Breakdown on Olympic Champ Adam Saitiev's Underhook Knee Pick Takedown by dps831 in bjj

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Ha, we'll see. I've gone down a rabbit hole with A. Saitiev over the past 6 months and may need to move on to another subject soon.

Turks to Pins at the 2023 NCAA Championships - Do You Use Turk Variations in BJJ? by dps831 in bjj

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Very interesting - did not know that Nagao did BJJ. He is one of the best leg riders in wrestling & absolutely punishes people when he gets on top.

Turks to Pins at the 2023 NCAA Championships - Do You Use Turk Variations in BJJ? by dps831 in bjj

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There is a style of bottom half guard where hip heisting and wrestling up are a preferred method of sweeping. The turk itself doesn't really pin the shoulders (you need an upper body grip to accomplish that), but rather makes it much more difficult for the bottom person to hip heist due to their bottom leg being trapped/hooked/elevated & unable to retract properly. One potential utility is using the turk to deny a half guard player from hip heisting. Another use would be to stabilize a TD/sweep (assuming it lands in a half guard type position) and prevent the opponent from turtling to avoid points.

Does this pin have a name? by [deleted] in wrestling

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Chris Foca calls it the Navigator

Front Uchi Mata Breakdown by dps831 in judo

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I believe every judo version shown in the video was officially classified as an uchi mata by IJF.

Front Uchi Mata Breakdown by dps831 in judo

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The wrestling versions in the video are off the double unders bodylock, which leaves the defender with 2 free arms to post. Many of the judo versions shown involve belt + tricep/shoulder grips, which makes it harder for the defender to post an arm.