Car-jitsu, the new sport in Russia.
It could be said that “car-jitsu” walking on wheels in Russia. According to local media reports, this “new” martial arts discipline is rapidly gaining popularity. And we don’t have to believe it, right?
As the name suggests, a car is involved in the matter. And it’s true, car-jitsu is nothing more than jiu-jitsu but practiced inside a car. Why not?
The fact is that the creators broke the form in which the more uncomfortable you might fightand the passenger compartment of the car was the obvious choice. Action movies also don’t get good car combat choreography.
It is undoubtedly the most attractive of this new discipline. It is irritating to see such a fight.
According to its inventor, Vikentiy Mikheev, Brazilian black belt in jiu-jitsu and judo, car-jitsu “challenges practitioners to subdue your opponent in small confines of a machine “.
“Everything inside the car, including the seat belts, steering wheel, mirrors and seats, can be used to gain an advantage in the matchbut, just like in normal jiu-jitsu, hitting is not allowed, “said the professional mixed martial arts fighter.
The rules of car-jitsu are quite simple. It involves two fighters starting from the front seats of a car and, as in jiu-jitsuu, the goal is subdue the opponent or gain an advantageous position and add more points.
A match consists of two rounds of three minutes each, in which competitors switch sides of the driver and passenger seats. If they are tied after these two rounds, the competitors they move the fight to the back seat for a decisive four-minute round.
The point system for car-jitsu it is as follows: four points for each mount and back control, and two points for the belly-knee position.
Apparently the key to victory in most auto-jitsu matches is creative use of this unusual environment.
While the premise of car-jitsu sounds silly, some say it may have some applications The real world. Who knows when we might need to defend ourselves in the car?
Source: Clarin