Proven BJJ Competition Strategy against a Strong Wrestler

How do you deal with the Takedown aspect of a Wrestler who's in a Grappling competition? Or what do you do when someone's better at take downs?
As a Wrestler who got into Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I can tell you that I used to put a lot of focus on takedowns.
When I would go to a BJJ competition. I would do everything I could in order to get on top of the person.
Oftentimes if someone pulled me into Guard it kind of sucked the wind out of my sails. I wouldn't have the points for getting the takedown and it took away my forward momentum.
In this video I respond to a question from Cassie who has a son, Ryan, who is competing in local superfight matches.
His matches have been going well but she's now noticing that the area gyms are offering more wrestling in their BJJ training. And their gym does not offer it.
The question from them is how do you approach a situation in a competition when your opponent has superior takedowns.
Chad and I both show options as to how we deal with this situation in BJJ tournaments or competitions.
The main idea is to converse your energy on the feet and save it for once you get to the ground. In my case I use a Guard Pull into Half Guard for the sweep.
But I'll save the details and let you see them in the video. :)
Hope the video is useful!
-Chewy
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[@krt7736]

I, the wrestler, will be watching for these moves.

[@davideric8250]

I had to fight a wrestler today and we are both white level but man he freakin suplex me over his shoulder lol. I was tired and he was too strong and never lost any energy. Then after he smashed my azz into guard .. he would just stand back up lol . It was hellish. He took me down 4 times in 5 min but failed to submit me and I did nothing but hang on

[@scum2211]

@@davideric8250 try a firemans carry or tripping them from side clinch, i swear to god they never fucking see it coming. Its ridiculous

[@guy_with_a_car]

Here to see what they will try against me lol

[@terryavery9918]

@Tom Evers You have obviously not been in wrestling

[@terryavery9918]

@Tom Evers Apparently you don't understand the capabilities of what can happen with a fireman's carry, to which I seriously doubt based on your claim. This is only the beginning to many different and very damaging possibilities once the fireman's carry has been executed properly. You, who have claimed to have coached for 20 years should already know this, as well as the damaging effects of the banned action of stacking or otherwise. Just to make sure everyone who reads my reply, I am including an example of a fireman's carry so they too can use their imagination as to what can be done when a fireman's carry is executed properly and what can be done once that has been executed. It might possibly help you to understand better to look at pro wrestling and the many different "gimmick moves" that are used once the fireman's carry has started, leading into the "gimmick move". It's not hard to understand the variables that can be execeuted from that position, and the damage it can inflict, depending on what move is executed once the individual is in the height of the fireman's carry. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnS0mWSBa9JkjJo I hope you have a wonderful day as well, and may YHWH keep you in His grace.

[@GhostRider-hy9zt]

How to beat a wrestler: Don't wrestle them.

[@counterkidnapping1737]

Or become one

[@GhostRider-hy9zt]

Counter Kidnapping I mean you’re not wrong

[@lobsterairsoft499]

Work smarter not harder

[@rexorais1851]

@@lobsterairsoft499 ur lazy

[@lobsterairsoft499]

@@rexorais1851 yes so?

[@arturofernandez725]

Could you please not give techniques that beat wrestlers? K thx

[@Makarislethal]

Arturo Fernandez lmfao bruh

[@r.b.4611]

pooo-say

[@Chewjitsu]

Arturo Fernandez 😂

[@arturofernandez725]

Chewjitsu your friend Kenneth D teaches at my gym! Maybe i'll see you at the cruise next year.

[@royfoley355]

Haha!

[@railroadtrash09]

I tried this against a wrestler. He took my lunch money, then my girlfriend.

[@donaldtrumplover2254]

So how many layers of irony would this be? Like 4?

[@skunk12]

Sorry. I was hungry and horny. I spent the money, but you can have your girlfriend back now.

[@genghiskhan7041]

Did he use a headlock on you? Seems like the method shown in this video would be susceptible to a headlock and possibly even a hip toss.

