Jigoro Kano and the Gi

[caped crusader]

 

[Hanzou]

yeah good post. people say Kosen Judo was the forerunner of BJJ Groundwork

It’s not.

 

[caped crusader]

It’s not.

Short and sweet answer, enlighten us with why not. However I will have to go now and keep the streets safe...
The caped crusader 😃

 

[Hanzou]

Short and sweet answer, enlighten us with why not. However I will have to go now and keep the streets safe...
The caped crusader 😃

Maeda (the man the Gracies learned Jiujitsu from) left Japan in 1904. Kosen Judo’s ruleset formulated around 1914, a full decade after his departure. BJJ is actually the same age as Kosen, if not older.