Japanese is commonly spelled Jujitsu (or Jujutsu) while Brazilian is spelled jiu jitsu. Either way, Brazilian is a small portion of the corpus of Japanese arts/styles. The Brazilians just renamed the arts and selected some of the ground fighting stuff.

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Didn’t know the difference in name, thanks! Bring more martial arts topics in Nostr! Would love to hear more about combat yoga when you have the time!