[@hassanbenhammou2156]

Man I remember being a subscriber since 1400 subs. Crazy how fast youve grown ovr the past year

[@Chewjitsu]

Hassan Benhammou it’s because of cool people like you.

[@hassanbenhammou2156]

❤ ily

[@DubH46]

I'd love to watch you and Chad do a 5 or 8 minute roll sometime. You guys are both so great.

[@Chewjitsu]

Warren Hopkins we’ll do some coming up. There’s a few rolling session on already

[@peoplefocused1453]

I came to write the same comment. But, Warren stole my thunder.

[@blazingbones7]

Not only does this video help BJJ. It's helps a wrestler. ;)

[@muaythaikicks3418]

Ha😂

[@paperclipmma5530]

Just like how if you know a submission really well you know what it needs to work and how to stop it as well

[@JoeyDeJesusBch]

Same reason I'm here 😂

[@iFlowWithTheGo]

This is probably the best BJJ channel. Awesome stuff 👍

[@dumdrumbum6076]

Chewy almost 100k!!! ill be very happy to see 6 digits in that subscriber box

[@jeebusyaweirdo3733]

This is so important for certain areas of the USA. In my area, wrestling may not be as big as football but it’s still a big thing so a lot of people in my area have grappling knowledge and you do have to adapt to what you are likely going to face most. It’s in fact so popular that at least half of those in the classes I go to wrestled in school, myself included.

[@GregFellowsSD]

Chewy That small detail of hooking the outside leg at 4:15 was like a light bulb. I watched this video this morning and went to the gym and swept two guys because of it. It's such a great tool not get flattened out in half guard. I noticed you were using it in the other video of you and the Big College Wrestler. Thanks!

[@kuwyjitsu]

Great video. I see so many Jiu Jitsu guys try to waste time on the feet and go for takedowns against a wrestler.

[@zoommair]

AWESOME!!! I always struggle with wrestlers being my city is very wrestling-heavy.

[@krseaster]

You should have shown me this before we competed against each other. Awesome move Chewy.

[@PatrickAyotte]

Love these videos

[@shootits48]

You guys are awesome love the channel.

[@ianscott3265]

An interesting companion video would be techniques to use again a judoka? It'd be interesting hearing your perspective on judo-style takedowns as a wrestling/BBJ guy.

[@joshuakehl5891]

Ian Scott I second that!

[@AlejandroCab98]

Basically if they know tomoe or sumi nage be prepared to tale flight backwards if you try to bulldoze you way in. A way to counter that would be to stall and block the sweeps then shoot for a single or double leg

[@sethb6383]

no counter to sume gaeshi is o ouch gari and counter to tomo nage is ko ouchi or o ouch gari or the cartwheel guard pass@@AlejandroCab98

[@cwpreston]

I’m a judoka first, and the biggest impediment is the lack of strong grips to pull with. You have to alter the grips but there are some that lead to some traditional throw combos- o Soto Gari, uchi mata/harai goshi, seoi naga, and all the foot techniques.

[@benjaminhorowitz9927]

If he tries to throw you from the from the front try to grip fight him so he can't break you posture if he does try to be stable and suplex him

[@odinstarlance7510]

Got to be careful wrestlers know about head placement and will make you fight for it.

[@kizmel12]

Wrestler's circle alot they dont just charge forward. I can't see the butterfly sweep really working

[@allrounder242]

@@kizmel12 u're correct butterfly gaurd or sweeps works very well against wrestlers. They don't know how to break it and just runs into circle and gives us more advantage

[@keeganpoteet]

@@kizmel12 works great against wrestlers

[@Tobby4063]

Head position is really important and usually overlooked by BJJ guys. Nice video.

[@stacybehrens7152]

I would be very impressed at a BJJ grappler who manages to get a tight over the neck collar tie, a deep underhook, and head position on a good wrestler. No wrestler is going to give that position away without a fight. Not saying it can’t be done but if they are any good at all it won’t be easy to get.

