6 Wrestling Tips for BJJ Athletes... From A Former D1 Wrestler.
Summary
TLDRThis video offers wrestling tips for Jiu-Jitsu athletes, emphasizing the importance of extension, base, and head position for maintaining power and control. It covers various positions, from standing to ground, and explains how to avoid getting extended and how to take advantage of these principles for better wrestling performance. The video also includes a sponsored message about the benefits of using electrolytes for athletes.
Takeaways
- 🤼♂️ Wrestling principles such as extension apply directly to Jiu-Jitsu, helping to break the opponent's grip and disrupt their power base.
- 💪 Maintaining a strong base with proper alignment of shoulders and hips is essential for effective movement and power in both wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu.
- 🛡️ Keeping the head up during offensive and defensive moves is crucial for maintaining base and preventing extension, a fundamental wrestling concept.
- 🙅♂️ Wrist control is a vital tactic to disrupt an opponent's base and compromise their ability to escape or counter.
- 🤲 Push-pull techniques are fundamental to setting up moves and creating openings, as they help control an opponent’s balance and positioning.
- ⛔ Avoid pushing when the opponent has inside position, as this can lead to being thrown or extended, resulting in a loss of power.
- 🦵 Leg control plays a crucial role, especially in situations where pushing into the opponent's power can backfire, particularly in body lock scenarios.
- 🔄 Kyle Dake's technique highlights the importance of pulling, rather than pushing, when in a side body lock, to avoid being countered or thrown.
- 🪝 Controlling the opponent's post, such as their elbow or wrist, can effectively stop their escape attempts or reestablish their base.
- 🏋️ Wrestling techniques can improve Jiu-Jitsu by focusing on positional control, leverage, and preventing extensions, which are critical to maintaining strength and power.
Q & A
What is the importance of extension in wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu?
-Extension is crucial as it helps prevent opponents from gaining power and control. By extending, a wrestler can break grips and avoid being taken down or controlled.
How does maintaining a tight position help in wrestling?
-Maintaining a tight position prevents the opponent from extending you, which would otherwise lead to loss of power and control. It allows you to carry less of their weight and makes it harder for them to execute moves.
What is the concept of 'base' in wrestling and how does it relate to strength?
-The concept of 'base' refers to the alignment of the shoulders with the hips, which is fundamental for generating strength. If the base is disrupted, it becomes difficult to lift or move the opponent.
Why is keeping the head up important in wrestling?
-Keeping the head up helps maintain alignment and prevents extension. It also helps in maintaining the base and prevents the wrestler from getting compromised or extended by the opponent.
How does wrist control help in both wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu?
-Wrist control is a fundamental concept that helps in controlling the opponent's movements and base. It prevents them from getting into advantageous positions and makes it easier to execute takedowns or passes.
What is the 'Push Pull' technique and why is it important?
-The 'Push Pull' technique is a fundamental method of setting up takedowns in wrestling. It involves pushing to gain inside position and then pulling to execute the takedown, ensuring the opponent is off balance and unable to counter effectively.
Why should you avoid pushing when your opponent has inside thigh position?
-Pushing when the opponent has inside thigh position can lead to getting overhooked and thrown. It's important to maintain position and not push into their power to avoid being taken down.
How can the side body lock be used effectively in wrestling?
-The side body lock can be used effectively by denying the opponent the inside position with the thigh and pulling instead of pushing. This prevents overextension and allows for moves like the suplex.
What is the significance of not pushing after getting the leg off the ground in wrestling?
-Pushing after getting the leg off the ground can lead to loss of power and potential injury due to overextension. It's important to pull back and maintain position to avoid being thrown or dislocated.
What does the script suggest as a way to improve wrestling for Jiu-Jitsu athletes?
-The script suggests going to wrestlingforbjj.com for fundamental risk control techniques, which are essential for learning how to control a person on the ground in Jiu-Jitsu.
Why is it beneficial to use Elements electrolyte drink mix as mentioned in the script?
