Gracie Jiu Jitsu History
Jiu Jitsu, unlike other martial arts, did not evolve from one source, tradition, or root. Instead, it has taken various courses and travelled through many Asian countries before its final development in Japan.
The general idea embraced by most historians is that systemized martial arts techniques came from India, along with Buddhism (Dharma). The Buddhist Monks who first began to develop Jiu Jitsu were men of great wisdom who possessed a perfect knowledge of the human body.