Kesa Gatame | Basics and Four Escapes with Professor Pat Tray, Trident Academy of Martial Arts

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[@donniedarko4688]

This is gonna be crucial for my blue belt roll tomorrow. Appreciate it!

[@platolomite6112]

Thanks for these. Gold.

[@FightFreeClub]

wow! apreciate it

[@anastasiospatsatzakis4886]

Thank you sir

[@rationalthinker9612]

Whoa I have used that attack so many times to arm bar them with my legs and it usually works like 90% of the time...typically they get out of it by just yanking their elbows back with massive force but this is so much better and technical...thanks!! OSS!!

[@Banished_U261]

But how to grab the collar, if he holds his head real low? If Head is up, quick people may use their legs to sweap.

[@ronin2167]

The escapes are okay, but you aren't doing the hold correctly. Too high on the head, take up as much space between you and your opponent as you can....put that knee on the ground and engage your big toe and pinky toe. Weight should go down through him like a metal rod. I see this a lot in BJJ people. Watch how it's done in Judo.

[@MP-db9sw]

Thank You 🙏 9/2024

[@EduardoHernandez-mz3eq]

I'll give it a try and see how it goes :)

[@k9m42]

Good kesa escape techniques but don't think it'll be easy. For going against the big heavy judo player, you will suffer in that position and needed to fight.

[@Algebrodadio]

You're not wrong.

[@mouthguardcomic]

You are right. Against a judo player, he is trying to pin you. However, a BJJ player is going to always be thinking about the transition. They will hold the position lightly. At least that is my experience dealing with both types.

[@theclanmorrison]

Why do BJJ grab their own leg? Not a strong technique

[@heynowhowdthisgethere5790]

Get a crucifix by popping up the rear arm and hooking with the legs

[@johnnull6219]

Lol these would not work against me. Dude is barely gripping his inside leg and barely trying to counter weight.Truth is Kesa Gatame is nearly impossible to get out of immediately

[@dimahohlovstudio]

Can't look at it, someone had to tell this brown belt to take off his watch.

[@harrisonngchok3503]

Watch off dude

[@donmoore3220]

Your brown belt is wearing a wrist watch in grappling practice??? REALLY??

[@mism2897]

95 percent of the time these will not work.

[@shibushiryu]

explain ?

[@Eirfro]

@@shibushiryu the guy doing Kesa Gatame is not holding it well or tightly, that is fine for drilling and learning the movements for the "escapes" but when Kesa is actually used they are literally tying to crush your ribs and diaphragm with their weight and they are pulling up on your head and arm. The top man uses almost no energy to hold this position correctly and the bottom man is getting crushed. You cant bridge because your head is being pulling into their chest. If you try and walk your legs around to hook their legs the top man just has to scoot to keep perpendicular, its much easier to hold the position and move from the top than it is to move while you are being crushed. The bottom guy will gas fast. There are other "escapes" that are also very easy to avoid as well. Sometimes the guy doing Kesa messes up and you can catch them with these escape but if they are doing it correctly you won't. The best way to not get smashed in Kesa is to keep your elbow pined to your side so they cant get the hold in the first place.