The sport of Mixed Martial Arts has been around a lot longer than most people believe, however; it was introduced to the world on a cold evening in Denver, Colorado on November 12, 1993, and called the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The premise was beautiful in its simplicity: to simply answer the question of which martial art is most effective. Fast forward over 20 years and we now have a sport that jockeys for top position in popularity in many countries.

Although the sport has evolved, the original question that was set out to be answered is still one that intrigues people to this day and in fact so much so that people all over the world are starting to organize Mixed Martial Arts matches in their backyards complete with referees, crowds, and even a time keeper.

In the video below, we see a rare occurrence in an MMA bout: the utilization of only a single martial art: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In fact, other than a couple of opening kicks that are sloppily thrown, one of the contestants does not throw a single strike…he simply utilizes and puts trust in his Jiu-Jitsu skills.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art combat system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was formed from Kodokan judo ground fighting fundamentals that were taught by a number of individuals including Takeo Yano, Mitsuyo Maeda, and Soshihiro Satake. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu eventually came to be its own art through the experiments, practices, and adaptation of Judo through Carlos and Helio Gracie as well as other instructors and years later is still being utilized by nearly every mixed martial artist on every level.

So check out the video below to see the effectiveness of Jiu-Jitsu in this backyard brawl.

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…