They aren’t penalized for staying on their back for minutes at a time and they can literally end the match by using submission holds off of their back. Conversely, jiu-jitsu players score by starting on their back and reversing positions. They will literally lose if their shoulders are held to the mat for a few seconds. ![]() Wrestlers are severely penalized for showing their back to the floor. Once the match hits the floor it’s an entirely different story. The combination of those conditions creates a world of jiu-jitsu competitors who are incentivized to avoid being taken down to the point of sitting to their butt to start a match. However, judging and point systems can make it difficult to score and win a match after you are taken down in gi and no gi jiu-jitsu alike. High-level submission grappling has different rules depending on where you’re competing, but, it’s fair to say you aren’t severely penalized for relative inactivity on the feet. Freestyle wrestling has specific rules and penalties to push athletes together and create action on their feet. The activities of specific sports are shaped by their rules. With that in mind, we’re left wondering, why can’t jiu-jitsu players use that same energy on the feet? Rules are Rules When the match hits the floor they look like wrestlers do on the feet. It’s not like jiu-jitsu athletes are incapable of engaging. These ‘combative gymnastics’ are nothing short of spectacular. High-level wrestlers are constantly grabbing legs, pulling arms, and regularly trading positions before they fall to the floor. Watching bad wrestlers go at is messy, chaotic, boring, and it seems like the participants are afraid of the very exchanges they’re involved in.Ĭontrast that with high-level freestyle wrestling. Whenever the two objects get close to one another they repel almost instantly. It’s kind of like watching two electrons floating through an electron cloud. Generally, when you watch two inexperienced wrestlers go at it you see a menagerie of clubbing, pushing, and single shots followed by backing up fearfully. ![]() ![]() While I love watching wrestling, wrestling in jiu-jitsu matches makes me cringe. If jiu-jitsu is murder yoga then wrestling is combative gymnastics. Wrestling’s violence and dynamism are beautiful. I teach no-gi jiu-jitsu but I really love wrestling.
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