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Another excellent video by @DPS831. I don’t always necessarily look at technique the same way (scrambling and it’s definition). I have yet to watch a video of his I didn’t love. (Nope I’m not paid by him, don’t even know what he looks like lolol)
This video is a breakdown of Olympic champion Hassan Yazdani. Specifically his underhook
My technique nerdyness has awoken my OCD and I decided to break it down even more
First, the style of underhook and it’s purpose
His style of underhook or “the Iranian style” is done differently than most teach it in the US. Someone who used this style of underhook in the US was Isiah Martinez
Edit: this is too hard to do on my phone. I’m posting it and will finish on PC
This video is a breakdown of Olympic champion Hassan Yazdani. Specifically his underhook
My technique nerdyness has awoken my OCD and I decided to break it down even more
First, the style of underhook and it’s purpose
His style of underhook or “the Iranian style” is done differently than most teach it in the US. Someone who used this style of underhook in the US was Isiah Martinez
- First, head position: Yazdani, IMar or any Iranian you watch has their head opposite of what most would consider “good” head position with an underhook. The reason for this is a result of current freestyle rules. Putting your head on the opposite side (often getting an inside tie or wrist on the opposite side) allows you to push with the underhook safely from a dominant position
- Why is pushing so important, two reasons. Being able to push with a dominant tie like an underhook safely forces step outs and creates openings for offense. The opponents has to fight the step out. Which creates a predictable set of reactions
Edit: this is too hard to do on my phone. I’m posting it and will finish on PC
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