and Kitō-ryū jujutsu) due to an emphasis on "randori" (, lit. 'free sparring') instead of alongside its removal of striking and weapon training elements. Judo rose to prominence for its dominance over established jujutsu schools in tournaments hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁武術大会, ''Keishicho Bujutsu Taikai''), resulting in its adoption as the department's primary martial art. A judo practitioner is called a , and the judo uniform is called . The objective of competitive judo is to throw an opponent, immobilize them with a pin, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Births
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive Economic liberalisation in India, liberalisation to its economy. This increased Economy of India, GDP but also increased income inequality in India, income inequality over the next two decades. A United Nations, UN-authorized coalition of the Gulf War, coalition force from 34 nations fought against Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq, which had Invasion of Kuwait, invaded and Kuwait Governorate, annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Republic of Serbia (1990–2006), Serbia and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Nakai
Yuki Nakai (born 18 August 1970, ) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently teaches Shootfighting and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and is the president of the Japanese Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu. He competed in Shooto, an early MMA promotion where he won the Shooto World Welterweight Championship, as well as Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was outweighed by every opponent in the tournament. Despite this, and despite suffering a severe eye injury in the first bout, Nakai managed to make it to the finals where he lost to Rickson Gracie. Nakai is considered a legend of Shooto by many fighters and fans. He is the founder of the Paraestra Shooto Gym and coaches fighters such as PRIDE and DREAM stand out Shinya Aoki, who also earned his A-Class Shooto rank and jiu-jitsu black belt from Nakai. Career Nakai started training Judo and Wrestling at Hokkaido Sapporo North high school, originally with the dream to be a professional wrestler. After entering Hokkaido Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Gracie Jr
Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. (born January 17, 1956) is a Brazilian 8th-degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner, instructor, and coach. A member of the Gracie family, he is the son of Carlos Gracie, one of the founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Career Gracie is the founder of the (CBJJ), also known as the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), a for-profit company that organizes BJJ and submission grappling tournaments, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship, and European Jiu-Jitsu Championship. In 1986, Gracie founded the first Gracie Barra academy in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Under his leadership, Gracie Barra expanded to more than 700 academies worldwide, making it one of the largest and most influential Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu organizations. Beyond coaching, he launched ''Gracie Magazine'', a publication dedicated to promoting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu globally. He also founded ''GB Wear'' in 2002, a brand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Gracie
Carlos Gracie (September 14, 1902October 7, 1994) was a Brazilian martial artist who is credited with being one of the primary developers of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Along with his younger brother Hélio Gracie and fellow students Luis França and Oswaldo Fadda, he helped develop Brazilian jiu-jitsu based on the teachings of famed Japanese ''judōka'' Mitsuyo Maeda in Kano Jujitsu (Judo) and is widely considered to be the martial-arts patriarch of the Gracie family. He purportedly acquired his initial knowledge of Jujitsu by studying in Belem under Maeda and his students. As he taught the techniques to his brothers, he created a martial arts family with Hélio and with other members of the Gracie family who provided key contributions to the style and development, eventually creating their own self defence system named Gracie jiu-jitsu. Gracie jiu-jitsu is distinct from its indirect predecessor jujutsu, focusing primarily on the grappling techniques while downplaying the stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuyo Maeda
naturalized as Otávio Maeda (),Virgílio, p. 9 was a Japanese people, Japanese-born judo, ''judōka'' and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions. He was known as Count Combat or ''Conde Koma'' in Spanish and Portuguese, a nickname he picked up in Spain in 1908. Along with Soshihiro Satake, Antônio Soshihiro Satake, he pioneered judo in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Maeda was fundamental to the development of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, including through his teaching of Carlos Gracie and others of the Gracie family.Virgílio, p. 93 He was also a promoter of Japanese Brazilians, Japanese emigration to Brazil. His accomplishments led to him being called the "toughest man who ever lived" and being referred to as the father of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Biography Maeda was born in Funazawa Village, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on November 18, 1878. He attended Kenritsu Itiu high school (currently Hirokou—a Hirosaki school). As a child, he was known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayssa Bastos
Mayssa Bastos (born 23 October 1997) is a Brazilian submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. Bastos has won almost every single major jiu-jitsu tournaments in both Gi and No-Gi. She is the current roosterweight World Champion, World No-Gi Champion, Pan American Champion and the light-featherweight European Champion. She also competes in ONE Championship where she became the ONE Atomweight Submission Grappling World Champion. Early life Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos was born on 23 October 1997, in Niterói, Brazil. As a child she trained in Judo alongside her older brother before she started Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of twelve at a ''Grappling Fight Team'' ( GFTeam) school under coach Jair Court in Maricá, Rio de Janeiro. Bastos also visited another school location in Méier to train with legendary 7th-degree coral belt Julio Cesar. As a blue belt she won double gold at both the IBJJF Juvenile Pan-American and at the European Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintet (grappling)
Quintet (stylized as QUINTET) is a Japanese Submission wrestling, submission grappling promotion created by mixed martial arts, mixed martial artitst Kazushi Sakuraba that uses a 5-on-5, winner-stays-on format. It debuted on April 11, 2018 on UFC Fight Pass. Sakuraba developed Quintet with former UFC champion Josh Barnett. In July 2017, while in Las Vegas, Sakuraba pitched the concept of Quintet to Ant Evans, the content officer for UFC Fight Pass. Evans worked with Sakuraba to further develop the concept before ultimately signing Quintet to a long-term deal with UFC Fight Pass. Rules Fight mat In Quintet, bouts take place on a 12-meter by square wrestling mat with no line boundaries. If the fighters move too close to the edge of the mat, the referee stops the bout and restarts it in a safe area of the mat with the fighters assuming the same positions they were in when the bout was stopped. Winner-Stays-On System The match begins with a bout between two fighters, one from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gezary Matuda
Gezary Matuda is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt practitioner from Brazil. A two-time World and Pan Champion in colored belts, she is a three-time IBJJF World Champion, a three-time Pan American Champion, and a European Open black belt Champion. Career Gezary Matuda Bandeira was born on 12 July 1983 in Curitiba, Brazil. Matuda started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) in 2004, in addition to Capoeira and Muay Thai. Her first BJJ teacher was Carlos ‘Penão’ Alexandre Conceição, a black belt under Carlson Gracie, from whom she received all her belts from white to purple. She kept training in Muay Thai, one of her first teachers being Anderson Silva. As a blue belt in 2009, she won the CBJJF South American Cup then the CBJJE World Cup. In 2009 Matuda and her husband, ATT pro-team Muay Thai coach Katel Kubis moved to the United States. Matuda began training under Ricardo Libório at ''American Top Team''. As a purple belt she won the IBJJF Pan American followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Championship (Brazilian Jiu-jitsu)
The European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (also: European Championship or European Open) is the most prestigious and largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in Europe by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF). The tournament is an open championship accepting competitors from all countries and is considered one of the most important competitions in the lead-up to the Worlds. History The first edition of the European Championship took place in 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal. Over the years, the tournament grew significantly in size and prestige, becoming one of the four major IBJJF tournaments, alongside the World Championship, the Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, and the Brazilian Nationals. For nearly two decades, the event was held annually in Lisbon. However, after the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2021 edition, the tournament relocated to Rome, Italy in 2022. Since 2023, the competition has been hosted in Paris, France. Importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
