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"Not to be a dick or anything... but I do believe jiu jitsu came from Japan. The Brazilians did put their own emphasis on certain things. SOOOOO if we were going to pay tribute, then shouldn't we all be wearing Japanese flags? As far as I know, I haven't seen any Gracies wearing Japanese flags on their gis. And by the way, I DO believe that the Brazilian strain is the most effective style of jiu jitsu out there, and I am a fan of EVERY Gracie and Machado family member."
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Jujitsu did come from Japan and in "most" Judo, Jujitsu and Aikido schools you will see very few patches on the Gi's. They usually are related to the school or federation and thats it. Why they choose not to where a Japanese flag is because it is tradional not to.
In BJJ they where the patches, no big thing. If you have a flag that represents the arts country, no problem. BJJ's country of origin is Brazil! During the time following Jujitsu going to Brazil, Jujitsu in Japan became nearly extinct because of the popularity of Judo. This comes out of the mouths of "Japanese" citizens.
The Gracies gave new blood to Jujitsu and deserve their due credit. It was changed by them and it is theirs.
Also most Traditional Japanese based arts refrain from patches in general. I think the point is that the patch reflects the art.
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-----Great SiGung Bruce Lee-----
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