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Blunt Trauma is an American alternative sport and lifestyle brand. They are notable for their presence in both fashion and performance equipment.

About
Blunt Trauma provides action sport and combat sport athletes with performance products and apparel. They first began producing T-shirts and shorts for local surfers, skaters and snowboarders in San Diego, CA in the early eighties. In the nineties Bad Boy launched a combat sports line, starting with their sponsorship of ..., son of the legendary founder of ..., ..., for a seminar that he was giving in .... The seminar made the cover story in a national magazine and the cover photo featured ... wearing a Blunt Trauma kimono. As Jiu Jitsu continued to grow in Brazil, Blunt Trauma continued to sponsor Jiu Jitsu tournaments.

Other martial art academies in Brazil, most notably Luta Livre, took notice of the success and popularity of Jiu Jitsu and a war of words began, wherein Jiu Jitsu was denounced as a fad and not as effective as was publicized. In order to settle the debate, the first Mixed Martial Arts tournaments, then called Vale Tudo, sprung up throughout Brazil and Bad Boy was first in line to support the sport.

As the sport grew, it became apparent that the gi and traditional gear were hindering the performance of many athletes. Blunt Trauma recognized this and created the first shorts designed for the needs of Vale Tudo fighters. The Vale Tudo (VT) shorts were based on the Sungão, which is the Brazilian word for the swim briefs favored on Brazil’s beaches. Blunt Trauma added legs to the garment and were made of durable yet comfortable polyamide.

The Blunt Trauma branding is currently represented in the US by http://www.blunttrauma.net MMA equipment and fight wear.