Was there ever a name for that maneuver that would start as an invitation for a test of strength, and a few lightning quick twists and chops later, the heel is on his back with a torn hamstring. The move was so unique that no one else in the history of wrestling ever duplicated it.
Those neck cranks he does from the top leg ride really have helped me turn people into position for the rnc I really wish I could spar with alotta these guys when they were in their prime it would be awesome
Fujiwara techniques are always simple, but deadly effective. He is not obsessed with over complicated and fancy techniques like many other grappling teachers.
I had never seen this guy and i only train boxing and kickboxing but i can tell this guy is legit. The techniques he's throwing are clean hooks, shovel hooks good speed and that backhand is lethal. But its best to aim that one at the neck. It's tough to continue fighting after that. I'm saying from experience
I would have loved to have seen the greats back then. Even using more of this style today I think would work. Imagine a no submission match between 2 technical wrestlers? However add the ropes with modern day finishers & high flying moves & you've got a nice balance.
Although Catch Wrestling (and its predecessors, especially Lancashire style) is older than Judo, considering they were both prominent at the time, they absolutely mingled. The practitioners competed with one another at times. This is how you get someone like Mitsuyo Maeda (Judoka who also wrestled) influencing The Gracies and Gracie JiuJitsu having similarities, for example. When you intermix competitors, styles will be influenced.
This playback speed seems more realistic. The original footage always appeared to be too fast. At this speed he is fast and precise. I always wondered if the original footage was sped up or if that was his real speed.
Its a shame I only got to see him in his mid forties when he stopped taking care of his physique . He was paunchy and looked ten years older than he was . The guy was a legit badass but in wrestling your look is what counts first . Verne Gagne should have out the World title on him , but like lots of promoters he was afraid that if Billy didn't want to play ball no one could force him to .
@@fabiosplendido9536 He's on about the Jewish ran American commercialised show business , pantomime wrestling, pre determined outcomes ,from the 1920s onwards " and in showbusiness, style is above substance always, so he's right
it's theoretical, of course---academic. Sakuraba in his prime took out several Gracies. Fujiwara is a coach with students who overlapped with Sakuraba's coaches in the past. It's purely academic.
no. They steered-clear from certain people especially those out of The Snake Pit (Wigan England back in the 1950's-60's). Coach Robinson shared the story of "they sent their coaches down to Wigan and challenged our guys, and we beat them.. they went back where they came.." They told them it was an information exchange and not a challenge then made the mistake of challenging them.
@@primoluciano3411 Funaki was beat up by then, had a bad knee and was past his prime. Rickson also tried to change the rules prior to make knees and strikes to the head illegal. Rickson still does have the best MMA record of all his siblings, however.
great to see such a nice number of bare foot dudes on one small mat in one small mat room, love to see barefoot bros on the mats. vickerstristan@gmail.com
Eric David just the background of some if the seminar footage. If you have the seminar dvd, I'm the guy in the q and a that makes the mistake of asking Fujiwara-san to demonstrate his favorite attack from the mount. Ouch!.
what an HONOUR! I trained with Billy Robinson. I would love to attend a Fujiwara seminar (but, I'll remain in the background - he doesn't pull punches---errr---elbows). Thank you for sharing.
Eric David Fujiwara will cause you great discomfort but he is keenly aware of range of motion...such finesse. Volunteering gets you on camera and then your friends get to laugh at it later. I've also trained with Billy. I really miss him.
