Dr. Rhadi Ferguson explains one of the most important parts of matwork that many Brazilian Jiujitsu practitioners fail to stress the importance of or see the value in the practice of osaekomi waza also known as pinning techniques. Good osaekomi waza should make you feel the need to tap from the pressure.
Pinning Techniques (Osaekomi-Waza).
Osaekomi-waza (Pinning techniques) is one of the groups of Katame-waza (Grappling techniques). These pins represent different types of hold down techniques when holds another one on his back.
If you’ve ever rolled with a Judoka with good groundwork who is on top of you, you will will feel discomfort and even pain from the pressure.
In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, part of the reason why BJJ practitioners don’t have good pinning work is because the goal of BJJ groundwork is to constantly evolve and improve position so not that much time is spent on actually pinning your opponent.
Dr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson is a Bahamian-American mixed martial arts and Judo trainer, Judo Olympian strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and 4 th degree black belt in judo and 3rd degree in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
