Carjitsu - Jiu-Jitsu but inside a car
The sport of Carjitsu is exactly what it sounds like - Brazilian jiujitsu, but inside a car. This bizarre yet oddly practical sport takes the grappling techniques of Jiu-jitsu and forces competitors to apply them in the cramped, seatbelt-ridden confines of a vehicle.
CarjitsuInstead of rolling around on a spacious mat, fighters are tangled between dashboards, seatbacks, and armrests, turning every part of the car into a potential weapon or obstacle.
The matches follow typical Jiu-Jitsu rules but with a twist. Fighters can use seatbelts for submissions, grab onto headrests for leverage, and even get pinned awkwardly between the steering wheel and door.
Watching a match often looks like an action movie fight scene. The sport was invented by Russian martial artist Vik Mikheev, who saw its value as a real-world self-defense exercise—after all, if someone tries to carjack you, knowing how to grapple in tight quarters might just save your ride.
Carjitsu tournaments have popped up in various places, drawing fighters who are both serious about martial arts and those who just enjoy the absurdity of the whole thing. It's a rare sport where tactical skill meets the everyday struggles. Practical? Maybe. Ridiculous? Absolutely. And that’s what makes it great.
Related Pages
- Brazilian Jiu-jitsu — a combat sport from Brazil based on ground fighting and submission holds, developed from judo and jujutsu.
- Car Curling — just like Olympic curling, but with cars.
- Jujutsu — a Japanese martial art using close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent, with only a short weapon or none at all.
- Martial Arts List
- More unusual sports
- Videos of unusual sports
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