The Jiujitsudo schedule at Darruma focuses on the practice of Jiujitsu with a Yogic approach to connect and strengthen the bond between body, mind and consciousness.
History of Jiujitsu Dharma
The lineage of the art of Jiujitsu dates back to, and beyond the Samurai of Japan. The Samurai practiced Jiujitsu within the system of Bushido. They lived by “the code” or the “dharma” of the Bushi/Blade. This holistic and devotional approach was anointed within the practice since Bodhidharma’s influence at the Shaolin Temple in China around 527 AD. Today Bodhidharma is known as Daruma in Japan and is considered the founder of Zen Buddhism.
Only in the last century, Jigoro Kano encoded the Jiujitsu practice and called it Judo. His goal was to make the practice available to the public for self awareness and children’s development. Kano’s Jiujitsu took it’s route from the Samurai to Brazil due to his student Mitsuya Maeda and it sparked the evolution of Brazilian Jiujitsu today since the beginning of 1900s.
Overtime the practice was diluted and outdated due to the miraculous evolution of the art in the Brazilian culture along with the change in socio-economic structure of the world.
Jiujitsudo’s teachings represent the teaching of Self-Awareness these Zen Masters have engraved in the practice of Jiujitsu and the lineage of Bodhidharma.
Here at Darruma today, we offer you a world class jiujitsu system alongside the meditative space needed to experience a deeper connection to the Self.
The Lineage of Darruma Jiujitsu
Bodhidharma >Jigoro Kano > Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Andre Pederneiras > Ramon Lemos > Guilherme Mendes > Burc Sachprakash Gundogar > Your name here