The Whizzer (Overhook)

[HateCake]

I've been Google-ing stuff about the whizzer (BJJ) and I can't really find a lot of stuff about it.


Can you guys link me or recommend me a source that will cover everything, if not most details about the whizzer and what I can do with the whizzer?

I would prefer a whizzer from the guard but whatever you can share or link with me would be okay.


Thanks in advance, people of F12.

 

[TJS]

Whizzer is a wrestling term and thats where you will proabably find more info on it.

For the arm wrap/overhook guard im sure there is alot of info out there as it is a pretty old school/basic BJJ guard attack series.

"The essential Guard" book has a section on this attack series.

 

[Jagcorps_esq]

Saulo Ribiero has an entire section on the "overwrap" from the guard in Jiu Jitsu University, his book.

 

[stllmn8j]

Here's one for escaping off the back (Mute the sound)



The usual time I've ever seen the whizzer applied is when defending the shoot

 

[Shulom1***]

I like this!

 

[gocubs1815]

The way I learned it, its just an overhook when the guy is underhooking you to keep them from getting further control.

Like when you are in half guard top and they put an under hook on you. You have to Wizzer otherwise they can take your back.

 

[redaxe]

The whizzer does a few things, but essentially it's a counter to a underhook. If your opponent gets a deep underhook on you, he can control you with it and move to your back. A tight whizzer cuts off his path to your back and gives you some control over him. Then it becomes a battle of who has superior head, shoulder, and hip positioning, and who has the tighter grip with the arm. He can control, throw or sweep you with his underhook but you can also control/throw/sweep him with your whizzer.

It's also a tool to defend a shot, like if a guy shoots a single on you, you can't sprawl effectively once he gets your leg because you'd lose your balance, so you whizzer his outside arm and push his head away from you to make space to pry him off your leg, then you stomp with the leg to break his grip.

 

[SuperSuperRambo]

It's not a "technique" that you "go for". It's more like a grip/hold that you use in certain position for control or defense, as well as some attacks, setups, and takedowns. There are tons of situations where you would use it. Really it's not much more than a hard overhook.

Basically what you're asking is the equivalent of asking about the same thing about an underhook.

 

[KJGould]

It's not a "technique" that you "go for". It's more like a grip/hold that you use in certain position for control or defense, as well as some attacks, setups, and takedowns. There are tons of situations where you would use it. Really it's not much more than a hard overhook.

Basically what you're asking is the equivalent of asking about the same thing about an underhook.

That's not technically true. A true whizzer isn't just another name for an overhook. It's a particular way of using an overhook to drive pressure through their shoulder in order to ground them. If, for example, they have half guard and an underhook to the side they can take your back from, and you overhook them - it's just an overhook.

 

[SuperSuperRambo]

That's not technically true. A true whizzer isn't just another name for an overhook. It's a particular way of using an overhook to drive pressure through their shoulder in order to ground them. If, for example, they have half guard and an underhook to the side they can take your back from, and you overhook them - it's just an overhook.

That's kind of what I meant by a "hard" overhook. You're using it to drive pressure down no matter what the situation, even in half guard, because he's using the underhook to come behind you and you're driving him back down. Or at least I've always called that a whizzer.

An overhook is more general to me. For example if I'm going for a sweep from butterfly guard, or an arm entanglement from closed guard, I'm using an overhook rather than a whizzer.

If he's limiting it to what you're describing, that is, using it from the feet, then yes there is probably a good deal of instructional material on it.

 

[KJGould]

Ah ok. You can use a whizzer from guard, but you need some sort of additional upper body control to stop him posturing up and slipping out.

 

[HateCake]

Thanks for the info, guys. Really appreciate it. Ever since I've started watching Claudio Calasans fights I've been researching more on the whizzer.

 

[BJJsb]

The Whizzer, IMO, is the best counter to a single leg.

 

[Bebop]

the only times i use a whizzer in my guard are to hold my opponent still for a quick second as i try to switch what i'm doing with my legs or, against less experienced partners, bait them into an arm triangle. that's just me, though.