Jiu Jitsu is a 2020 American science fiction martial arts film directed by Dimitri Logothetis, who co-wrote the screenplay with James McGrath.

Every six years in the last two millennia, an ancient order of superhuman martial artists called Jiu Jitsu faces a vicious race of alien invaders in a battle for Earth.

Upon regaining consciousness, he is interrogated by an intelligence officer, Myra, as the military is puzzled by the villagers' mention of a comet that comes every six years and a hole in a temple opening.

While Myra discusses this other operatives, Keung, an advanced Jiu Jitsu fighter, breaks his way through the base to rescue him, besting fist and gun alike.

As they try to leave to head back to their base, the American military turns up again, and although the fighters easily defeat them, Myra manages to recapure Jake.

With the arrival of the rest of the band, they show Jake the Jiu Jitsu temple, which houses a portal the invaders use to cross into the Earth, and inform him Braz is coming for him.

The website's critical consensus reads: "Jiu Jitsu pits an ancient order of warriors against an alien invasion -- yet despite that appealingly bizarre premise and a cast that includes Nicolas Cage and Tony Jaa, it's the audience that loses.

[20] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review, noting that it "has all the barely-motivated action and sci-fi trappings of a middling videogame and, well, at least a little of the dramatic value.

[26] "Flyckering Myth" also had a positive reaction, Tom Joliffe writing that: "With a stellar cast, non-stop fights and stylish direction, this proves to be an enjoyable throwback that will please genre fans".

[28] Dan Jackson of Thrillist gave the film a positive review, writing "Luckily, Jiu Jitsu gets the most important aspects of a junky movie like this right.

[32] Kristy Puchko of IGN gave it 6 out of 10 and wrote "Jiu Jitsu feels like a deeply 2020 movie in that it is a barrage of WTF choices that hit without mercy until you either give in and go with the flow or just go mad.

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