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Researcher Finds Translator Erased References To The Gracie Family From Book On Mitsuyo Maeda

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October 2, 2026

The history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is full of disputed narratives, but one recent discovery stands out for what it reveals about how that history has been handled over time. According to martial arts researcher Gustavo Maçaneiro, a Japanese translator appears to have deliberately removed references to the Gracie family from a book about Mitsuyo Maeda, […]

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