Key Takeaways
- A two-part No-Gi DVD breaking down the essential concept of controlling the chin.
- Features top and bottom uses of chin control to set up attacks, or escape bad spots.
- Includes positional mechanics, sweeps, passes, and submission setups.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 10 out of 10.
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Finally, an instructional that delivers one of the most fundamental concepts in grappling – head control. While I disagree that this is an advanced aspect of grappling and think everyone should be made aware of it from day one, I am a huge fan of everything that the Advanced Chin Control Concepts David Petrone DVD delivers.
Chin control is sadly limited to a couple of key positions in BJJ, most of which we take for granted and use only opportunistically, or as a means to a different end-range goal. However, there is a lot more behind the concept of controlling the chin, and this instructional hits the spot perfectly in delivering all the essentials to master this grappling ‘hack’.
Chin Control From Everywhere
How often do you focus on the chin of the opponent while you’re grappling? I’m not talking about ground and pounding them, but rather using the chin to emphasize your control.
For most people, the answer is going to include either chin-strap-based guillotine-type control or cross facing, mostly from mount. Or both, for those who really like to manipulate the chin while grappling.
When you come to think of it, though, there are a lot more applications of chin control all across grappling, from standing to bottom and top positions on the ground. The chin plays a pivotal role in sweeping, passing, pinning, getting to upper body submissions, finishing said submissions and, very notably, escaping bad spots.
The more you understand how to utilize the opponent’s chin to make your attacks easier and block their defenses, the easier it will be to impose your grappling game. I found the Advanced Chin Control Concepts David Petrone DVD game-changing in this regard, and can’t recommend it enough.
BlackOut Grappling Leader David Petrone
Mr. David Petrone is one of the people with the most grappling experience in the world. Certified in wrestling, catch wrestling, and holding a black belt degree in BJJ, there are a few living people out there who might claim to have more accumulated submission grappling knowledge than Petrone.
Petrone has been grappling for over 40 years, focusing on submissions more than anything. His research has led him to uncover plenty of key grappling concepts that extend past just submission holds, earning him the title of one of the most innovative minds in modern grappling.
Currently heading the BlackOut Grappling team out of Las Vegas, Petrone is all about teaching. His competition resume, however, includes a couple of Pans No-Gi titles and a world title, along with plenty of medals in different tournaments that were available when he was actively competing.
He has already proven to be a fantastic coach, particularly through the grappling success of his son Vincent, who is also a coach and competitor, David is tireless at sharing his knowledge. The Advanced Chin Control Concepts David Petrone DVD is his 8th instructional, and as far as I am concerned, his most valuable to date.
Advanced Chin Control Concepts David Petrone DVD Review
The Advanced Chin Control Concepts David Petrone DVD has everything organized in two parts, the first of which addresses bottom applications of chin control, and the second covers top position uses. The length of the material is about an hour.
Part 1 – Chin Control from Guard
The one aspect you might not be considering in terms of chin control is using it from guard past the classic chin strap/guillotine grip. I know I didn’t, at least not consciously, before seeing this opening volume of the Advanced Chin Control Concepts David Petrone DVD.
Head control is something we’re after all the time, but as it turns out, it’s the chin we need. Petrone makes a great point by explaining how most of the head control methods we use, Gi and No-Gi end up affecting the chin of the opponent.
Using practical examples to better capture his point, Petrone takes us through several staple BJJ moves in this part, starting with the flower sweep, and extending into triangles and armbars. Throughout the demonstrations, the focus is on chin control and how it makes all the moves possible.
Part 2 – Top Position Chin Dominance
Top positions provide a real playground for chin control, especially for those who like to utilize catch wrestling in their BJJ game. He kicks the second part of the David Petrone Chin Control DVD with a pressure tap submission based on chin control, before moving on to explore other methods of torturing your opponents.
There’s lots of wrestling in this portion, with stockades and cradles used as practical examples of the power of chin control. Petrone also takes a look at the top half guard, offering submission passing using the chin control, before wrapping up with a slick side control reversal option.
Controlling the Head
You’ve probably heard the old ‘where the head goes, the body will follow’. That concept I true, and it is the foundation of plenty of pins that work really well in BJJ, such as mount and side control.
However, there is a fallacy in the way we present the concept. I find people get lost when they need to figure out how to direct the body by using the head. My version of it is simpler – the body will go where the face is looking. That makes it a bit easier to figure out, as now you have just one side of the head to consider.
That brings us to the points of control that can help you force the face, and consequently, the body, into a specific direction. The top of the head and the chin are the two best points to leverage the neck portion of the spine, causing the head to turn and remain directed in a specific direction.
Out of the two, the chin is the more difficult one to figure out, but the one that provides a larger chunk of the control, as it is the most mobile part of the head, and conveniently located on the face. All of these concepts and more feature in the Advanced Chin Control Concepts David Petrone DVD.
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Strap the Chin!
Time to start focusing on the chin and all the ways you can control it to gain an advantage. The Advanced Chin Control Concepts David Petrone DVD offers plenty of ideas, covering both top and bottom positions, attacks, and escapes. However, you can extend your research to include Gi applications and the standing uses of this foundational grappling concept, which most people don’t take seriously.
