| Looking back at this classic submission grappling | | | | and make it work for him he manages to shoot again |
| match, there is much to learn from these two | | | | this time he is countered with the D'arce choke (also |
| phenomenal athletes and Brazilian jujitsu black belts. | | | | known as the Brabo choke). This choke along with the |
| Marcelo Garcia is arguably one of the greatest | | | | Anaconda choke is an extremely effective counter for |
| grapplers that has ever lived, who has submitted larger | | | | the shoot and here Drysdale managed to use it |
| opponents like Ricco Rodriguez. I say this because | | | | perfectly. Marcelo Garcia is to blame for attempting |
| many people have claimed that he was beaten by | | | | the same entry giving a very focused and strategic |
| Robert Drysdale stricktly because of Drysdale's size | | | | opponent like Drysdale a chance to focus on |
| advantage. While it is true that Drysdale significantly | | | | countering a predictable entry on his opponent's part. |
| outweighs Marcelo Garcia, I will examine their match | | | | Drysdale quickly sunk it in place and moved in to |
| up and uncover why it was more than just a size | | | | position himself to use the most leverage to his |
| advantage that was responsible for Drysdale's victory. | | | | advantage while using the choke to get on top of |
| The match started off with both of them battling for | | | | Garcia, but Garcia tried with all his might to flatten on |
| grips and you can clearly see early on that Garcia | | | | his belly and resist but it was too late the choke was |
| spent more time being the aggressor and looking for a | | | | sunk in place and it was just a matter of getting the |
| shoot to get in. After about a minute in the match he | | | | positioning on Garcia to apply the pressure neccesary |
| succeeded at picking a single leg to which Drysdale | | | | to secure the tap. This is where Drysdale's size came |
| remained calm and focused and regained his footing | | | | into play and he was able to use it to force Garcia |
| after being taken down only to be taken down again | | | | over into the right position and squeeze the choke |
| and end up with Garcia in his guard. But this is where | | | | getting the tap. |
| Drysdale showed a very smart strategy and | | | | Drysdale won this fight by applying effective strategies |
| immediately stood up as soon as Garcia pulled out of | | | | like in standing up from the guard. The guard has |
| his guard. | | | | become a go to position for some grapplers and this is |
| I would like to stress the importance of this strategy of | | | | not just a tactical error in a self defense situation it has |
| regarding the guard as a transitional position and | | | | enabled the sport of grappling to become boring |
| immediately standing back up from the guard as a | | | | because of this misuse of the guard. |
| superior strategy than just hanging out in the guard and | | | | This classic match should be viewed and analysed by |
| becoming too dependant on it. More on this in a bit. | | | | everyone practicing Brazilian jujitsu, grappling and |
| They lock up again and after a little bit more frustration | | | | mixed martial arts. It will help improve your game better |
| on Garcia's part for his inability to maintain the clinch | | | | than most instructional dvds will. |