[@AntonioVillagomez]

good stuff man!

[@alanalexander2347]

That grip at 3:48. From a wrestling perspective lock your hands jack up the undertook and pull his face to your chest keeping your elbows tight. Circle towards the underhook; heavyweight headlock it’ll put you in side control

[@berniekatzroy]

Crossing training to your bjj game is always a good thing, thanks Steven Crowder.

[@martialarborist7918]

Man I'm gonna hate when I start purple belt tournaments where the wrestlers have learned how to defend triangles

[@stormblade1199]

I find it hard to believe you've gotten to purple while only knowing one submission lol

[@KKSuited]

@@stormblade1199 everyone has their bread and butter.

[@stormblade1199]

@@KKSuited Yes but you're taught more than one submission even at the white belt level, so this guy has likely never even worn a gi

[@lucascastro2802]

@@stormblade1199 dude's literally just making a little joke mate

[@eamonshields2754]

Awesome !!

[@brendon2462]

What about working on sprawling and transitioning off a sprawl into a figure four giotine? Or using a kimura grip to counter a single leg attempt? Kimura against a single will either break their grip on your leg. It forces the wrestler to let go.Or give you a reversal into a kimura sweep. Which can transition into an armbar. How about sprawling on a double and working the anaconda choke. In mma their are sweeps that have worked well against wrestling bases. Newton vs Hughes 1 Newton used a situp or hip bump sweep to reverse him. Miguel Torres used the butterfly hook sweep and hip bump sweep on Demetrius Johnson successfully.

[@boo1086]

Why compare styles? Styles divide... What the real question is, is how do i become the best grappler i can be? Free of limitations from a set way. After all your just moving your body, so lets figure out the path of least resistance to the end game.

[@MrCooperst]

because figuring out what someone else's style is helps better predict what their next move is likely to be, allowing you to set up more effective ways of beating them.

[@AlejandroCab98]

Because people compete on different things

[@bbqseitan7106]

@@MrCooperst I love what you're saying, cuz that's my goal, to be a "master"(all relevant discipline) grappler. You gotta understand that people will go back to what they know when cornered, if you corner a wrestler in a match he's gonna wrestle, and if You're unprepared youre getting blown out of the water

[@arifmemovic3383]

Because the average BJJ player who competes will end up facing wrestlers who also train BJJ. Most people who begin their training at a BJJ gym will have dozens if not hundreds of hours less of matt time focusing on takedowns compared to your average high school and especially collegiate wrestler.

[@ir4355]

underrated comment this is what bruce lee says about styles when it comes to combat

[@daveforrester7743]

Great video...but those shorts and rashies are fire dude...

[@pukeskywalker9256]

We just had a d3 wrestler start today and he was super easy to handle because he was top heavy in just about every position. So he got taken to sweep city but I know he has the makings of a beast

[@shtanna]

Can you make a similar video on how to deal with those tough Judoka dudes?

[@nathaniseman5439]

A good wrestler won't tie up like that. We'll hand fight hand fight hand fight to means of an opening

[@odinstarlance7510]

I was thinking here comes the fireman

[@marcospedroza7184]

Not many people are good wrestlers

[@ray.n_l]

@@marcospedroza7184 I dunno man. People who have done wrestling for atleast throughout highschool know the principles of grappling pretty well already.

[@ray.n_l]

I really doubt a jiujitsu guy would beat a wrestler fighting for head position in underhook

[@marcospedroza7184]

@D Smith Your point is that I'm not in America because America has many good wrestlers and so I must not be in America, but I am, Milwaukee Wisconsin to be exact. Wrestling is pretty competitive here. Plenty of good wrestlers tie up like that. A good wrestler isn't defined by whether or not he'll tie up lol but maybe you have a different definition of a good wrestler

[@SodaPopCurtis808]

I can see this being effective in a failed clinch situation in a real scrap, where an ambusher just attacks and the momentum forces one or both to topple over. Cool beans...

