HANGAR 4 WILL-MACHADO BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art based on submission grappling. The goal is to control your opponent to the ground, on the ground, and apply submissions forcing them to “tap out” (give up). Taught in a syllabus based format with emphasis on real time grappling in every class, Hangar 4 offers you, the student, the opportunity to learn and apply BJJ techniques in a safe and friendly environment.

The Machado brothers are regarded as part of the inner circle of the authentic BJJ tradition. BJJ gained world-wide credibility via the Gracie family, the Machado bothers' cousins, and their success in the UFC.

Founder of Will-Machado BJJ in Australasia, martial arts legend, John B Will, received his black belt in 1998 and became Australia’s first official Machado representative. John travels the globe each week to train with the best of the best in BJJ and no-gi grappling. Hangar 4's head coach, Peter Backman, does weekly private lessons with John Will and brings the latest BJJ techniques - both gi and no-gi - straight to the Hangar mat.

All BJJ gradings at Hangar 4 draw their credibility from this lineage. The Hangar is one of the oldest Will-Machado clubs in Australia and takes its name from its original location at Essendon airport, which opened its doors in 1999. So whether you're looking for self defence, competitive BJJ, grappling for MMA, or fitness and conditioning, Hangar 4 has the team and the facility to help you achieve your goals.

 

 

HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is now a mainstream sporting event in the United States, South America, Canada, Europe and Japan.  Its popularity is due to the wide variety of ways a fight can finish and the well-rounded skills of its competitors.  When it began in 1993, it established for all time one simple fact:  if you can't grapple, you can't fight.

Royce Gracie was the lightest competitor of the inaugural tournament and won it easily using Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ).  Taking far larger and skilled striking opponents to the ground, he was able to choke out or hyper-extend the limbs of his opponents, getting the "tap".

BJJ is a highly effective combat sport with a long pedigree extending back to the 1920s in Brazil.  BJJ practitioners were able to demonstrate how a smaller, skilled person with BJJ technique is easily able to take down and finish a fight with relatively simple finishes.

Most recently, The Ultimate Fighting Championship put an end to the myth that real fights comprise of opponents standing toe-to-toe exchanging striking skills, when in reality a lot of fights end up in a clinch and inevitably hit the ground.  And it is on the ground where BJJ shines.

The Gracie family opened the world’s eyes to the art of BJJ and quickly established a style that went on to become the most recognised training BJJ system on the planet. The Gracies gained notoriety themselves in Brazil by winning all their no-rules fights using BJJ techniques.  Fame outside of Brazil was slow in coming until the 1980s when some of Brazil's top BJJ instructors made their way to the United States.  Among the first of these was the renowned fighting family, the Machado brothers.  Related to the Gracie family, the Machados have always been regarded as part of the inner-circle of the authentic BJJ tradition.  Each of the five Machado brothers held Brazilian National BJJ titles in each of their respective weight divisions.