I recently saw the following on the timetable for a swanky Central London gym (the 's' in 'swanky' is silent of course):
"BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU: A martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Ancient slaves used to practice this combat form disguised as dance."
Hmm, are they also suggesting that Capoeira was brought to Brazil by Japanese immigrants? Exactly what kind of dance could you disguise ground fighting as? Mind you, I believe O'Sensei was once caught lying on his back attempting a triangle choke on his partner, and he claimed they were dancing. The manager of the Locarno Ball room in Basingstoke asked him never to darken their door again.
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