Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was imported by Mitsuyo Maéda (1879-1941) from Japan and later developed by the Gracie family. It’s a young Brazilian martial art which is still evolving from the Japanese original. It's ground wrestling can be practiced with or without a kimono. Each completing technique ends with either a choke or a dislocation (nape, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle) with no joint twisting.