I've wondered about this before. Why do no fighters go for this? I did a Ninjitsu class once and they were all about the wristlocks. While I know they would only be applicable in a tiny amount of circumstances I thought it would come up in the Octagon at least every now and then. Also, BJJ has a couple of wristlocks from guard etc that we never see used.
Are these techniques really that useless, or do people just not train them?
I've wondered about this before. Why do no fighters go for this? I did a Ninjitsu class once and they were all about the wristlocks. While I know they would only be applicable in a tiny amount of circumstances I thought it would come up in the Octagon at least every now and then. Also, BJJ has a couple of wristlocks from guard etc that we never see used.
Are these techniques really that useless, or do people just not train them?
Wrist locks work just fine against poorly conditioned, untrained wanna be tough guys. They don't work so well against guys who condition their bodies to take punishment and who have the technical skills to see them coming and counter them. They also work better on guys with bare wrists, as opposed to guys whose wrists are stabilized by a half dozen layers of strategically placed tape.
Net, wrist locks work in a street fight against you average drunken asshole, but don't work so well in a cage against a trained fighter.
No, wristlocks are legal. They just don't work. Seagull lied to you.
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Are there any fights on fight finder that ended by wrist lock? I don't know if I've ever seen one but there have to be a few.
11. Small joint manipulation.
Fingers and Toes are small joints. Wrists, Ankles, Knees, Shoulders and Elbows are all large joints.
Wrist locks work just fine against poorly conditioned, untrained wanna be tough guys. They don't work so well against guys who condition their bodies to take punishment and who have the technical skills to see them coming and counter them. They also work better on guys with bare wrists, as opposed to guys whose wrists are stabilized by a half dozen layers of strategically placed tape.
Net, wrist locks work in a street fight against you average drunken asshole, but don't work so well in a cage against a trained fighter.