Wristlocks (known as mao de vaca in Portuguese) are some of the lesser used submissions in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.
Wrist locks are used widely in Akido, Hapkido and Japanese Ju Jitsu. They are illegal in Judo and Sambo.
They are legal in BJJ from blue belt and upward.
In this amazing video, The infamous BJJ black belt Pete The Greek shows 37 different Wrist Locks from every single position you can think . Pete is a specialist in wrist locks and it is unbelievable how much he knows about it. Bernardo Faria appreciated….
Recently, Travis Stevens put together a two DVD set explaining and outlining the details of some of his wrist locks. As a high level judoka who has become a high level jiujiteiro, he is in a unique position to help viewers of his DVD attain a high understanding of what it takes to execute wrist locks and to add to the viewers’ wrist lock arsenal. This DVD covers everything from simple ways to get to the wrist lock and break the naturally strong positioning of an intelligent grappler’s hands, to complex BJJ techniques like transitioning to wrist locks from various positions and submissions. Check it out here!