[@juntjoonunya9216]

I agree this is a good move cuz I have a weak back/neck and prefer trips to sintle/double legs and wrestlers usually do single/double legs. So I do a trip version of this move, with the same hold, like a lateral drop which they're not always used to.

[@ZacharySahuque]

Interesting.... I'm built like Chad, and I don't have a problem pulling to full guard against most people, but I have encountered trouble with a wrestler's base. Very nice video!

[@ahmadtaheri9607]

i like your videos, I from a wrestling back round. would you be kind enough to make a video giving us some tips on how to use our skills against a BJJ opponent. perhaps some pointer and tips would be awesome. thanks again.

[@terryavery9918]

If you are really from a wrestling background, I would suggest you use your imagination in order to convert some of those wrestling moves into more dangerous moves as well as submission moves. It may help to watch various videos on wrestling, pro wrestling and MMA sports to catch some of what can be done with wrestling based moves.

[@bpnk5237]

@@terryavery9918 or learn catch wrestling

[@leonardmartinez0461]

4:02 wrestlers: “then I step in and get that head and arm and throw you over lol “

[@Waluwussy]

Wrestler doing bjj here. Strongly recommend forehead in the temple vise the neck for that head control. It might just be me but I feel like not only do I misalign his neck better but it causes more discomfort or pain, and it feels more persuasive to me

[@lynchenblack5062]

#1 - train wrestling

[@tevinmachart7515]

3:00 the collar tie and undertook, a wrestler will never collar tie your underhook side. It leaves you WIDE open.

[@janitorandalifecoach2112]

One note bout putting the neck in their neck like that is a good wrestler will instantly think head an arm throw think of that kinda school yard head lock pivot to the ground move but done by a trained wrestler. Most wrestlers know anytime the head is put in that spot that's the perfect situation to take what they've given you and pivot step grab the head and easy peezy to head and arm pin yet in jits to a arm triangle or arm intangle choke.

[@ArielBojorquez]

Man Askren was doing good against Maia he just messed up

[@pierrebridenne8870]

Merci beaucoup !

[@stango141]

What i do against guard pulls is get into a greco stance. it is so hard to get underhook control or pull guard from a greco stance(elbows in and standing almost straight up). I really like to see the styles combine and where it goes. It's fun to watch a top focus wrestler vs a guard player to see who can get the dominate position.

[@AlejandroCab98]

shane eskelson sounds like freestyle judo, which is basically old school judo

[@Makarislethal]

I'm a wrestler [little bjj] starting at a mma gym [team curran mma] I havent clicked on a video so fast. Haha I'm wondering if someone is going to do this to me

[@chasebirch2951]

Ed Negron me too 🤣

[@sunfire2280]

People pull guard all the time.

[@Makarislethal]

@@sunfire2280 now i pull guard lol

[@nicougrikify]

Hey Chewy, I have a question I've been starting to wonder. So I am a white belt, been training for maybe a year now (on and off). I am at a point where I can out-grapple 95% of the whitebelts, whether its passing, escaping, dominant position or submition. Some are obviously harder than others, but many of them that have been training for less than like ~8 months, its like playing with a child, even though they are going all out. And dont get me wrong, i love to roll with people i know i can dominate because it puts me at ease to practice all my techniques and flow through positions, escapes, etc without relying on my strength. On the other hand, there is training with the higher belts, where I will try to do my best and try to get a few tips on my weaknesses from that person, which is also useful.. and lastly there is rolling with someone who is more or less just as "dangerous" as you (if you wanna call it that), where youre kinda doing the best you can, but there is a bit more ego and youre going for the win, and a hell of a lot of more energy is expended. So my question is: which opponent is best for improving my game ? or who should i focus on most ? 1. under my level ? 2. above my level ? 3. at my level ? Currently, when i roll its : ~40% with someone at my level ~40% under my level 20% above my level

[@Austin-uq9ms]

All of them. Seriously.

[@ericr2617]

Pulling guard makes me feel ashamed.

