Ep. 154: Submission Series: The Omoplata, feat. Stephan Kesting
BJJ Mental Models
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Using Body Tethering in Wrestling
One of the ways to shut down your opponent trying to cart wheel or roll is you get up and reach your arm overtop of them. I never do this any more at all, and i'll tell you why. There was a time when i was sparring with a guy. He bascally just got up and just spiked me right on the back of my head. And i felt every vertebra in my neck pop. It's something that i call body tethering. What i do now, and i'm going to sound like such an assole after this podcast and talk about kicking people in the face, instead of trying to reach over their body, is i will lift up
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