Originally Posted by
Jimbo
If those students had any intelligence, they'd have known that BJJ is a form of old-school Judo. Judo is a more modern form of Jujitsu. Back in Maeda's day, the terms Judo and Jujitsu/Jiu-Jitsu were used interchangeably for the same art, even in Japan. I remember one ignoramus on another forum 'authoritatively' stated that 'BJJ is not related to Japanese Jujitsu at all, that's why it's spelled J-I-U-J-I-T-S-U." The real terms are in Japanese Kanji characters, not in the Western spelling. Even Rickson Geacie stated in an interview that Gracie JJ is a Japanese MA, much of which had not been practiced in Japan for decades, and he was happy to introduce it back into Japan.
To be honest, if someone at a school came across that obnoxious, I'd walk out without signing. Life is too short to waste it associating with a-holes, especially if I have a choice in the matter.
Yes, I was here and remember the early days when KFM was kungfu online, and trolls like TKDman, and the BJJ trolls as well.