[@SwordTune]

So just do takedowns.

[@tristanmorton1057]

Facts I never did that

[@charles_gnarwin]

I like the way you say “or”

[@terryavery9918]

For every time a person commits to an attack, there is always two or three ways to "react" to said attack. That's the beauty of self defense when done properly. In all reality, the option to react to a commitment (when realized in time) is far better being defense as opposed to offense where one has to commit with an action. The reaction can be more powerful than the action when one knows how to do so. This method of saying "or" simply points out options for the reaction, to where once an action has been committed to, it's rather hard to change until said action is completed.

[@denisk1244]

Chad's motions in the background earned the like from me😂

[@sunfire2280]

I've been using stuff from marvin castelle kids classes he teaches lol. The bigger guys don't know how to react to such slow and gentle takedows lol. The wrestlers at my gym are all young and fierce. I get a really low wide stance just like marvin and stalk them lol they usually just look at me puzzled. I even do the distracting arm movements hehe. I Also have been working on this half-assed white belt legal quasi-iminari to straight ankle takedown and sub variation I came up with. So far the wrestlers have been letting me get away with it.

[@nateunknown7227]

I come from one of these wrestling/Jiu-Jitsu gyms and I'm around two months in so im getting wrecked by all the guys that wrestle even though i take wrestling as well so this will be very useful against the guys that are explosive wrestlers until i can go full toe to toe with them

[@michachalikesyou]

My coaches have always kind of pressured us to never pull guard on anybody

[@michachalikesyou]

@Tom Evers now that it’s been a couple years I’d change my answer. They pressure us not to pull guard in competition unless you have no chance at a takedown lmao. My head coach was a top 10 wrestler and a fan of staying on top but we have high level guys that are successful guard pullers

[@chriscrenshaw3730]

One thing to note is that if you watched the rubber guard video with the 10th pl black belt (forget his name), he talked about creating space to bring the knee up and keep him from flattening you essentially. One thing that I noticed is that wrestlers like to either smother you in the guard, with all the weight on their shoulders (yay for me), or they sit back on their base (towards their heels). When they sit back, they just create the space you want to create for the rubber guard. Just another option to look for if these other options aren’t working for you

[@chi111y]

Whats Chads channel? I need help with pulling off moves as a lanky guy. Most chokes and submissions are hard to execute. My long arms and legs leave gaps and i cant get my locks in tight.

[@AkaAka_AkaAka]

as a wrestler I love these. One of the things I don't do as a wrestler when sparing with BJJ guys is go for takedowns. I've always been a defensive wrestler but a good option for wrestlers is to not go for a forward takedown. take the time to pop use an elbow to pop up an arm left or right... sidestep and go for a side takedown... Ideally (for ME this may not work for others) I want to be either coming in from the side right or left... and if I'm lucky taking them down onto their belly... Also another big thing for wrestlers... learn to use your legs. there are a large number of leg related wrestling skills that I notice many wrestlers don't utilize... and if it isn't obvious... learn some BJJ... we're grapplers there shouldn't be this huge divide between us rolling is half the fun I don't care if you do Judo, BJJ, or Wrestle there should be respect and a feeling of camaraderie between all grapplers.

[@genghiskhan7041]

Sounds like you are advocating stuff like arm drags and go behinds. Simple stuff, and they work great. Low risk/high reward moves.

[@AkaAka_AkaAka]

@@genghiskhan7041 yep that's exactly what i'm saying.

[@ManofOneGod]

I am a wrestler and judoka. Thank you.

[@dustinlerch9272]

It’s like fire, can’t beat it with anything else.

[@lampleather2574]

Ah man I gotta try that triangle if I fail the butterfly sweep. Seems similar to the failed hip bump sweep to triangle.

[@austmo516]

Thanks Chewy

[@THE_Secular_Conservative]

All this grappling VS. Judo vs Jiu-jitsu vs Wrestling. The martial arts world is awaiting a grappling art that eliminates all of the fluff and combines the best of all 3 to equal a COMPLETE grappling system.

