Stanky leg

[Nathan Wallner]

https://youtu.be/45i2ApxcMk4
Hey my friends check out my weekend taps from the Oregon Open 2015 Championships Elite and Absolute Elite divisions!

[FRANK BARCA]

Nice work Nathan.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

Looking good, Wallner. What weight do you compete at, dude? You're a big, strong animal.

[robster]

That back take was mint. Do you hit that often?

[Nathan Wallner]

Thanks Frank! BMAC I compete at whatever I can. I started mma fighting at 155 then moved up to 170. In jiu jitsu I compete anywhere from 165-185. Only this year I have moved it up to 185 class when I won Gracie Nationals but I think that in the big leagues I would be at 170. This competition the weight class was something like 175-188, I weighed in at 182. I've never not made weight. I am the master of my body, and my gf is a dietitian, so that helps. Robster, do you mean after my opponent took my back in the 3rd match or my response to it?

[William Schrimsher]

I thought he was referring to the arm drag, hand over hand climb onto the guys back

[Nathan Wallner]

My response from knee bar to roll to heel hook is one of my favorite combinations. There are so many options along the way if you know what you're doing! I have really emphasized mixing up my attacks between high and low points. Staying tight between transitions is something I try to preach to my guys, killing that space. My top control game is coming along but my back take skills aren't as rounded. I usually like to pressure from the top and sometimes get the back just from grinding. Sometimes I give up my back to attack the legs. It's a dangerous game that I would not recommend. I feel my choke defense is pretty good so I use that to spin to guard too.

[Nathan Wallner]

That was my opponent that did that and no I don't get hit with that often. It was sneaky, that guy is tough!

[robster]

Sorry yes it was at the 1 minute 10 mark