Key Takeaways
- A six-part No-Gi instructional offering a unique perspective on integrating wrestling into BJJ.
- It contains standing, pinning, and even guard-based attacks, using proven wrestling techniques and methods.
- Features an entire volume of techniques to avoid, and how to safely practice wrestling.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 9 out of 10.
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Wrestling is a hard, demanding sport that requires a lot of dedication and discipline. That is why we are training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu rather than wrestling. Being lazy, however, does not mean we need to exclude all the relevant and effective aspects of wrestling that are easy to integrate into BJJ.
The Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD is a unique instructional in the sense that it delivers proven, effective methods to achieve your grappling goals, tailor-suited to the needs of BJJ. Expect a lot more than takedowns in this one, and enjoy learning how to select the optimal techniques from wrestling to improve your BJJ.
Wrestling is More than Takedowns
Whenever people talk about wrestling in terms of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu it is either to very about how a white/blue belt wrestler is toying with them, or to discuss takedowns. However, the age-old sport of wrestling has unbelievably more to offer BJJ athletes than just takedowns and boogeyman stories.
I’ve been utilizing a bunch of crucial wrestling concepts in the curriculums of my gym for the better part of the last decade. From pinning principles to using rides for transitions, exploring different, but very potent grip configurations and my favorite, mastering mat returns to ensure you can keep a match where you want it.
These are just a few examples of how wrestling can completely change your BJJ game. I haven’t even touched upon the enormous library of information regarding defense and escapes that is available through millennia of wrestling experiences.
The Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD is an instructional that delivers on far more than just a set of takedowns and grip fighting, even though it does feature these two giant staples of grappling. It also explores how we can use wrestling for passing, sweeping, submission setups, and pinning, among other things.
Grappling Innovator Shawn Williams
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Shawn Williams DVD. Back in the day, I had some of my best closed guard performances as a result of his Williams guard instructional, but I haven’t really come across anything else from the Renzo Gracie black belt since.
The Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD came as a surprise, as I was not sure it was the same Shawn Williams. Turns out that the man behind this instructional is the same genius mind that came up with the Williams guard, and has been transforming BJJ for decades.
Shawn spent a lot of time training with different Gracies in addition to Renzo but also stayed open to different Jiu-Jitsu streams, such as the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu style. Shawn’s guard was a direct result of his mindset during training, appearing before he even came close to a black belt which he got 23 years ago from both Renzo and Danaher.
Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD Review
The 6-part Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD is going to tach you everything you need to know about incorporating efficient wrestling into your BJJ game, and it will only take you just under 4 hours to get through the full material!
Part 1 – Introduction to Wrestling for BJJ
As you’d expect from a Shawn Williams instructional, this DVD has tons of knowledge to offer and makes it easy to understand exactly what Shawn is trying to explain in each and every chapter.
The entire first volume of the Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD serves as an introduction to the 6-part series, focusing on the core applications of wrestling in BJJ which extend far past just taking someone down.
Willimas covers the goals of the DVD first, as he looks into the optimal stance to take for both standing and top position grappling. In fact, a guard passing concept defining key points of contact, which are wrestling-inspired appears in this part of the DVD, right before Willimas starts breaking down key movement patterns that you have to able to recognize.
Part 2 – Grip Fighting
The most boring, yet most important aspect of grappling – grip fighting is the main subject in part two of the Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD. Shawn makes it as interesting as grip fighting can be, while still covering key hand-fighting concepts such as collar and elbow ties and wrist control.
He offers both sides of the coin in this part of the instructional, providing everything you need to know about both getting optimal grips and preventing your opponent from getting his first. A set of useful hand-fighting drills also appears in this section of the DVD.
Part 3 – Wrestling from the Guard
One of the least explored aspects of wrestling for Jiu-Jitsu, which is using wrestling from the guard is what Shawn explores in the third part of his instructional. If there is one part of this DVD you need, it is hands down this one!
While you probably know about most of the stuff Shawn demonstrates from the butterfly guard, such as arm drags, head snaps, and ankle picks, you probably never studied them from a wrestling perspective. These staple moves become a lot more dangerous when you introduce wrestling goals and ideas behind them.
This portion of the Shawn Williams Wrestling DVD also contains one of the best subjects in this entire instructional, which is the short series on clearing collar ties that brings this volume to an end.
Part 4 – Wrestling Attacks
Things get more interesting and heated as we get past the halfway point of the Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD. In terms of attacks, Willimas managed to select and break down the most fundamental wrestling attacks you can use when standing, starting with the 2-on-1 grip series.
If you expect a set of crazy takedowns in this portion, you’ve clearly never seen a Shawn Williams DVD before. The focus is on key movements and reactions to pushing, shoving, pulling, and working angles, as Williams shows you how to outmaneuver everyone before you pull the trigger on a takedown.
Part 5 – Minimizing Dangers when Practicing
Arguably the most important part of the Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD, albeit not one I expect plenty of younger, athletic grapplers will take too seriously. This part covers Shawn’s philosophy of practicing wrestling in a way that spares your knees, spine, and overall health, while still delivering efficient results.
He outlines the dangers of certain moves such as shooting for double legs and guillotines, for example, and shows ways around them and how you can avoid them completely by blocking your opponent’s access to these specific moves.
Part 6 – Mastering Wrestling for BJJ
The last part of the Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD is where you get the gist of wrestling for Jiu-Jitsu, served using the principles that were shared in the previous volumes of the instructional.
Here, Willimas talks turtle breakdowns (including the stiff-arm turtle), finishing the single leg, passing directly off-of takedowns, incorporating Judo sweeps with headlock threats and the likes, offering a full system that has components to fit anyone’s game, no matter how expansive or restrictive it is.
Saving some of the best for last, Shawn also shares concepts that are crucial to developing a successful wrestling game for BJJ but would’ve been wasted if shared earlier anywhere in this DVD. Another testament to Shawn’s expertise as one of the best BJJ coaches in the world.
Learning ‘Safe’ Wrestling
The one thing that most people dislike about wrestling is the intensity that it requires for the moves to work. That, however, is only true if you’re actually wrestling. As a BJJ grappler myself, I understand we prefer to be lazy in this sport, but the good news is that we can adjust what we take from wrestling to fit a much slower pace and the elaborate needs of Jiu-Jitsu.
Shooting is one example of things that you can freely forget about. Yeah, it will work if you’re strong and powerful, but it won’t get you past your purple belt days. Instead, opting for moves that don’t put any more unnecessary pressure on your knees and spine is the best formula to adopt wrestling techniques into your BJJ game, but not destroy your body along the way.
So far, not one of the Wrestling for BJJ instructional that I’ve seen covers longevity, which is another aspect that makes the Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD unique. Saving your health means you can grapple for longer, and this DVD contains details on how to integrate such an approach into your game.
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Wrestle More!
Wrestle more, but be smart about how you set it up! The Wrestling For Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Williams DVD goes past just offering useful wrestling concepts and techniques for BJJ – it also teaches you how to safely incorporate them and which aspects of wrestling to avoid altogether. It also offers a lot more than just takedowns, which is what your game actually needs – diversity rather than more details on the same few moves everyone’s trying to use.
