MY first fight!

[MercuryTurrent]

i've wrestled for 6 years (including one year at NC falcons, a nationally known team), and have been in the AAU scene for awhile. when i entered JJ training, my perception was how we looked what must be accomplished. because you are a wrestler, and they rely on JJ, you have an advantage and a disadvantage. try to combine your teachings of both! remember old wrestling moves like the death (or gator) roll, cement mixer, double back roll, lateral drop; and use your JJ to finish it off. if your a good wrestler, you've already developed a sense for when a takedown goes wrong, and when to back out (i call it the "quit")
when you quit on a take down, the important thing is to get the other guy to cease contact with you, and back in the neutral position. using fast agressive movements usually help a great deal in evading!

[WrestlerBJJ]

Hey that was great. Id say im a good wrestler. District Champ level in NJ (top 3 state in country for wrestling). The mat sense from wrestling really helps. And those moves such as the cement drop/mixer do work because there not really expecting stuff outside of bjj.

[phillyman]

Wrestlers

Hey what do you wrestlers do as far as conditioning (strength) do you life weights or do you use some other type of conditioning routine?

[MercuryTurrent]

i still use the russian jumping-jacks and squats, and i also do free wieght training. i also work extensivly on my stretching; which somehow always comes in great hand with both wrestling and BJJ/JJ.

[WrestlerBJJ]

Weight training. Pullling actoins though. help when your in a jam. Sprints and pushups. 5 mile runs