Safety Tips for Doing a Jujitsu Wristlock

Video Transcript

"MICHAEL LEWIS: Michael Lewis here with Christian Martial Arts. On behalf of Expert Village, we are here to talk today about executing an outboard wristlock. The safety is key when training in jiujitsu. Again, if we were applying a technique and he grabs my wrist, I'll apply an outboard wristlock. If I just go full speed and just go in over and apply pressure to his wrist, I may accidentally break his wrist or just strain his wrist. So when you are training in jiujitsu, you want to do everything very slowly and very calmly in a smooth speed. But also, for his safety, he knows how to tap. So when he out-press in and over and he feels pain, he taps. Now, the thing to watch out for is the people that have high pain tolerances. You can go in to work on their wrist or on their arm. And so they had to be aware and you have to be aware of their flexibility and limitations in that manner. Also, control and speed is another very, very important part. It is that when you are applying the technique, not to go too fast but also to exercise a lot of control, not to have any jerky movement. You got to be as smooth as possible when you are applying the technique. That way, you will be able to train and execute a lot more techniques without having to worry or to fear about getting hurt or injured."