Car-Jitsu is Now A Thing And Is Getting Really Popular

IF you haven’t heard about “Car-Jitsu” well you’re not alone. It’s a type of submission grappling that can be done in any type of car whether it’s a sedan, sports car, or even the family minivan.

Car-Jitsu is the brainchild of Russia’s Vik Mikheev, who came up with this innovative concept in 2020. His YouTube channel has nearly 2 million total views. Mikheev is an MMA fighter, a black belt in judo and BJJ, and holds a Ph.D. in Math.

“In 2020, I came up with the idea of doing competitive grappling in vehicles.” Mikheev said (via Jiu-Jitsu Times), “Since October of 2020, I and my friends run small tournaments of Car Jitsu to study the aspects of jiu-jitsu application in such a confined space.“

Here are the rules per Mikheev’s YouTube page:

• All submissions are legal. 3 min (or till submission) on driver’s seat and front passenger’s seat, then switch and 3 min more (or till submission). If the score by submission is equal, competitors move to the back seats for 4 min round.
• If no submissions happen on the back, the competitor with more pts wins. Points are counted for guard pass (3 pts), mount (4 pts), back mount (4 pts), and knee on belly (2 pts) positions. And yes, competitors can use seat belts.

Lets take a moment to think about how this can help in a real life situation. Imagine you find yourself alone and a person suddenly opens up your car door and attacks you? A lot of people spend more time in their car so the chances you’ll be attacked in your car are pretty high.

We all know the history behind Gracie Jui-Jitsu. Well seven years ago, Rener and Eve shared some life-saving automobile abduction prevention strategies based on Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and some innovative uses of the seatbelt and you can watch the video below.

Final thoughts, Car-Jitsu competition is designed specifically for vehicles and will teach you the skills necessary to defend yourself IF for some reason you find yourself attacked in your car. This training will help everyone on how to use whats inside your car as a weapon against attackers.

Roberto Villa

Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a passion for Combat Sports and also a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s also a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.