What Is The Running Man Challenge & What Does It Have to Do With Jiu-Jitsu?
What Is The Running Man Challenge & What Does It Have to Do With Jiu-Jitsu?
When you think of the running man in jiu-jitsu, you probably think of Brendan Schaub's infamous 'match' with Roberto Cyborg on Metamoris.
When you think of the running man in jiu-jitsu, you probably think of Brendan Schaub's infamous 'match' with Roberto Cyborg on Metamoris. Unlike Schaub's turning a grappling match into a half-marathon, the running man challenge is actually entertaining.
Like many things on the internet, the running man challenge began on social media. It all started with two kids, but blew up when Maryland Terrapins basketball players Jaylen Brantley and Jared Nickens posted a video of them dancing to the 1996 song My Boo by Ghostown DJs back in March. They kept posting videos of them dancing in ever more absurd places – and a meme was born.
Why a 20-year-old song should suddenly spark a new craze on the internet doesn't matter. All you need to know is that it took only a few days for the jiu-jitsu community to follow suit.
Like many things on the internet, the running man challenge began on social media. It all started with two kids, but blew up when Maryland Terrapins basketball players Jaylen Brantley and Jared Nickens posted a video of them dancing to the 1996 song My Boo by Ghostown DJs back in March. They kept posting videos of them dancing in ever more absurd places – and a meme was born.
Why a 20-year-old song should suddenly spark a new craze on the internet doesn't matter. All you need to know is that it took only a few days for the jiu-jitsu community to follow suit.