Feb 12
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Suplex: The Wrestling Move You Should Be Doing, But Aren’t
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MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu have become all the rage lately, and it seems everybody is wrestling. A problem is that people get focused on move-countermove, then countering the counter move, and get lost in the weeds, where they lose sight of the drawbacks of grappling against multiple opponents and knives.
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The one move no one seems to do is the suplex. If you’re going to learn just one grappling move other than a choke, I think this is it. I must start by saying this is dangerous, which is why you should add it to your arsenal. Imagine executing this move in a parking lot, or a concrete floor, and the opponent’s head isn’t landing on a mat. A broken arm from an opponent trying to catch himself or break his fall is another very real possibility.
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You needn’t even do a suplex (with the back arch). Any time you can move to the opponent’s back, such as by a duck under or arm drag as depicted below, you simply lift with your hips and slam him to the ground. My nephew, James Cook, a collegiate wrestler, uses this to great effect (See here at 7 minutes.). On the street, it’s a fight-ending move.
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