Since the days of the ancient civilizations that existed thousands of years ago there has been the advent of combat sports ergo, the ensuing conversation as to which art is more effective was born.

This has been a timeless conversation to be had by each generation in gyms, smoky bars, living rooms, kitchen tables and locker rooms all over the world. The combat sports can effectively be divided into two categories: stand-up and the ground games.

I may be a bit biased but I feel the premiere form of stand-up combat is Thai Boxing while Brazilian Jiu Jitsu holds the honor of the most effective form of ground fighting. Hence the question, which art reigns supreme?

I feel that this is a question that cannot be definitively answered as so much of the effectiveness of the art lies in the hands of the practitioner which gives each and every competition between the two arts a unique and unpredictable aura about it to keep things interesting.

In this video we see two practitioners of their respective arts, young in age, in what clearly appears to be an amateur status match. Thus the experience of the two remain unknown, a very interesting note is that the bout appears to be taking place in Thailand or, at the very least, a country in Asia which would lead one to believe that the primary art practiced would be that of a stand up variety however; the video depicts a gravely different perception.

As the video proceeds we actually see the bjj practitioner executing better stand up techniques to set up a takedown where the effectiveness of his art can be prominently displayed.

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Jacob C. Stevens is a lifelong athlete and cerebral martial arts enthusiast who is also skilled in the art of linguistic manipulation, his published work, Afterthoughts and Handgrenades, can be found here.