sheean42 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

no, the 'triangle choke' is called 'sankaku jime' and is shown in judo videos dating back before bjj was even invented.what bjj does is focus most of it's time on the ground. it is like a triathlon athlete vs a sprinter. the sprinter is most likely better in his area of focus, but the triathlete will be better in the others.

NotSoPhotogenic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Because the guy in the black gi also had some skill in groundfighting and generally defended well. Both shooto and judo are grappling-based martial arts; therefore, some degree of stalemate is to be expected, particularly when the fight goes to the ground. On the other hand, both fighters had plenty of opportunities to go for chokes but avoided them for some unknown reason-- because of this, some criticism is called for.

lamesurfer101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Beautiful Flying Armbar!

spleenbuster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

it is not that you cant. the mindset of jiu jitsu is to subdue your opponent with as little force as needed. punches break hands in the real world, chokes do not.

Cheedillow (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He had him in half guard most of time.

hellspawndarkangel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

what the hell was with the ground work? half the time the judo guy just held him and did nothing and then he does a frickin flying armbar why couldn't he just strangle the guy?

JorritL (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I practice traditional jiu jitsu myself. And as far as I know, we definately practice strikes, kicks, pressure points, etc. etc. etc. :P

CarDoseS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thi fight is so wierd...

ArK50 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Excellent analysis, and I agree with it all. =)

enios3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

who is the guy in the white Gi is he an Olympian ? What's his nationality ?