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Originally Posted by Chapel  Ok, that isn't a post. But I take it you disagree with my statement, so I will revise it slightly. Grappling is not fun to watch if you are not trained in it. Grapplers will often compare their chose art to chess in that most of the movements you are making are setting up to get someone in a position where they can't do anything. Grappling, like chess, is full of subtleties that the average audience member will miss. Thus, if you are not acquainted with the general techniques and strategies, chess looks like two nerdy kids moving around pieces of wood and grappling looks like two half naked men trying to lay on top of each other. |
Thats rough Chapel....But I would agree with it. It is very much like chess. And the higher belts of jujitsu move with such precision and patience that it would seem that they are actually playing chess. Very good anaology.
