Thanks for the content. Ok, now I get why people clasp their hands, and you do a great job of explaining that…it prevents the full guard. I’ve got to be honest, as someone who was a Div 1 wrestler and wrestled international competition, I cringed when people taught this. And I am skeptical that it would be difficult to penetrate that deep on anyone good and get my hands clasped…well at least on anyone who knows how to sprawl and use their hands and head as defense. In college, I ended up relying more on a high crotch to double, since I found it difficult to get a straight in double or work without getting him to commit his leg forward and pray I could turn that high crotch into a double or crack down. I’m sure you understand the struggles of wrestling at that level. I read your bio. We didn’t wrestle far away from each other, actually. I’m just a bit older and was in another conference. I tried it out with one of my training partners, and no doubt that once the hands are locked it’s tough to break. Getting there on someone good might be hard, but now I definitely understand why they do it. I just thought they had lost their minds, lol. Thanks again for clear content. Best of luck, brother
There is a lot of "wrestling" stuff I have seen throughout the years that is definitely not traditional style wrestling. BJJ has helped evolve grappling as a whole and believe it or not even some wrestling techniques. I had two highschool coaches that felt completely different about double legs - one ALWAYS clasped his hands behind and the other NEVER did. They listed their pros and cons but I always chose not too (probably because the coach that said no was around my weight when the other was the heavier guys coach). Using it in BJJ definitely prevents closed guard but it still does feel weird to me doing it. Now, like you said, getting that deep to be able to do it...whole other story haha. Glad you like the content man I really appreciate it. I will keep it coming.
@@themerge.online Thanks for your reply. Im fairly new to BJJ, but I love it. I recently started my own channel that’s more about specific positions in wrestling (that can be used in BJJ) and focus on what I learned from my collegiate coaches-specifically from Andy Seras, who was head coach of the Greco World and Olympic teams. Everything I learned from his stuck, because he was a phenomenal technician and had a way of teaching that was just incredible. So, I’m trying to pass some of it along. I don’t expect anything to come out of it. More like a visual journal for other people to see. And Seras said to me years ago when I was coaching “spread the knowledge” so that’s what I’m doing. Best of luck to you brother. Keep up the great work.
Great stuff! Love to see this kind of wrestling content for jiu jitsu
Thank you! Glad you are enjoying it. Wrestling is so essential in Jiu Jitsu.
great video man!!
Great Breakdown!! Thanks
great video! thanks
Thanks for the content.
Ok, now I get why people clasp their hands, and you do a great job of explaining that…it prevents the full guard.
I’ve got to be honest, as someone who was a Div 1 wrestler and wrestled international competition, I cringed when people taught this. And I am skeptical that it would be difficult to penetrate that deep on anyone good and get my hands clasped…well at least on anyone who knows how to sprawl and use their hands and head as defense. In college, I ended up relying more on a high crotch to double, since I found it difficult to get a straight in double or work without getting him to commit his leg forward and pray I could turn that high crotch into a double or crack down. I’m sure you understand the struggles of wrestling at that level. I read your bio. We didn’t wrestle far away from each other, actually. I’m just a bit older and was in another conference.
I tried it out with one of my training partners, and no doubt that once the hands are locked it’s tough to break. Getting there on someone good might be hard, but now I definitely understand why they do it. I just thought they had lost their minds, lol. Thanks again for clear content. Best of luck, brother
There is a lot of "wrestling" stuff I have seen throughout the years that is definitely not traditional style wrestling. BJJ has helped evolve grappling as a whole and believe it or not even some wrestling techniques. I had two highschool coaches that felt completely different about double legs - one ALWAYS clasped his hands behind and the other NEVER did. They listed their pros and cons but I always chose not too (probably because the coach that said no was around my weight when the other was the heavier guys coach). Using it in BJJ definitely prevents closed guard but it still does feel weird to me doing it. Now, like you said, getting that deep to be able to do it...whole other story haha. Glad you like the content man I really appreciate it. I will keep it coming.
@@themerge.online Thanks for your reply. Im fairly new to BJJ, but I love it.
I recently started my own channel that’s more about specific positions in wrestling (that can be used in BJJ) and focus on what I learned from my collegiate coaches-specifically from Andy Seras, who was head coach of the Greco World and Olympic teams. Everything I learned from his stuck, because he was a phenomenal technician and had a way of teaching that was just incredible. So, I’m trying to pass some of it along. I don’t expect anything to come out of it. More like a visual journal for other people to see. And Seras said to me years ago when I was coaching “spread the knowledge” so that’s what I’m doing. Best of luck to you brother. Keep up the great work.
Pure Gold!
Great!