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It was during the 12th century when the  history of tennis  begun. There was this game that the French invented where it was played in a court using their hands to strike the ball. (the game was called “paume” which means palm). Paume changed to jeu de paume and rackets were used and the game widened and progressed in Europe. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield created a game called Sphairistike, which is a Greek word for “playing ball”, he first played it on a grass court in Wales. Playing ball on grass court later became known as lawn tennis which advanced to present day outdoor tennis. Tennis Rules The game starts with a coin toss to determine which player must serve first and which side they want to serve from. The server must then serve each point from alternative sides on the base line. At no point must the server’s feet move in front of the baseline on the court prior to hitting their serve. If the server fails to get their first serve in they may take advanta...

Along history humankind has developed different types of activities to have a hobby. In this attempt to find a new way to pass time martial arts were born, One of this: Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu. But, what´s Jiu-jitsu? Is a martial art, combat sport, and a  self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was formed from early 20th century Kodokan Judo ground fighting (Ne-Waza) fundamentals that were taught to Carlos Gracie by master Mitsuyo Maeda. Brazilian jiu-jitsu eventually came to be its own art through the experimentations, practices, and adaptation from the Judo knowledge of Carlos  who then passed their knowledge on to his extended family. BJJ promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique, taking the fight to the ground – most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person. BJJ trai...