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Nice dude. Do you always go to the ankle pick from there, or just saw it in the moment?
Another fun one was the last roll of today. My partner had probably 40+ pounds on me, a wrestler. He took me down and had me in every bad position imaginable. He ended up taking my back and I defended every choke he attempted. I could feel him slowing down and breathing really heavy, had seen him gas out in other classes.
So I was trying to peel his hook off and figured his legs would blow out. He wasn’t moving but at the last second, with 10 seconds left in the round, he switched the choke side and was so strong he was able to get the choke with that one arm. Insanely strong. I almost made it the entire round without him tapping me…
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That is a bad ass technique
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HBJ In The Crib
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Well done man!
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I do like the ankle pick, but I didn’t plan on it. I love a sweep single for bjj. This one was just a reaction though. The guy head butt my mouth right at the start. He spazzily bull rushed me so it took me a second to get my bearings. I just circled till he opened up.
It’s really interesting. I’m 45 years old. I only wrestled for about 7-8 years when I was a kid. I started bjj at 40. The wrestling muscle memory never left though. It’s very difficult for a non wrestler or non judo guy to take down an old guy who’s wrestled even at a low level. Your body doesn’t forget the balance, weight, pressure, base, and movement. You just get slower and more deliberate. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve rolled with experienced guys who’ve asked me “how long did you wrestle?”
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Youre a lefty? Nice single leg shot!
Congrsts on pushing yourself get out there and congratulations on a hard-earned bronze medal performance!
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Nope…I’m cracking up though because I’ve heard that a million times.
I’m a goofy foot. I just always wrestled with my left foot forward and my power foot back like a boxer. Not traditional at all, but I love the left foot forward. It confuses some guys the way a southpaw stance confuses an orthodox guy.
Plus, I like it for my sweep single to that side and I always loved worming my lead left arm over hook in there to set up the lateral drop to the left side. Guys always seemed to think they had the advantage with the underhook. But their legs were wrong when I’m in that stance.
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You look very comfortable with that shot. Like , it’s been your bread and butter for a long time. Real nice…
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