Bridging Side Effects? No, this thread is not about if bridging is good or not for you. I have a very flexible back and find bridging very easy (I have gotten very good with sweeping due to my bridges), and today I was being put in submissions (BJJ) and bridged and was able to get out of it. I realized this and so I kept bridging throughout our rolling. It helped ALOT as he could not get any leverage on it with me briding just right. So my question is, can he do anything to me while I am bridging? Is there something that he can get me in while I bridge...something that leaves me open? The submission(donno what its called) is a wrist lock where they pin your wrist to the ground and slide one hand under your wrist and lock their hands together and raise your hand up. When I bridged I found he could not complete it. EDIT: hehe I spelt briding wrong half of the time
When I first saw the title of this thread I thought this had something to do with weddings. BRIDGING! :Angel:
the submission technique according to your description sounds like the kimura, which is actually a shoulder lock. was he applying it correctly? did he have your elbow glued to your rib-cage? the bride is used to defend against that submission, but generally is used when the bottom man is much larger than the top man or when the top man has to much 'weight' forward.
No it was not the kimura. I found a link showing the submission he was trying to do: http://www.bjj.org/techniques/aranha/valetudo/4.jpg
That's the "kimura" allright. Judo/JJ terms, it's ude-garami. It can be applied in many different situations and positions. That's just one. Others include: http://www.judoclic.com/udegarami.jpg http://home.att.net/~judoinmotion/wsb/media/185935/site1020.jpg http://www.grapplearts.com/Images/Grappling-Techniques/Kimura-1b.jpg Different positions, but the lock stays the same. Also known as the figure four lock. I don't think BJJ calls it something different just because of different positions.
