Ep. 143: Position Series: The Crucifix, feat. Drew Weatherhead
BJJ Mental Models
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Jujitsu Land, Ore - Is There a Rear Crucifix?
The rear crucifix is the most common position in jujitsu. But there are three other variations that i cover, starting with the least common and moving up to what i consider probably the most. I've done a lot of my own study on the crucifix at this point. It's still very uncommon, but probably the most tactically useful in most rolls. If you want to go for an arm lock with the person's arm in your armpit, like the breaking, leverage is just ridiculous. You can tap a guy there as well as pin their shoulders down. So the reverse crucifix is a weird one that i would and use it against people you don't like and probably hurt them
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