I’ve seen several times on the net and here a reference to “Machado jj”. My understanding is that the Machado brothers have been among the top of the bjj food chain for over 20 decades. However, when I see the term “Machado jj”, that term seems to imply (at least to me) that this is a distinct style of bjj. I’ve searched around, and I can’t find a definite, objective answer.
Does “Machado JJ” only means BJJ taught under the Machado brothers, or does it stand for a distinct style. If so, what makes it distinct? :eusa_thin
Would you say that the strategies, training methods and favored techinques taught by the Macado Bros. are the same as are taught by Carlos Jr. and that Carlos’ in turn are the same as Helio?
I say Jiujitsu is distinct to the competitor. Take Eddie Bravo, his style is not nearly similar to that of say Rickson. I know that Helio and Royce’s objective when in afight would be to hold someone in their guard until they make a mistake and submit them, while the Machados are more agressive. The only Machado I know anything about is Jean Jaques, he and Waggney Fabbiano are my favourite jiujitsu guys to watch.
I see. The thing was that I’ve seen a few references of people studying “machado jj”, and then I found the following quote at http://academybjj.com/jj_history.html
The Machado Brothers have developed their system of Jiu-Jitsu (gentle art) over the last 25 years. The Jiu-Jitsu they learned in Brazil has been refined by their clan into a modern and unique style which is increasingly popular in the United States.
That sentenced highlighted above got me wondering whether Machado JJ stood for BJJ as taught by the Machados or if it constitute a brand new species shooting off the BJJ evolutionary tree.
I think Roninpimp was refering to your 20 decades which equals 200 years. You do this every once in a while so, people not used to your writing style take it at face value.
Oh shit, my mistake :eusa_doh That was a typo, I wanted it to mean over 2 decades or over 20 years (referring to the Machados). If you hadn’t mentioned this error, probably I wouldn’t have become aware of it until much, much, much later.
Anyways, I know it’s marketing, but the question was if this was marketing based on facts (ala viagra improves your boners) or hype (ala Microsoft’s “features”)??? :eusa_thin
