Combat will never be a solved game. That’s part of what makes it interesting: No two fights are exactly like, and neither are two combat sports matches. Wrestling has different rules than kickboxing or pankration, and sometimes there are no-rules situations, and sometimes rules change or are negotiated. That’s part of why jiu-jitsu keeps evolving, and why understanding the history of jiu-jitsu gives you perspective about where the art might go in the future. When people say “jiu-jitsu,” they mean different things: to me, I take the broadest possible lens. Jiu-jitsu is a philosophy of finding the most efficient and Read more »