-Elements electrolyte drink mix is beneficial for athletes as it helps replenish essential minerals lost through sweat, reducing fatigue and muscle cramps, allowing for more intense and frequent training sessions.
Outlines
🤼♂️ Extension in Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu
This section discusses the principle of extension in both wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu, emphasizing its role in various positions. The speaker explains how extension impacts power dynamics during a takedown attempt and stresses the importance of maintaining a tight position to avoid being extended, especially in defensive positions like the bottom. The example of the seatbelt position in Jiu-Jitsu highlights how extension can weaken an athlete and limit their ability to escape.
💪 The Importance of Maintaining a Strong Base
The focus here is on the concept of 'base'—the alignment between shoulders and hips, which is crucial for both mobility and power in wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu. The speaker illustrates how disrupting an opponent's base, by driving them forward or extending their legs, reduces their strength. Proper base maintenance is described as key to preventing being overwhelmed by an opponent's weight or pressure.
🙌 Keep Your Head Up for Better Alignment
This paragraph highlights the importance of keeping the head up during various moves to maintain shoulder-hip alignment and prevent extension. Wrestling coaches emphasize this technique to prevent loss of power. The speaker explains how head position affects control in both offensive and defensive situations, such as in a shot attempt or when defending against guillotine chokes.
💧 The Role of Electrolytes in Training
This section pivots to a discussion on the significance of electrolytes in athletic performance. It emphasizes how electrolyte loss during intense training can lead to fatigue and muscle cramps. The speaker introduces 'Element,' an electrolyte drink mix, as a solution to these issues, highlighting its balance of sodium, potassium, and magnesium. A promotional offer is presented to viewers for trying out the product.
✋ Wrist Control for Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu
Wrist control is described as a fundamental technique that limits an opponent's ability to escape or gain a better position. The speaker explains how controlling the wrist can help prevent opponents from turning into their base or standing up. From a standing position, wrist control can also aid in setting up underhooks and compromising the opponent’s base.
🔄 Push-Pull: A Key Set-Up for Takedowns
The push-pull technique is introduced as an essential tactic in wrestling to set up offensive moves. By pushing the opponent, the wrestler induces a pushback, creating openings for takedowns such as snaps, elbow passes, or singles. The speaker warns against shooting without setting up, as it leads to vulnerable positions, such as being choked.
⚖️ Avoid Pushing When You Have the Leg
This paragraph warns against pushing into an opponent when you have their leg off the ground, as it can lead to throws or counterattacks. The speaker explains the importance of pulling instead of pushing to keep the opponent off-balance, preventing injuries and maintaining control. Kyle Dake’s technique of avoiding overextension while securing a side body lock is also referenced.
🔥 Suplexing Safely for Position
In the final section, the speaker discusses how to execute a safe suplex, emphasizing that it’s not necessary to lift the opponent high off the ground. Instead, a controlled fall-back motion can achieve the same result. The importance of good body positioning on the mat and wrist control to ensure effective moves is reiterated, with a recommendation to visit the speaker's wrestling-for-Jiu-Jitsu resource.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Extension
💡Base
💡Head Position
💡Wrist Control
💡Push Pull
💡Inside Ties
💡Outside Elbow Pass
💡Overhook
💡Single Leg
💡Side Body Lock
💡Suplex
Highlights
Extension is crucial in wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu; extend your opponent to break their power.
Maintaining a tight position prevents getting extended and losing power.
The principle of base alignment applies both standing and on the ground; keep shoulders aligned with hips.
Strong base on the ground is like a table; disrupted base makes movement difficult.
Keeping your head up maintains base and prevents getting extended.
Head control is key; wherever your head goes, your body follows.
Wrist control is fundamental; it compromises the opponent's base and extends them.
Push-pull technique sets up takedowns by disrupting the opponent's balance.
Avoid pushing when the opponent has inside thigh position; it can lead to getting thrown.
Transition from single leg to body lock without pushing to maintain control and avoid injury.
