is a Martial Art focusing on technique and leverage. Taking an opponent to ground allows the more skilled practitioner to dominate and neutralize a larger, stronger fighter. Taking the Japanese Jiu-Jitsu brought to Brazil by Esai Maeda in the 1920s Carlos and Helio Gracie (left) developed the art into the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu we know today. Using leverage, timing and natural body movements the Gracie Family have demonstrated their styles effectiveness against martial artists and figthers of all types. From the original Gracie Challenge to the UFC and ADCC, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu has proved itself over and over again.