A majority of the offensive techniques that are used in Muay Thai utilize a students hands, feet, elbows, and knees to strike an opponent. In order to bind the opponent for both defensive and offensive reasons, there is a small amount of grappling on the feet that is used – the clinch. The clinch occurs [...]
The guillotine choke is one of many submission holds in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Chances are, you have seen this countless times during MMA events. But why do you see it often? The answer is very simple. The opponent gets into the right position that the more skills fighter sees and then executes it properly. This [...]
Everyone who decides to get into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu must follow the rules and have the proper equipment. This is for the safety of the fighter and of those he or she will be competing against during practice and competition. But what do you need for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? For starters, you will need to [...]
Submission wrestling is a contact sport. So one gets seriously injured in the mat, general rules are enforced which the wrestlers must follow at all times. Point are awarded to the wrestler who has shown submission attempts that pose a real threat to the other fighter which includes takedowns and near passes. When a fighter [...]
In every competition, the referee will decide who the winner is and who the loser is. If you want to win in submission wrestling, you have to make the other opponent submit so you will be declared the victor. There are different styles of submission wrestling. 1. There is grappling which is the modern form [...]
Submission is a non-contact sport and the one of the ways to win a fight is to hold a person until he decides to tap the mat or says so. To give you an idea, here are a few popular submission techniques. The first is the shoulder lock. Here, you are holding your opponents shoulder [...]
Since submission wrestling evolved from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, many of the rules used during matches are also used here. These should be followed at all times otherwise the player or even their team may be disqualified from the tournament. First, the only way for one fighter to win the match is when he or she [...]
A joint lock is one way to make your opponent surrender in submission wrestling because if they dont, whatever part of the body you focused on will be dislocated. But what is a joint lock? This happens when you let the opponents joint reach its breaking point which in most cases causes extreme pain or [...]
Submission wrestling is not that different from other martial arts like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo or Sambo. This is because you get to use the same techniques when you fight an opponent using non-lethal force to make them submit. When we say non-lethal force in submission wrestling, this means taking the opponent down through holds, [...]
Submission wrestling is a popular sport that requires more than just guts to win the competition. You have to think on your toes so you are able to adapt to anything that your opponent throws as this could mean the difference between victory and defeat. This is why most fighters who get into submission wrestling [...]