Kyle Dake's technique involves pulling, not pushing, to maintain control and execute moves like the suplex safely.
Electrolytes are essential for recovery; products like Element help replenish minerals lost during training.
Keeping your opponent's head down compromises their base and power.
Understanding the concept of base and alignment enhances both offensive and defensive strategies.
Proper setup of takedowns using push-pull techniques prevents getting choked or countered.
Transcripts
as a former D1 wrestler who trains
Jiu-Jitsu I see a number of ways that we
can improve wrestling for Jiu-Jitsu
athletes here are some tips that'll help
you improve your wrestling right
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away extension this principle of
extension applies to all positions in
wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu if Jordan takes
a shot on me I want to extend him as
he's taking the shot and so if he got in
on my leg and he's got the strong base
under him I'm in trouble if I don't
extend him so when I slide back here
I've extended him and broke his grip so
he lost all his power another example
from the bottom would be my job is to
not let him extend me I want to maintain
this tight position his job on top is to
extend me and if he flattens me out I'm
fully extended I have to carry all of
his weight I'm never going to bench
press him off of me the only way for me
to get out of here is to is to pull my
knees to my chest so know that I'm no
longer extended now I can start moving
stand up or gry the other example that
everybody's familiar with in Jiu-Jitsu
is the seat belt from this position I'm
better off than when his job is to
extend it when I'm fully extended I have
no strength the everybody who's been
here knows you feel powerless right
because I'm completely extended I have
no power so I I I want to make sure that
I from all positions keep myself tight
where I have power and to not get
extended keep your Bas the concept of
bass is fundamental if my shoulders get
out of alignment with my hips I don't
have the strength to lift him okay so in
this position if I want to be able to
lift I have all this strength I can't
lift him from here cuz my shoulders are
out of alignment with my knee it's all
lower
back the principle also applies on the
ground and it's more than just having my
feet on my heels this is a strong base
here okay with my legs here because now
it's like I'm like a strong table if my
knees are together I can easily get
pulled over my shoulders are in
alignment with my hips and this is
what's going to give me the power to be
able to move on the bottom it's very
difficult for me to move on the bottom
when my base gets disrupted so his job
as the top man is to drive me forward to
extend
me with my feet off my base cuz you can
extend me like this and I still have
some power I can bring my bait I can
bring my extended arms back but the as
the person on top drives they want to be
able to get under my hips now that my
shoulder is so far out of alignment with
my hips I'm going to lot L of trouble
unless I can get my base back under me
keep your head up head up head up head
up you'll always hear wrestling coaches
yelling this to their kids and it's
because it fixes a lot of problems when
you're in on your shot you want to be
looking up at the ceiling this is going
to keep everything in alignment when you
go to stand up you want your head up so
that it keeps your shoulders in
alignments with your hips when the when
you're on top you want to take that away
from the person so that they have no
more power keeping your head up is the
first thing that we teach wrestlers and
the reason is is because when my head is
up I can keep my base and prevent myself
from getting extended his job as the
person that's defending the shot is to
stuff my head notice now how I'm already
starting to get my base compromised and
as he slides back now my base is
compromised and I've gotten extended
because my head got out of the alignment
when I have a head on the outside shot
whether I'm on the right on the outside
single or I'm going to the double the
job for him if he's a guillotine person
is to compromise my head position here
this is going to when he pulls me to the
mat he is now taking my base away right
he's extended me he's taken my base away
because he pulled my head wherever your
head goes your body follows and it's the
same principle from the
bottom right I I am going to get driven
forward if my head is facing down even
if I was in Turtle so I could get his
hands out I can't stand up from here I
can only stand up from here it puts my
base back it prevents me from getting
extended so his job as a top man is to
take that away from me he can use his
own head on the back of my head to drive
me down and then take away my base with
his his hips under my hips and extend my
body out more my I'm my head is getting
further and further away from my hips
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wrist control wrist control is a
