BISON

ok thanks man. i know the book. by the way, i dont remember matt hughes (wrestler in one of the recent ufcs) grabbing deep into the buttcrack like that and he has one hell of a double leg slamdown.

i'm not but that doesnt have anything to do with it. it's just that i have attended seminars/camps put on by more than a few wrestling legends, and i never remember them saying to cup the buttocks like that. yet everytime i see bjj submission match or bjj in mma, i see them grabbing buttocks firmly like that. i was just wondering the reason for it.

Hi, I was just wondering about the purpose for hand placement closer to "the crack" in the BJJ version of the double leg takedown. Is is for greater leverage or is there some unspoken reason for doing this or what? When I wrestled, I don't ever remember aiming to cup the buttocks, but I do see this trend from BJJ in grappling and MMA matches. http://news.adcombat.com/images/articles/3117/Dsc00473.jpg

OMG, thanks for that article. You see, it did affect my focus and concentration. I could feel it building up before I was called on to "center stage." All I could think about was the impending fart building up from the inner depths of my buttocks. Perhaps in allowing myself to become obsessed with the looming gastrointestinal disaster, instead of focusing on the bigger matter at hand, I failed myself and failed a higher purpose of kata. Never again will I allow flatulence to disrupt my inner peace during kata. Sincerely, BISON

Serious question: If you fart during a kata, do you stop and excuse yourself or go on like nothing happened? I remember years ago at a belt testing, I let one rip as I was executing a double spinning roundhouse. I went on like nothing happened. But looking back, I think maybe I should have stopped and excused myself as a sign of respect to my graders.