THE ORIGINS OF JIU-JITSU CAN BE TRACED BACK TO INDIA, WHERE IT WAS PRACTICED BY BUDDHIST MONKS. CONCERNED WITH SELF-DEFENSE, THEY CREATED TECHNIQUES BASED UPON PRINCIPLES OF BALANCE AND LEVERAGE. WITH THE EXPANSION OF BUDDHISM, JIU-JITSU SPREAD FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA TO CHINA, FINALLY ARRIVING IN JAPAN WHERE IT DEVELOPED AND GAINED FURTHER POPULARITY.