Good Resources on Riding and Mat Returns?

Being the head coach of a Division I School takes up time
 
Being the head coach of a Division I School takes up time

i thought kolatw as a high school coach almost all his vids is him at a middle or high school doing it to kids or maybe cause hes so small he has to find kids to use lol
 
i thought kolatw as a high school coach almost all his vids is him at a middle or high school doing it to kids or maybe cause hes so small he has to find kids to use lol
Use google

He’s the head coach of Campbell university
 
Because pulling the guy on top of you shouldn’t be a go to unless you are specialists at crab riding

- askre jumping crab ride

It's super fun when people do the "shitting in the woods" style squat defense to try to break the locked hands grips (not sure if it's a wrestling or a traditional BJJ technique) and you jump crab ride and they fly.
 
- askre jumping crab ride

It's super fun when people do the "shitting in the woods" style squat defense to try to break the locked hands grips (not sure if it's a wrestling or a traditional BJJ technique) and you jump crab ride and they fly.

I mean it works just a positional guide not rule
 
I mean it works just a positional guide not rule

It's a lot riskier in wrestler right? It's the only takedown I'm not utter garbage at (threw a roided out super-heavyweight europeans purple belt champ with it in competition once)
 
It's a lot riskier in wrestler right? It's the only takedown I'm not utter garbage at (threw a roided out super-heavyweight europeans purple belt champ with it in competition once)
It can be, especially for inexperienced people
 
That's very helpful, thanks.

Does this stuff get taught in BJJ? I guess it's probably bits and pieces like in Judo, but at the same time the experienced guys would be doing the same things as in the video. Just not as a rule. Certainly needs to be drilled more.
 
Does this stuff get taught in BJJ? I guess it's probably bits and pieces like in Judo, but at the same time the experienced guys would be doing the same things as in the video. Just not as a rule. Certainly needs to be drilled more.
Some techniques cross over but no one in Bjj actively tries to escape to escape to their feet the same way. In fact I had observed for years an attitude of “clearly that wrestling mat variation doesn’t apply to grappling or Bjj because in wrestling, god can you believe it, lock hands or go to your back on the ground, gosh”

Or.. certain situations or sequences that actually have positional and leverage based technique behind them in wrestling are called and approached as “scrambling” in bjj
 
What are some good DVDs or online resources for working on mat returns and riding (in the folk wrestling sense)? It's become increasingly clear this is something I need to get better at for MMA, and it's pretty much absent as a topic in BJJ circles.
Top riding is one of the most difficult things to teach in wrestling. Why? Because there really arent a lot of "moves" per se, rather, its getting to a hold and then moving your weight around by feeling what they are doing. This is really hard. Why is it hard? Because just like BJJ, it is a huge advantage to be underneath rather than on top.

Rides have 3 basic styles that can be combined at will or never combined. Understanding this will help you find resources or figure out what you like. Some are riskier than others. Certain body styles gravitate towards certain ride styles, but any body type can do any type of ride.

Hips down - This is where you are on top with your hips almost always facing down. Tight waist, arm chops, wrist rides, blanket rides, ankle rides, using holds as rides (half, bar, etc)

Hips up - Allowing your hips to face up, pulling the opponent on top or changing over. Crab ride, spiral ride, claw ride, change overs.

Leg entanglements - Hips are up or down but your legs are entangled with the opponents legs in combo with whatever else you are doing. Leg ride, double leg ride, grapevine leg rides, cross body rides, Iowa ride, reverse leg rides, spladles, Merkle, Turk/step through Turks
 
Top riding is one of the most difficult things to teach in wrestling. Why? Because there really arent a lot of "moves" per se, rather, its getting to a hold and then moving your weight around by feeling what they are doing. This is really hard. Why is it hard? Because just like BJJ, it is a huge advantage to be underneath rather than on top.

Rides have 3 basic styles that can be combined at will or never combined. Understanding this will help you find resources or figure out what you like. Some are riskier than others. Certain body styles gravitate towards certain ride styles, but any body type can do any type of ride.

Hips down - This is where you are on top with your hips almost always facing down. Tight waist, arm chops, wrist rides, blanket rides, ankle rides, using holds as rides (half, bar, etc)

Hips up - Allowing your hips to face up, pulling the opponent on top or changing over. Crab ride, spiral ride, claw ride, change overs.

Leg entanglements - Hips are up or down but your legs are entangled with the opponents legs in combo with whatever else you are doing. Leg ride, double leg ride, grapevine leg rides, cross body rides, Iowa ride, reverse leg rides, spladles, Merkle, Turk/step through Turks
I’ve noticed the best teams on top do a lot of “feel” drills. Like hipping in to their side in a low squat and switching sides, crab ride drill where bottom guy is just rolling as you hang, 4 pits Drill etc
 
I’ve noticed the best teams on top do a lot of “feel” drills. Like hipping in to their side in a low squat and switching sides, crab ride drill where bottom guy is just rolling as you hang, 4 pits Drill etc
We do those. Cling and leach drill and bottom rock.
 
Uchi Mata how's the progress and thoughts on this since the original post?
 
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