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submitted 3 weeks ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/sports@quokk.au

I discovered CarJitsu this past April at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where a bout was broadcast on a wall-mounted television above a display of Doritos. There is, truthfully, not much to explain about this newfangled sport. CarJitsu is an athletic contest, really a wrestling match, between two people who grapple inside a small car until one of them submits to some sort of chokehold or pin. There are two three-minute rounds but possibly a third if the match is tied after the second round. The combatants start buckled next to each in the passenger and driver seats (selection determined by a coin toss), then unbuckle themselves and attack.

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[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

I actually found it moderately amusing. Practical fighting. 😄

The same people also did tire wrestling where the object was to push your opponent through the hole in a stack of truck tires.

[-] Dispassionate@quokk.au 2 points 3 weeks ago

The car isn’t moving, so this is basically a chair. Lame

[-] Tripp@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah they should fight in the backseat while mom drives and tries to stop them with her one free arm.

[-] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'd actually consider watching that. Maybe use celebrity guests as the driver. Add a little "WWE" to the mix.

[-] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

No wait this kind of rules. It's like knife fighting in a telephone booth

[-] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I take it back. This Honda Odyssey fuuuuuuuucks.

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