The essence of jiu jitsu: The ability to control greater size, and aggression with lesser size, strength and aggression: One of the defining characteristics of jiu jitsu and indeed, all the , is the ability to control and overcome greater size, strength and aggression with less. It is the quintessentially human of using the ingenuity of our conscious minds to make for the deficiencies of our body. Jiu jitsu is one of the few remaining combat sports that still permits open weight bouts where this essential feature can be tested. The finest example in recent memory was the clash between Garry Tonon and Rousimar Palhares – a man who was the very symbol of size, strength and aggression in our sport and who was in addition, highly skilled in , particularly locks. Yet it was the much smaller, weaker and less psychologically aggressive Garry Tonon who dominated most of the action – winning all the submission exchanges in a thrilling encounter of psychological aggression versus tactical aggression that went the distance. It was a superb example of the essential nature of the kingly art of jiu jitsu

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