The Way of the Shark Part I

The great grappling art moved strategically through Brazil towards North America, propelled by ambition and a drive to be successful. The schools were just accessible enough to permit a rush of middleclass students in South America and a select few Hollywood celebrities in California. There was little other motion other than raise attention through combative efficiency in challenge fights, reinforcing the art’s dictum; a message that would be shouted far and wide across martial arts subculture...

This episode the Clubb Chimera Martial Arts podcast dives into the world of ground-fighting. At the beginning of the 20th century it was viewed with disdain by the martial arts world by the century's end Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a martial art that focused on submitting opponents on the ground, had become a worldwide sensation. Part I of "The Way of the Shark" looks at why ground-fighting was despised and how that view allowed it to become a secret weapon in the unarmed duel. 

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