[@midwest_dude]

a wrestler is going to wrestle...you got your hands full no matter what....

[@ticupblobasmr2376]

I like how Chad doesn’t look like much at all until you see him roll. The dudes a monster

[@LOLLYPOPPE]

Weak asf

[@klrdto3250]

It also depends on the weight difference and strength difference between the two fighters... If ur fighting someone heavier and stronger, RUN!

[@tristanmorton1057]

Klr Dto obviously

[@amoghviswanath8264]

Do you have wrestling classes in your gym

[@kcluu9390]

I wrestled D1 in college and am learning BJJ right now. I don't collar tie while standing and all the BJJ guys are completely lost. Lmao. John Smith at OSU teaches not to collar tie. BJJ guys get so nervous and they either rush to tie up which makes it easier to level change and shoot or they sit on their butts and don't want anything standing. 😅

[@Dluiogbre]

This is very good. Just be aware a good wrestler will be very difficult to get head position on (since it’s something that is worked on daily at the higher wrestling levels). But this is the way. I’d just stress the need to practice the head positioning. You made it seem like that’s easy to do. I know you wrestled so it’s easy to forget lol. But just remember to stress the head positioning part before people think it’s an automatic thing. Really cool technique though coach. Love it!

[@TheDondajonhon46]

One thing I've noticed from rolling with a wrestling is that they are very good at using their hips to get leverage, they are very good at moving and driving the sides their hips into you. Some are going to be faster and stronger than others, it is what it is. I'm just a guy on the internet who knows nothing.

[@sz.797]

Chew , I was a Dutch kickboxer and I loved it , but now I have a teeth retainers so any punch to my teeth will ruin everything, i'm giving BJJ a try for the first time , I'm 17 years old but the problem is in my country I only have Gracie Barra school and it is 30 km away , if I had a car I would go for it but too bad I only have to go beg my brother or Uber which will be expensive AF ,, can you answer me please if you have a solution

[@memysurname7521]

Being so far away is a bonus. Go running. It's great training 👍

[@arifmemovic3383]

Riding a bike 30 km shouldn't take more than a couple of hours. I just read an article about GSP travelling a 7 hour drive from Montreal to NYC every weekend to train BJJ.

[@willfotwenty7469]

In wrestling when you first start you do a drill called billy goat drills where you’d mash your forehead against another wrestlers and fight for head positioning and in the process you build calluses on your forehead turning it into a hammer being the final tool to knock down the opponent

[@willfotwenty7469]

It sucks so much your forehead is red and in pain but after like 1 week you stop feeling continuous pain after 2 no feeling after a month you get calluses it honestly is a cheat

[@willfotwenty7469]

Shoutout @IowaHawkeyes

[@scottbucelli1693]

If a wrestler knows what to look out for, a wrestler will usually come out on top

[@benjaminhorowitz9927]

My coach always tells us to grab the back of the head instead of the neck when holding the collar tie is there any advantage in not doing it?

[@terryavery9918]

The back of the head grab is only really good for controlling where the opponent can look as well as pulling the head into the chest. The back of the neck is the preferred location to where more holding strength can be applied to force direction and even momentum. Think about striking options as well when considering using these techniques in a real fight. To hold the back of the head with striking is far more dangerous, vs holding the neck and striking areas of the body and is harder to escape.

[@smotbs]

My question is what do I do because I’m in a grade we’re I’m wrestling people who are stronger than me and they hit puberty while I didn’t . What do I do?

[@genghiskhan7041]

Just an observation: if you put your head inside my arm (3:19 in the video), I'd immediately pop my hips to the side (roughly 90 degrees from your head, same position as a standard hip toss) and attempt a headlock to throw you on the side opposite of your head. Hopefully that makes sense, it's pretty hard describing wrestling moves without being able to demonstrate. Come to think of it, why don't I ever see headlocks in MMA? Seems like they'd be great for choking people out (without the arm in).

[@coldandaloof7166]

New to BJJ so don't judge too harshly if I am totally off. Have not wrestled since Highschool but have used my grappling skills on the street as a LEO. So as a short wrestler, with tall Chad there, when he sits down I just need to recognize what he is doing and either step back, if I can, or drop straight down on top of him and slide down to his ankles and turn him over with a leg twist? What I don't understand about BJJ is how they score points in a match. Do you only win if you get a submission or what? On the street if I see someone has these skills I just go straight to a baton as the skill level of our criminals has increased dramatically and I can risk getting choked out and loosing my gun. So it's either stick them or shoot them.

[@Clean97gti]

Not a single mention of conditioning. When I wrestled, a huge part of it was keeping up the pressure. Because you're going for the takedowns and the pin, you're going full out the entire time. Compared to wrestling, jiu jitsu is slow and methodical. It's just a difference in the style, especially since wrestling is more of a pure sport vs. BJJ that was developed more with combat in mind and moved into being a sport. Not knocking BJJ in any sense either, I'm just pointing out what I see as differences. Anyway, wrestlers are constantly going full speed and looking to takedown the other guy who is working just as hard to get you down. Takedowns are worth points and points win matches. Wrestlers get a lot of their conditioning from simply rolling a lot. The strong backs and iron hips come from constantly busting ass in practice. It's fighting fit, so to speak. Your conditioning has to be good, because you're going full blast for your entire match. The wrestler likes to be on top because it allows them to press that advantage of constant pressure and fast pace that lots of BJJ players aren't used to. One thing I noticed in going from wrestling and trying out BJJ is that a BJJ player has an entire library of techniques that can take advantage of a wrestler trying to escape. Especially if the wrestler is wearing shoes. A heel hook can catch a wrestler out more often than you might think. Collegiate wrestlers simply don't train for that sort of thing very much, because an escape isn't something you're specifically guarding against. If your technique is good, escape isn't really all that likely. And if you do lose them and they escape, it's far more important to get reset to avoid the reversal. This all has to happen fast, because as soon as they escape, they want the reversal. You need to get defensive to avoid getting taken. A BJJ player is far more relaxed and capable of extending that scramble for it to come out in their favor. Especially since submissions are OK in BJJ vs. how you have to win in a wrestling match.

[@brinks5555]

Saw you at pan-ams in nyc

[@dennisblackburn6585]

Yeah, it will work until a good wrestler changes his level.

[@franklasota2289]

Lmao well listen here buddy. The entire video is about pulling. You won't even get to change levels and if you do it's on my watch.

[@pierceturner3711]

Frank Lasota no wrestler is gonna let u get double under hooks so u can pull

[@patrickmorgan4006]

@@pierceturner3711 And no wrestler will ever push straight in on a guy with a collar tie and wrist.

[@ClimaxingTillDecline]

Is this a strategy more against pure wrestlers?

[@nickmonasseri1572]

Chewy, can BJJ guys do this in MMA?

[@georgesakelaris7754]

How tall is the taller guy in this?

[@stephenmartinez4203]

How is he able to do that to wrestlers? He pretty much had him in a modified collar tie

[@kylethekidable]

I'm curious how many skilled wrestlers the standing setup works on. I only say that because that's 90% of the way to a bulldog throw and not many versed wrestlers will let you anywhere near that, not unless you have the strength to out grapple him into the position.

[@patrickmorgan4006]

As a wrestler, if my opponent has a collar tie and a wrist (easier said than done), there's no way that I am pushing straight into him. Just won't happen. It goes against everything a wrestler has been taught since he was a kid.

[@stevenschwartz9442]

How would you convert this to the gi?

[@FrontiersOfTheFuture]

It's way easier to get control your way down in a gi because you have sleeves, collars and a belts to grip fight for.

