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The first official Combat jiu-jitsu tournament qualifiers were held in early 2018 by the founder, Eddie Bravo. It uses open palm strikes when on the ground, along with the submissions and grappling of BJJ. The ground strikes can simulate the ground and pound techniques of MMA, without causing as much harm as a punch or elbow. It prevents people from being able to lay under their opponent and work on submissions, sub as in a gaurd or mounted on. There is also a case to be made that open palm strikes are better for a ground and pound scenario, though this is disputed. Seeing an MMA fighter miss a punch and stun themselves, with their gloves on AND with the soft mat as the point of impact, not a bare hand impacting on a hard surface such as the concrete that most fights occur on. Thus the open palm strike, among others, could provide a better alternative.

HISTORY

Eddie claims it was not entirely his invention, but was practiced in an amateur context by some Mexican jiu-jitsu dudes he met.