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Mitsuo MaedaJapanese Judoka and prizefighter often referred to as Count Combat (or Count Koma in Portuguese) was the teacher of the Gracie brothers and taught the foundation for Gracie Jiu Jitsu. Maeda was not allowed to fight outside challenge matches according to the Kodokan and was kicked out of the school in a similar fashion to Masahiko Kimura. Maeda traveled the world excelling with his brand of Judo challenging fighters in all arts. His Judo was geared toward the many Wrestlers and Boxers that he faced, which is evident in the Gracie's Jiu Jitsu. For example, the triangle choke (sankaku-jime) is a designed to lure in a wrestler who shoots and is not cautious with his head and arms. It defies the wrestling concept that the fight is over when a pin has occured, because the guard appears to be an inferior position. Maeda used these techniques in street fight situations and proved to the Gracie's the effectiveness of his art.
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