Artista in Action: Rocco Nacino Trains in Mixed Martial Arts (Video)
Jiu-Jitsu is a mixed martial art and combat sport from Japan. It’s a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon or only a short weapon.
According to Rocco, Jiu-Jitsu “focuses more on take downs and submission. Very technical siya, it’s like playing chess gamit ang katawan mo. I like this sport dahil aside from the fact na nawo-work out ako, dito rin nae-excercise ang aking brain. Para siyang naglalaro ng chess pero gamit ang katawan.”
Jiu-Jitsu black belter Ralph Go, with Rocco, demonstrated some vital moves of the MMA sport: