Greco-Roman Principles for BJJ Stand-up

1 Sep 2010

Grappling, Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts, Wrestling

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If you didn’t catch this week’s The Fightworks Podcast episode, you are missing out. Chris Simamora guest interviewed Dave Camarillo of Guerrilla Jiu-jitsu, and the topic was none other than…wrestling! Camarillo says some pretty…shall we say, assertive things about wrestling and why jiu-jitsu players need to learn from what he calls “the greatest grappling art ever invented”.

I don’t know about that claim, but I have a healthy respect for wrestling and what it has to offer jiu-jitsu. I know jiu-jitsu is the gentle art, but every BJJ player out there could benefit from the power, speed and emphasis on dominant positioning in wrestling. You know it’s true.

Last week’s Saturday class featured some Greco-Roman arm drag, wrist control and takedown basics, taught by Jeramy Hunt-Loveless, a freestyle national champion, all-American and Greco-Roman world team member.

I asked Jeramy after class if he would be willing to do a quick review for the camera. I apologize…the camera work here is a bit shoddy (I promise to work on that for future videos):

Thanks again to Jeramy and Lars Oveson for the video.

A quick note about the arm drag. Jeramy really emphasized that rather than using force to pull your opponent’s arm across your own body, you hinge your elbow across their chest and keep your forearm close to their sternum. You just roll the shoulder in a little. Then you step in and isolate the leg. If you try this on someone, you can see that the effort is very minimal…it’s not about de-basing your opponent, it’s about minimizing their ability to attack/defend by creating an advantageous angle.

I personally think this has great application for BJJ standup. (…)
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