Street Smart Jiu Jitsu: Volume 1
Welcome to the rough streets of Indiana, volume 2. Bob and Steve are back again to walk you through another finishing technique that can be used if your opponent attempts to run away like the 4th grader that most opponents in our field of battle are.
Channeling the spirit and likeness of Rickson Gracie, we will walk you through how to finish an encounter against multiple opponents. One criticism of BJJ in general that SSJJ takes care of, is the fact that multiple opponents is not only easy, but fun.
So prepare yourself for one way to finish your opponent from back mount.
Here, we see Bob with a Rickson like pose after having finished that annoying Susie from gym class. The cries of terror of onlookers fill Bob's ears, as he notices that SSJJ has left a possible opponent standing. Rearing back, Bob begins the chase.
Having run down Steve, Bob uses the collars of Steve's shirt to control him. Much like a gi, you will notice t-shirts have collars. Gi jiu jitsu is effective for the street, as you are able to use your opponents t-shirts like a deadly strait jacket of pain, wrapping your opponent in his own torment.
In this next picture, Bob attacks his opponents base by transferring his weight high, driving Steve into the ground. This is much like pulling guard, but in reverse. In some situations, this is preferred to pulling guard, but it is optimal if your opponent turns into you. Often, your opponent will attempt to continue running making it difficult to do this.
In order to fully control Steve, Bob sinks the hooks in and bottoms Steve out. This gives Steve no chance to escape. The hooks are a technique invented by Rickson Gracie in the mean oceans of Rio de Janeiro, where he was fishing for sharks bare handed while wearing his gi. He came upon a great white shark that attempted to escape, however Rickson Gracie used his legs to sink deeply into the tiny fish's (to him) gills. He came back to shore and joked to his many brothers "I really sunk my hooks in!" and so it came to be known as "hooks."
Bob sees the start of the end of this fight, and sets up the finish using the many pockets that are inside his gi lapel. Rearing back, use the whole weight of your body and the momentum of the weight of the hammer to finish the maneuver. The strength does not lie in the arms here, but in the rotation of the hips, which many SSJJ moves are based off of.
Steve is dead.
Here, you have seen the effective techniques that we have learned from watching videos of Rickson's 400 victories and translated to the streets and playgrounds of Indiana.
Note: not to be used on Sakuraba or other professional wrestlers.
