Wrestling

Lesson 8 – High Crotch – Bad Position Escapes & Finishes

Warm Up (5min)

Line Drills (5min)

Partner Drill (5min)

• Stance & Motion
  • Side to side movement in stance, touch the floor each direction change.
• Wrist Fighting

Lesson (25min)

High Crotch Bad Position

• Sprawled Position
  • Your opponent is sprawled on top of you and looking for the go behind
  • You have their leg and head out between their arm and hip
• Hurdlers
  • Your opponent hooks you leg, in turn you hook his ankle with your foot.
  • Sit backwards into reverse side control, and turn your toes up lifting their leg
  • Change hands and keep their knee lifted, the other elbow goes on the floor
  • Note: The direction o sit back is important, you are sitting on the same hip the your leg is trapped
• Sitting Into Them
  • As they spin to go behind,
  • Sit onto your far butt check, then roll onto the other butt check, turning into them
  • Reach across and take the double rolling on top.
• The Egg Roll
  • They attack the far ankle
  • Grab their wrist and pull it into your hip, removing their post
  • Continue your turn into them rolling them across your back
  • Move your inside leg back, and your outside knee under them
  • Finish in reverse side control is recommended.
• Don’t Be There
• Arm inside is dangerous in BJJ / MMA, as it can be caught in an Armbar or trapped by the legs.

Live Rounds (25min)

• 2 x 3min Flow
• 5 x 3min Hard