Wrist Locks and Pressure

[George Katechis]

the weird flexibility defense is bad when you rely on it. unless you can comfortably bend your hand right down and touch your forearm then i would not rely on it.

i like to go for them wwhen ive got a mounted triangle armbar. because hearing someone say you won from a mounted triangle armbar wristlock sounds funny. its also a place i feel really comfortable in, ie dont feel like il get swept or lose control over them. if i get swept back into full guard triangle. ill drag the arm over to tighten the triangle more and then grab my shin with m other arm. i cant remember the last time i got a mounted triangle and didnt get them tapping from something.

I can touch my forearm easy.

[Tori Applegate]

We have a guy that's really good at them and you can't wrist lock him back...he can touch his forearms and I believe he made Sean step on one to prove the strength and flexibility of them.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

I love wrist locks. LOVE EM.

In fact, anything that someone would consider cheap or gimmicky, that's prob my fave.

My absolute favorite one is The Wrister.

[Ross Davidson]

I love wrist locks. LOVE EM.

In fact, anything that someone would consider cheap or gimmicky, that's prob my fave.

My absolute favorite one is The Wrister.

I'll never forget the first time you wristered me. My mind was blown.

[Isaac Atley]

I can touch my forearm easy.

all im saying is theres a difference between no muscular support and flexibility. it used to be practically impossible to kimura me, and then i fucked my shoulder up because i never worried about that shit and now im super careful with it.

i havnt seen your wrist so i cant say but id rather mention something that might help you out. your wrist could be fine now but in a few years. who knows.

[SmokeyBJJ]

I use them all the time, I see them everywhere!

[Derek Stewart]

i use tons of old school jiujitsu wrist locks all the time. I use them to break grips and clear frames mainly.

[Toby Shell]

I'm a LE officer and a defensive tactics instructor, and use wrist locks in that capacity, but rarely when I roll. I'm not sure why I separate the two. I should probably add this to my game considering I'm pretty proficient with them.

George, I would be interested to see if your wrist could handle radial deviation, meaning when you are goose necked(palm to forearm) if you can handle rotating the hand to either side. We call this a Z lock. I have found that this can usually cause a tap even on people with very flexible wrists.

[Chris Herzog]

I love wrist locks. LOVE EM.

In fact, anything that someone would consider cheap or gimmicky, that's prob my fave.

My absolute favorite one is The Wrister.

You'd love training with my Judo Coach, he was a wrist lock fanatic. Gene LeBell was one of his mentors and inspirations.

[Brent Smith]

I can touch my forearm easy.

My wife is the same. Just insane natural flexibility. Scared to start teaching her Jiu Jitsu because she'll have a great guard right off the bat.