From the Samurai to MMA, 500 years of fighting

From the Samurai to MMA, 500 years of fighting

Stagione 1
The documentary "From the Samurai to MMA, 500 years of fighting" traces the history of Jiu Jitsu from feudal Japan, through the revolution started by Jigoro Kano and then by the Gracie family in Brazil, to the popularization of the sport around the world through the creation of UFC. An epic journey narrated by true protagonists and renowned historians.
20235 episodi13+
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Episodi

  1. S1 E1 - From the Samurai to MMA, 500 years of fighting - EP 1

    20 agosto 2023
    31min
    13+
    The initial development of Jiu-Jitsu starting in the age of the Samurai, the importance of Jigoro Kano, rival academies and the arrival of Japanese fighters in Brazil, including Mitsuyo Maeda who, in 1914, opened his own academy and met Carlos Gracie.
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  2. S1 E2 - From the Samurai to MMA, 500 years of fighting - EP 2

    27 agosto 2023
    27min
    13+
    Carlos and Count Koma first meet, the founding of the first Gracie academy, the first challenges, the George Gracie phenomenon and his disagreement with Carlos, which led to the rise of Hélio Gracie and his legendary fight against Waldemar Santana.
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  3. S1 E3 - From the Samurai to MMA, 500 years of fighting - EP 3

    3 settembre 2023
    31min
    13+
    The continuation of the Gracie family legacy. The new generation of fighters around Brazil.Carlson's retirement as a fighter, the importance of Rolls Gracie in the technical evolution of the sport, the beginning of the Rickson Gracie era, and the admiration for Jiu-Jitsu in the USA and Japan.
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  4. S1 E4 - From the Samurai to MMA, 500 years of fighting - EP 4

    10 settembre 2023
    30min
    13+
    The creation of the UFC by Rorion Gracie with the help of Art Davie and the worldwide impact of Jiu-Jitsu, with victories by Royce and Rickson Gracie. Rickson's victories lead the Japanese to create Pride and this becomes the biggest MMA event in the world.
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  5. S1 E5 - From the Samurai to MMA, 500 years of fighting - EP 5

    17 settembre 2023
    31min
    13+
    The worldwide boom of sport Jiu-Jitsu thanks to Carlos Gracie Jr and the global expansion of the sport. The two key characters in the global growth of the sport: the Japanese fighter Yuki Nakai and the UAE Sheikh Tahnoon Byn Zayed. The global social and economic impact of Jiu-Jitsu, MMA and Grappling.
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