Calf crusher
I have been thinking about submission grappling moves which have a lower probability of actually causing injury than the big eight (rear naked choke, guillotine, arm bar, triangle, kimura, americana, knee bar and achilles lock). 80% of professional mma submission victories occur with one of the big eight, they are the highest potential submissions
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Isn't that a gogoplata or whatever? Forgive me, we do japanese jiu jitsu, so our ground/submission techniques aren't as advanced as a BJJ club. I remember my son telling me about it and asking him wtf a gogoplata was, and I'm pretty sure he said it's like an omaplata except on the leg. In any which way, it is a pretty basic key-lock/figure four technique applied to a different joint. Neat.
My next question is, in a BJJ tournament, is it legal? I don't see it as being a crank, so it should be, but they took away (up here anyway) the move (don't know what it's called) when your opponent has you in a back mount and crosses their feet, and you put pressure on the ankle joint. No longer legal for us.
Forgive my lack of terminology, as I said, in JJJ, we still do stand up, focus a lot on SD, your typical judo type throws, which leaves grappling as just a component, not a focus. I wish we could do more.
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Thats weak that they took the ankle lock away...i notice that jujitsu tournement take away can openers and achilles locks etc things the stop the standard arm bar and triangle...protect your style by changing the rules... lame...
no problem with the lack of terminology if you forgive my typos..
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Wow, did Jake ever explain that wrong. That's a choke. Neat.
That is *exactly* why they took it away. My sensei said that they can't hold the wrestlers in the back mount without crossing their feet, so they took out the achilles lock so they could cross their feet.
We should be able to get away with the calf crusher though, I'll ask my sensei, he's on the board for the CJA (Canadian Jiu Jistu Association) and is up on the ever-changing rules.
There is one kid in my son's class who always tries new things, though he's not really that good. My son lost to him at the last tournament for the first time ever (flying arm bar - he should have seen it coming - it's not like it isn't the only move the kid does) and I think it would be good to have a few extra tricks in his arsenal for next time. Next year, he'll need them as he moves up an age category from 12-14, to 15-17 which is a lot tougher.
Thanks for posting!
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