Born from the backbone of the Jiu-Jitsu, the Judo, created in 1882 by Jigoro Kano, also came to Brazil through Mitsuyo Esay Maeda the Count Koma, in addition to several other exponents which ventured from north to south of the country to deploy his art and to participate from challenges.

The names of Takeo Yano, Geo Omori, Ryuzo Ogawa and Gomi, that follow Jigoro Kano’s line, participated from many challenges…

GAMA FILHO REVOLUTION

The Japanese planted the seed, but the Brazilian Judo only started to own a world stage after the late master Pedro Gama Filho brought the Japanese Hisashi Yanagisawa, who gave technical courses at Gama Filho University in 1979 ...

THE TECHNIQUE OF THE EMPTY HANDS
By Guilherme Cruz

Among the Japanese Martial Arts that founded in Brazil a safety port to their development, the Karate, or the “empty hands” technique, has a prominent place. Independent from the stile, the Brazilians are among the bests of the world.

KYOKUSHIN STRENGHT

In 1972, it was Kyokushin Karate that settled in Brazil with the master Siji Isobe…

THE KARATE ON THE MMA

The Karate is also changing the point of view about the most important MMA arts. If before the athletes concentrated their trains in Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu…

THE BRAZILIAN RETRIBUTION

If the Japanese “invasion” were fundamental to, in a century, transform the Martial Arts in Brasil and creat new philosophies and visions from here, our country didn’t make the opposite and left the Brazilian art at the raising sun land.

JAPANESE WITH BRAZILIAN STILE

With four years in Brazil, the Japanese Momi is the example that Capoeira left Brazil and invade many countries of the world…