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I was prompted to this video on Sherdog, surprised I didn't find this here.
Keenan Cornelius of ATOS Jiu-Jitsu against Gianni Grippo of Renzo Gracie NYC battled it out in the finals of the brown belt absolute division at the 2013 IBJJF Boston Winter Open.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qAncf8TpYw
What caught my eye was the double C-cup that could have gone to truck @ 3:45, if only Gianni had have watched MTS.
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it's wierd seeing him with no Lioyd Irvin logo, up next on medal chasers episode 4 live from DC lockup featuring maldanado, shultz, and potentially Lioyd Irvin. lesson one, defending the back against multiple attackers. lesson two, how to make a shank from a tooth brush, lesson three, how to make grilled cheese with a iron and news paper. lesson four, if i'm half black & half latino, or just a mut mixed with all kinds of shit, what prison gang do I join ?
stay tuned for episode 5, how to avoid turtle position in the shower !
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Originally Posted by derrick ikwueme
That is the same pass that he used to beat Miyao. Slick as fuck and lightning fast. Almost looks like he's just passing in a scramble, but he is deliberately side-kicking the inner thigh then ducking under the opposite leg. There will be reps.
Yeah the leg drag while stomping on the bottom leg is super dope.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobby rivers
Is he even leg dragging? I can def see that combo working but this seems to be a hybrid. His left arm doesnt have a grip and his right just clears the leg and swims across the hips. Either way its badass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Nall
That was slickQuote:
Originally Posted by bobby rivers
That's true, but after doing so many leg drag variations, almost anything where you redirect/clear the legs past your hips starts to morph into a leg drag. I actually feel like the core of the leg drag isn't even the initial drag, but moreso walking into their hips to break them facing away from you and holding until you've dominated the hips to safely pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobby rivers
Rafa & Gui always get to that position which I feel like is the core leg drag position in my mind.
I see what you're saying though. I understand Keenan didn't really establish this position, but I feel this image really shows what I feel like the "leg drag position" is. Rafa isn't really stabilizing on the hips here, he's starting to go to the back, but it's the best image I could find.
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I thought about it too. Agreed. Leg drag has become a position to be controlled. Settle over his hips and keep his thigh trapped to advance control.
whats with the green and yellow belt? sorry we dont really use belts where i train. It cant be just to rep brazil, right?
So ref and judges can keep track of whos who and award the proper person pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by Aaron Gustaveson
Same as red and green anklets at tournies. It's for scoring. One person wears the belt, other doesn't.
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The ref has a green armband on too. So in this match if Gianni gets points he'll hold up that arm with how many points awarded
I was actually working at this tournament keeping score on mat 2, so I can elaborate on the belt:Quote:
Originally Posted by Aaron Gustaveson
The purpose of the green and yellow belt is to distinguish one competitor from the other when both fighters have the same color Gi on. There is usually always one side of the table that keeps the belts (for me, it was the left side as I gave the belt to any necessary competitors in the matches I scored.) When two fighters have different color Gi's neither of them have to wear the extra belt, but if their Gis are the same color then the belt is useful in helping the referee keep track of which competitor he's scoring for.
Since I kept score on the left side of the table, whenever the referee signaled points with his left hand is when I would tally them, and the same for the other person at my table when the ref signaled points with his right hand. Since a certain color Gi is set up to be on either side of the table (I forget which was always on my side, but it's something like blue is on the left and black is on the right, or black is on the left and white is on the right), it's much harder to keep track if the two competitors have the same color Gi, so the belt is used to distinguish them and help the referee in regards to keeping the score accurate for each competitor.
thanks guys!