Choque: The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil

By Roberto Pedreira

Choque 1 2nd Edition BlurbChoque: The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil, Volume 1, 1856-1949 2nd Edition (2nd impression August 3, 2015), describes the big and small fights of the famous and forgotten heroes and legends of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, based on verifiable Portuguese and Japanese sources. A few of the many individuals discussed are: Paschoal Segreto, Sada Miako, Cyriaco, Mario Aleixo, Conde Koma (Mitsuyo Maeda) and his troupes of fighters (Satake, Okura, Matsura, Akiyama, Shimizu, and Sadakazu Uyenishi "Raku"), Jacyntho Ferro, Geo Omori, Carlos Gracie, Helio Gracie, George Gracie, Oswaldo Gracie, Gasto Gracie Filho, Manoel Rufino dos Santos, Donato Pires dos Reis, Oswaldo Fada, Takeo Yano, Yassuiti Ono, Naoiti Ono, Roberto Ruhmann, Dud, Sinhzinho, Miyaki, Massagoichi, Manuel Fernandes, Manuel Grillo, Shigeo, Namiki, Antonio Portugal, Ervin Klausner, Fred Ebert, Wladek Zbyszko, Sumiyuki Kotani, Chugo Sato, and hundreds of others. Four appendices are included, listing every fighter, fight, and academy, individual records of representative fighters, and lineages of the most productive teachers. References and an index are provided as well as many illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508670587
• ISBN13: 9781508670582
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 738 Pages
• Weight: 2.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.7" x 6.0"