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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for Beginners

Presented by Aaron Fruitstone

In this free online video martial arts lessons, learn basic moves and techniques for beginner Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students, including positions, moves, guarding techniques and more are demonstrated and explained by our expert.

Series Summary

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gained world fame in 1990 when Royce Gracie won the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship, however the martial art has a long history. Jiu-Jitsu or Jujutsu began centuries ago in Japan as a combat system for warriors; it emphasized joint locks, choke holds, and throws to overcome the enemy's body armor which would effectively stop or weaken a strike. This martial art was modified into Judo which was brought to Brazil by Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda instructed a man named Carlos Gracie and was soon learned by his brothers including Helio Gracie. Helio adapted moves to create more leverage with less strength allowing a smaller person to defeat a much larger opponent. He also emphasized ground fighting to minimize a larger foe's reach and strength; thus began a full contact fighting system excellent for self-defense.

In this free video clip series learn self defense as Martial Arts instructor and 6th degree black belt Aaron Fruitstone demonstrates beginner Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu moves including: mounted position, back mount move, neon belly position, closed guard position, double cross choke move, standing leg sweep, Americana move, arm bar, Kimura move, and the top cross choke move.

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The Mounted Position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

In this free video martial arts lesson, learn how to execute the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu mounted position, including tips and techniques for beginner Jiu-Jitsu students: moves, positions, chokes and more.

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