[@bryantherron2791]

Anytime you go to your back against a wrestler you risk a pin or your giving them back points especially if they’re experienced

[@omn5142]

Not gonna get me now that I've seen this

[@joeyfigueroa4748]

I don't care about rules, and I don't do it for sport. I'm in boxing and Muay Thai, if I end up in a physical altercation without a wrestler, I'm gonna apply everything, even dirty fighting.

[@rema_style]

Run Forest run... :)

[@ProfessorG993]

What about for mma ? I started to practice this deep half position and got punched in the face

[@JohnnyBengels]

In MMA just don't pull any guard. Beeing on your back in MMA isn't a good idea. Look at MMA Fights, the most fighters will immediately try to stand up when they end up on their backs. Punching from above is a critical factor in a MMA fight. Maybe if you are very good at BJJ you have the chance to act calmly before the first punch landed. Once punches are landing on your face your BJJ skills will decrease fast. So be quick and get to top position or try to stand up.

[@xmark9x598]

How tall are you?

[@DENNISLOPEZINC]

A lot of jiujitsu’s moves originate from the Long history of wrestling.

[@JFSL2008]

But improved

[@sonicfx5431]

@@JFSL2008 All grappling has strengths and weaknesses. Wrestling is decent on both verticle and ground. Judo is good on standing up and okay at ground. BJJ is good at ground and okay standing up.

[@NPC-gl8xp]

??? Random

[@FisherOfMenParakletos]

Im not sure what wrestler is going to let you clinch like that, but I agree you should pull guard on a them.

[@SwordTune]

But what if they pass your guard?

[@FisherOfMenParakletos]

SwordTune Then you transition to another guard

[@SwordTune]

@@FisherOfMenParakletos Okay, but what if *PLOT TWIST* the wrestler pulls guard and puts you in a body scissors?

[@FisherOfMenParakletos]

SwordTune then you use your jitz to best of your ability? Lol if the wrestler isn’t going to use their wrestling then great

[@SwordTune]

@@FisherOfMenParakletos They can still use wrestling. Catch Wrestling.

[@JPerry-jw9ik]

Yes. this will work against a highschool JV wrestler. GL getting it to work on someone with more advanced skills. best way to heat a wrestler - is to not wrestle them.

[@Alipford]

We wrestlers literally just peel that collar tie off as soon as it comes

[@genghiskhan7041]

I worked almost exclusively from a collar tie. It's amazing how many nasty things a wrestler can do from a collar tie if he knows what he's doing. The worst mistake any of my opponents could make against me on the mat was allowing me to put a collar tie on them.

[@patrickmorgan4006]

Nah, I'll duck under it as it is coming in from a non-wrestler. Then there's no need to peel it off.

[@gmuel87]

How tall are each of these guys?

[@iceman2721]

I did judo jiujitsu and wrestling, I do rely on my wrestling more than anything the people i think are tough in jiu jitsu have a solid grip, are really good at breaking down posture and are experts in using their legs to wrestle, these tend to frustrate me because it's hard to pass someone who can use their legs and hard to pressure them when they keep breaking you down. Where i succeed against jiu jitsu guys is tie ups, scrambles takedowns, and top pressure all these combined i usually ride my opponent and wear them down for the bout.

[@psychosis1421]

Wrestlers will let u have a collar tie and sometimes that underhook but good luck with head position

[@hdhdusjeuushsdjxjdjdc4706]

Wrestlers assemble

[@jakobschroeder6389]

Weird, watching this as a wrestler

[@davideric8250]

CAn you guys stop going 100 percent on everything lol . You wrestlers are killing me in class. I cannot handle 100 percent

[@TheHumanGibbon]

No.

[@TheEwokExplorer]

Same.

[@maandlifting5877]

Dear wrestlers never stop going 100

[@tristanmorton1057]

If your not going 100 percent every practice how do you ever expect to beat anyone who does

[@stinkymuff9266]

As a wrestler I would never tie up like that

[@nstv23]

Advanced Leglock game is the best weapon against wrestlers. They are white belts at the leglock game regardless the years of wrestling

[@abdulwahidraufi6030]

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