Key Takeaways
- A wrestling for BJJ insturctional that explains exactly what the bodylock is and how to use it for clinching
- Delivers more uses and variations of the position for BJJ and MMA than you thought were possible.
- Covers key aspects such as footwork, grips, angles, tactics, and defensive uses of all kinds of bodylocks.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 9.5 out of 10.
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Another one of those moves we tend to use a lot and take for granted is the bodylock. While most people imagine having their arms clasped around someone’s waist when the name is mentioned, the bodylock actually goes far beyond just that particular position.
The Bodylock System Darryl Christian DVD makes that painfully clear and will make you feel like you’ve been grappling wrong for your entire career on the mats so far. If you want to make the most out of your connections and figure out the role clinch plays in Jiu-Jitsu, you definitely need this one!
Why the Bodylock?
Bodylocks have been dominating Jiu-Jitsu for the past few years. There’s a good reason for this, too — they work in many different positions, are fairly easy to hold, and tend to appear freely in scrambles. They’ve even spread to Gi BJJ, particularly in the domain of guard passing.
Personally, I’ve always enjoyed looking for bodylocks while standing but never really thought of them as clinching positions. I know, it’s one of those things that are painfully obvious but apparently easy to miss.
The Bodylock System Darryl Christian DVD opened my eyes to the versatility of the position, which extends well beyond just taking people down or passing guards. It turns out there are so many bodylock variations you can use from literally anywhere — as long as you don’t limit your perception of the move to just one position.
Clinch Master Darryl Christian
The name might not ring a bell, which is not uncommon these days — unless someone is on TRT and talking crap, or one of the handful that are actually extremely good in BJJ, it’s hard to remember everyone involved in grappling. I had no idea who Darryl Christian was either, before I picked this DVD up.
It turns out that Darryl is the man behind the stellar wrestling performances of some of the biggest stars we’ve seen in the UFC octagon. World champions such as Dominick Cruz, Rashad Evans, TJ Dillashaw, and Chael Sonnen. He’s also the mastermind behind Kyle Dake, a high-level Olympic wrestler who is one of the few who have beaten Jordan Burroughs.
Christian, who was a member of the US National Wrestling Team himself, was one of the first people to cause tectonic changes in the way grappling training for MMA is structured. Even Jiu-Jitsu greats such as Keenan Cornelius and Rafa Mendes sought out his tactical expertise.
This Darryl Christian Bodylock System DVD is one of the best grappling resources I’ve ever seen in my life — and I’ve seen a lot. It doesn’t matter if you do Gi, No-Gi, MMA, or pure wrestling — this one is a must-have!
Bodylock System Darryl Christian DVD Review
It takes the Bodylock System Darryl Christian DVD just three volumes, the first two of which last around 30 minutes, and the final one just under, to unlock all the potential of the bodylock position that you never knew was there.
Part 1 – Footwork for Clinching
Try to clinch with a wrestler and you’ll soon find out that unless you can keep a hold of the clinch, you’re done. Staying attached in a way that allows you to eventually get your opponent to the mats has everything to do with footwork.
The opening part of the Bodylock System Darryl Christian DVD covers this in detail, but not in a boring way that has you moving around the gym without a partner, holding a wrestling stance. Darryl invites chaos and scrambles, outlining exactly when you need to move and how.
What you can expect to understand better from this volume is the art of off-balancing, trips, ducking to get behind, the Momir, and how to transition between bodylocks and snapdowns.
Part 2 – Front Headlock Attacks
Part two of the Bodylock Darryl Christian DVD focuses on the front headlock first, demonstrating how you can use bodylocks from this position as well. I was very surprised at first, too, but it fits right in with Darryl’s unorthodox way of thinking.
Essentials such as grip placement, body alignment, and footwork appear again, allowing you to build on them with hip tosses, ankle picks, and cross-body attacks. Head and arm chokes also feature, along with some awesome roll-through takedowns that are Instagram reel–worthy.
Part 3 – Defending With Bodylocks
The final part of the DVD is all about defense, or better said, counterattacking, because Darryl’s clinching tactics don’t really leave too much room for you to get attacked. Here, Christian talks about transitioning from offense to defense and back, which is the first and most important chapter, according to me.
From a strictly grappling standpoint (he has some kick defenses for MMA in this part too), the bodylock-based counters to classics such as the single and double leg takedown are absolutely insane!
Moreover, he also demonstrates how to keep someone down or up against a wall or cage. A fine way to wrap the Bodylock System Darryl Christian DVD up.
More than Just a Hug
As it turns out, you don’t have to bodylock someone under the arms and around their waist for the move to work. Yeah, you can go over one arm, over both arms, lock the torso from the front headlock position, and anything else you can think of — it all works.
For me, this was a huge benefit from watching this DVD — I understood more about things I was doing while grappling. It seems we’ve all been using bodylocks constantly, just without associating what we’re doing to that specific term.
There is a good reason why people refer to Darryl Christian as the clinch master — he can lock his arms around your body from just about anywhere and make any grappling move work based on that attachment. The Bodylock System Darryl Christian DVD truly is an instructional that everyone involved in grappling needs to see.
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Clinch the Body!
After going through the contents of the Bodylock System Darryl Christian DVD, you’ll never look at clinching the same. It is the simplicity of the material that did it for me — you can use it in No-Gi, in Gi, for MMA, wrestling, or even in Muay Thai. It opens the door to a completely new way of working with your arms connected around your opponent’s body.
