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Post by muhammad on Jan 12, 2011 12:45:00 GMT -5
i live in Singapore, mma is a rising sport here, so there are BJJ clubs here. But catch is unknown in this region. I've educated myself through "youtube" and have purchased Josh Barnett's Punishing Rides. I am interested to know, are there good DVDs out there for beginners and Catch's real life application to Self defense?
every input will be valuable.thank you.
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Post by KJ Gould on Jan 12, 2011 14:30:16 GMT -5
For beginners and fundamentals I'd recommend ISWA - Catch Wrestling Level 1 Syllabus and Yoshiyaki Fujiwara's Submission Master (Japanese language, no subtitles) and then see how you got on from there. Beginner to Intermediate I'd probably say Mark Hatmaker's "The Complete Grappler" and Tony Cecchine's "Lost Art of Hooking".
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Post by muhammad on Jan 12, 2011 15:09:18 GMT -5
thank you for the dvd input! i was just thinking about the Fujiwara DVD set ...the other question was can Catch Wrestling be a legitimate form of self defense?
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Post by KJ Gould on Jan 12, 2011 17:22:58 GMT -5
It really depends on what circumstances you find yourself in and how you need to defend yourself. Potentially you can defend yourself in a one on one unarmed altercation but even then it's a roll of the dice. Wrestling in general can allow you to stay standing and then break to run away from danger when it's safe to do so, if that helps.
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Post by relakz on Jan 12, 2011 17:55:59 GMT -5
What do you think of the CSW Level 1-5 Curriculum DVD series, KJ?
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Post by KJ Gould on Jan 12, 2011 18:13:03 GMT -5
I think CSW curriculum a good basis for MMA generally. You won't find TONS of techniques, but you will find some basic essentials and some drills to work on. You'll become solid if you drill everything on there and get lots of repetitions in, and from there you can build up your repertoire. There's still a significant BJJ influence in it and it doesn't teach you how to ride or use your weight like in wrestling though.
Also throughout the Curriculum you'll find a lot of repetition in what he shows only slightly more from level to level. I think it's more intended for use by CSW affiliate coaches to make sure CSW students around the world are on the same page with the fundamentals. I can see some people being disappointed with it especially if they've splashed out a lot of money and got the whole set. So yeah, I'm kind of iffy on it, 50/50 on whether to recommend officially buying it or not.
At some point I'm going to try and compose blog posts on the essential basics people should learn but of course that would just be my subjective opinion and I'm no authority on the matter.
For a clear to understand introduction to Catch I think Kris Iatskevich one is probably the best including value (about $40 I think).
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Post by muhammad on Jan 15, 2011 20:25:22 GMT -5
thanks KJ, for the input on self defense. i see where you are coming from.
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