Ankle Picks (Diary entry)

27.10.2023 This morning brought my UKSO Cotswolds’ teacher client’s clinch course onto the seventh hour. The last lesson saw us transition from Greco-Roman style grappling into foot-sweeps. This time we moved onto ankle picks one of the best transitional clinching techniques. It works off upper body holds learnt through Greco-Roman Wrestling and also introduces dropping levels. We began with a warm-up of more Freestyle based grappling exercises. These included downward blocks and variations on sprawling. Later we also looked at the level change into lowline takedowns as a generic exercise. Then we completed 2 x 3 minute rounds of Greco-Roman inspired grappling. In the first round I encouraged collar-ties and wrist-grips, working on taking angles and breaking posture. Round two brought in a heavier emphasis on layering in under-hooks and over-hooks. I then introduced the ankle pick. We performed it from a collar-tie position and also covered countering a counter i.e. if the opponent withdraws the foot you are attacking. https://clubbchimera.com/services/