Hi guys,
In wrestling, there is a fairly obvious positional hierarchy in regards to the various arm positions or ‘grips’, with things like the double collar tie, two on one and bear hug being advantageous positions, Collar-and-elbow tie and pinch grips being a neutral position, and being on the receiving end of the aforementioned advantageous grips is a disadvantageous position.
Many of these positions do not exist in Gi grappling (You rarely see under hooks in Judo, for example…) because the Gi facilitates much easier gripping. However, there are a finite number of common variations: Standard lapel and sleeve, Cross sleeve grip, double lapel grip and double sleeve, Power grip, European grip and so on.
My question is; has anyone heard of, been taught or developed a hierarchy of Gi grips?
The importance of a positional matrix like this cannot be understated. It is just as important to wrestling as the positional hierarchy of Bjj is to ground fighting - its what makes these Arts so much easier to learn and preform.
The Judo fighters at my club suggested to me that it is simply a matter of preference, but what I suspect occurs is that they all work it out, subconsciously, and that at high levels of competition we might see more points scored with some grips then others. I thought I might ask here for the experience of others in the hopes of preserving me the effort of having to do some sort of study myself.
Whatever the conclusion I come to, however I work it out, I will be writing it up and posting it on my blog here: can’t sleep clowns will eat me.com
I will do my best to give credit where it is due if I take anything directly from this thread.
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Thanking you in anticipation of your replies.
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