Whereas the podcast focuses on the history and culture of folk-wrestling specifically, these maps take a wider look at the grappling arts in general - including some modern styles like BJJ and sambo. Click a map to see it in more detail, and Buy here to buy it as a print on high-quality matte paper.
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Grappling Around the World: A Chronicle of Folk-Wrestling Styles Past and Present
The map that started it all! 74 different folk-wrestling styles on six continents - everywhere from Tierra del Fuego to the highlands of Africa to Inner Mongolia.
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The Father of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Mitsuyo Maeda’s Road to the West
Follow one man’s 40-year journey from the halls of Tokyo’s legendary Kodokan Judo Institute to the prize-fights of Belem, and the key role he played in the foundation of BJJ along the way.
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Grasping Chaos: The Kodokan-Totsuka Rivalry and the Rise of Judo
The story of judo’s early baptism of fire and how it ultimately emerged as the dominant martial art in Japan.
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Iron Roots: The Bloodline of Sambo
Travel the length and breadth of the Soviet Union from Sakhalin Island to the Kazakh steppe to the shadowy corridors of Moscow as we trace the growth of a revolutionary Russian art.
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Chokepoints: The Early Days of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Need a sightseeing guide for Rio? Check out the sites of all the most notable academies, dojo storms, and street brawls from the fiery early decades of BJJ.
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