fundamental concept that can be applied
to wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu if I was just
taking him down or I did a a pass I'm
passing his guard and he wants to try to
get his base back up and he comes to his
elbow here so that he can pull his knees
and and face me if I do nothing if I
just stay on here he can easily get out
or he can go to Turtle right if I just
have a body look so if I get risk
control here he can't as easily turn
into me right and and then if he turns
to his belly then I'm just going to
flatten him out and it's because I've
taken away his post I've compromised his
base so I've extended him and now I can
run a lot more offense just simply by
having control over one wrist so from a
standing
position this also
applies people tell me they have a
difficult time getting underhooks right
so a lot of times they'll say I'm trying
to pull the head and get a collar tie
but if he's not in a good wrestling
stance and he's upright right standing
upright like in a Jiu-Jitsu stance me
pulling on the head is often not enough
to get his elbow to come away so if I
get wrist control right and I come here
and smash his elbow down this is hurt so
it's bone on bone now I can get my
underhook right if I grab his wrist and
he goes to back away he extended his arm
away from his body which also gives me
the option of getting the underhook
right so then now I've actually uh
compromised his base a bit with this
this underhook right this position his
shoulders are out of alignment with his
hips right so I'm taking away part of
his power if he tries to pumble his leg
back to the inside I can drop back down
to the single right and it same thing
goes applies if I get the single leg he
wants to start attacking my wrists wrist
control solves a lot of problems in
wrestling and in Jiu-Jitsu Push Pull
Push Pull is fundamental it's how we set
up everything in wrestling I want inside
position I can't push him if he has
inside position if he has inside
position and I push him I'm going to get
snacked and I get my vase compromised I
get extended I get weak so you're going
to be fighting for inside ties and once
I get them I push him and when he pushes
me back that's when I can
snap I push him he pushes me back that's
when I get outside elbow passes to
doubles right and I'm past his arm so he
can't choke me push pull I go to the
outside single
here right if he has that one of my
favorite ways is if he has his head on
the wrong side uh and he's pushing into
me right I have the overhook that's when
that's when he gets Firs and notice how
I didn't even use my arm I don't even
need to use my arm right so I'm not
going to have to worry about getting
crucifixed he's pushing into me no
arm right so you have to understand that
if I go to just shoot in on him when
he's not pushing that's what I'm going
to get in trouble okay that's when I'm
going to get get
choked so if you want to have more
takedowns work for you you need to set
them up properly you can't just shoot in
on people Push Pull is what brings
everything to you and gets him out of
position stop pushing when your opponent
has inside thigh position one of the
most important things that you have to
understand is to not push after you get
the leg off the ground if I have the leg
off the ground if I'm pushing into him
I'm pushing into his power any judoka or
good wrestler is going to get the
overhook here and when I push into him
he can throw me from
here it's even worse when I transition
to the body lock because now he's got
both legs on the ground and all this
power the main issue is because as I
push my body is getting extended
especially when I go here right and I've
lost all my power and he has all this
inside uh hip position which I'm
essentially ramping myself up on him
right he's allowing me to load up you
can get hurt really bad from this
position I've seen people dislocate
their shoulders smash their face on the
mat right it's there's a reason why you
don't want to do it when as soon as you
get up you need to pull backwards I need
him hopping towards his
heel right maintain position on the mat
the side body lock is not inherently bad
position I can switch from the single
leg to the side body lock Kyle Dake the
way he does it is he denies this person
the inside position with the thigh when
he's coming to the hip and if you notice
he's never pushing anymore because he
can still then kick this through what
Kyle Dake is doing he's pulling and he
can suplex off here now when you suplex
somebody you don't need to lift them up
off the ground all Heavy you can just
fall back in the chair and pop your hips
you accomplish the same thing I've got
great position on the mat now and I
didn't hurt my partner and I didn't hurt
myself last tip if you want to improve
your wrestling for jiujitsu go to
wrestling for BJJ
dcom risk control is fundamental to
learning how to control a person on the
ground that's too many controls
okay yeah
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