What Exactly is Jiu-Jitsu?
Sports & Athletics March 17, 2018People may have heard of Nick Bova, a former middleweight Jiu-Jitsu competitor from Australia, but not understand exactly what he did. What is Jiu-Jitsu and why is it so popular? This sport originally started as a means of defending oneself and has evolved over the years into a full martial art. There are two types of Jiu-Jitsu, sport and self-defense, and there are many similarities between the two and some differences.
The Two Types of Jiu-Jitsu
Sport Jiu-Jitsu is an activity where two people grapple with the goal being to win the match either by points or submission. This is what a person sees when they visit a center that teaches the martial art or when they go to a tournament. Self-defense Jiu-Jitsu, in contrast, is exactly as it sounds. A person learns the martial art to be able to protect themselves in the event of an attack. The …