Catch Wrestling Classes
Kaizen Martial Arts now has Catch Wrestling Classes running at our Wyndham Vale HQ, this adds to our Jiu Jitsu and Luta Livre ( Brazilian Submission Wrestling ) classes.
Catch Wrestling vs Brazilian Jujitsu
As in most similar styles there is always the debate over which style is best.
No particular style is better than the other, they are just different.
We are all working for the same result but have different thoughts on how to attain them.
There are many differences between Catch and BJJ;
Catch wrestling is known for being a brutal and aggressive style based on physics, leverage, control, and athleticism and Jujitsu translates to the gentile art.
The BJJ practitioner is generally very methodical, working for the perfect position then going for the submission, whereas the Catch wrestler usually moves at a very fast and aggressive pace and is focused on controlling his opponent, making him react to certain movements and ultimately ending the match with a quick submission.
The chance of being pinned is one of the biggest differences between Catch and BJJ. The guard is pretty much obsolete in catch because if the bottom guys shoulders go flat the match is over.
Coming from a style where there are no points for positions and a pin could end the match, the catch wrestler prefers (but is not limited to) top control.
Catch wrestling also has a wide variety of positions, leg locks, neck cranks and throws not usually found in BJJ.
Most people aren’t aware that BJJ was influenced by Catch wrestling.
A man by the name of Mitsuyo Maeda taught Carlos Gracie (older brother of Helio Gracie) to fight. What most do not know is that Maeda perfected his system competing in Catch-As-Catch-Can tournaments (as “Count Koma”) at the turn of the 20th Century. Maeda is rumored to have fought over 2,000 matches in his career and he only lost two matches one of which was in the “catch-as-catch-can” world championships held in London (he entered in both the middleweight and heavyweight divisions and advanced to the semi-finals in two weight classes)
Another grappler Masahiko Kimura learned legitimate Catch-As-Catch-Can while working as a Professional Wrestler for Rikidozan in the early 1950s. Later Kimura would go on to beat Helio Gracie with the bread and butter hold of catch wrestling; the double wrist lock (AKA Kimaura).
