I know most of you old timers have seen these, but I wanted to post them again for those who have not.
The above photos show that the moves we use today in wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo were
in use thousands of years ago. To further illustrate this point, I'd like to present a few more
pictures that I took in Tunisia. All four of the jpgs below are pictures I took of mosaic art in
Tunisia that were taken from coliseums and halls left behind by the ancient Romans,
Carthaginians, and Assyrians around the 2nd to 4th centuries AD. The first picture shows what we
would today call a reverse triangle choke, and the top man is also preparing to strike to the
head. The second picture shows the top man preparing some type of leg maneuver, perhaps to
hold-down his opponent, turn him over, break down his base, or possibly move into a leg lock. The
third picture shows a depiction of two pankration-style matches, and the last picture shows a boxing match with one fighter knocked down to his knee (note
the blood spurting from his forehead).
