Grovit Wrestling Front Face Lock 

Rest in peace Billy!

I fucking love this technique. I caught people who are more experienced than me with this so many times and it's all thanks to seeing this video.

It's really great to see catch Wrestling still being taught and appreciated

Excellent, when I was young about 30 to 35 years ago this was still practiced in areas of England , mainly around Yorkshire and other coal mining areas. I remember learning face and neck cranks from my late grandfather about 40 years ago

As a former Judo grappler and a current Sambo grappler, I admire and respect all Catch Wrestlers. They are the all top of the food chain in submission grappling. I personally believe that Catch Wrestling is one the best submission grappling art in the world. I wish we had a good catch wrestling school here in northern Florida.

A true legend. So great that the MMA explosion re-discovered him and gave him a great last few years, showing everyone that there's nothing new under the sun :)

Don't know if anyone noticed but Erik Paulson called out to Josh Barnett to go for this in his fight with Roy Nelson. Completely underused move.

This man was way ahead of his time , it must have been so exciting for him to see it becoming more popular ! This was cool always liked your guys stuff! Thank you and RIP Billy

Barnett actually attempted this on Noguiera in their first fight. Barnett actually went from the front choke to the crank.

all I can say is WOW so much wisdom n technique I not seen this ever in bjj

With great respect I say this. It’s because of my experiences in martial arts and because of seeing folks like this that I take nobody for granted and do my best to underestimate no one. I imagine these guys (like some of my teachers) although dont look to tough sitting on a bar stool or big and their not huge or fearsome looking but they’d hand you your ass with a candle in it just as soon as you thought the fight started. Been following these guys for awhile now and although this is an old video it’s a fav of mine. So cool Billy could pass some of what he knows on. Would’ve like to met the guy

RIP Billy Robinson

I love it when you drag out those scientific wrestling guys for a free-bee. Everything Billy Robinson does and says is a brilliant revelation in pain.

Chris Jericho Brought me here (goldberg story)

"YOU feel it come here!" LOL good stuff catch wrestling is no joke.

this seems like an old Wigan move. Love it.

Billy Robinson is in his 70's and he'd still fuck me up with ease, guys a beast.

It's the JKD Mentality "Take what is useful..." You can learn from anyone if you have an open mind and heart. And with coaches at the level of Billy Robinson or Guro Dan Inosanto, your game and perspective can change just in one session.

What a fantastic teacher. His great legacy.

I love the quick switch to a single leg. That was fantastic. Quick and efficient.

all hail the King of Catch - Mr. Billy Robinson and Mr. Jake Shannon!

Be careful with that. It works great, but if you really crank you could badly injure a guys neck.

I like how you guys are really open to learning new techs from different arts. Thanks for sharing!

GOLDEN GOLDEN this guy should have been alive forever .. he is a museum of knowledge .. and i just saw him today . worth thousand martial art videos i seen in youtube.

I practice BJJ but i recognize these wrestling techniques are really good, thnx for the videos man.

Robinson is the best

This was excellent guys! Very well taught and explained!

Sick!! I love the discussion on the technique. Very informative techinques

Great move! My favorite move to use in tournaments. NAGA considers this move a neck crank so only intermediate and advanced can use it.

Good sacrifice throw from that face lock, nasty old school shit.

if given the opportunity, i wud dedicate my life to training under that man. i would literally leave everything i loved and knew behind and did just that for the rest of my life.

Beautiful technique.

Billy's hand covers the whole back of his neck, geez!

Wow, Billy Robinson is a one of a kind!

Wow I learned a hell of alot by watching this. Thanks for the post!

I love how the two dummy's are trying to make light of the pain and Robinson doesn't smile, he just carries on.

@edsheadsaid Well said. Well said. A lot of times, Coach Kiser and I laugh simply because the brilliance of the instruction or the technique itself leaves us speachless. No words can describe our appreciation for the level of skill and yet, we are delighted to be a part of experiencing it.

Catch is a savage form of wrestling but awesome.

Holy shit that's brutal. When my unborn daughter comes of age I'll put the boy she brings home in one of those beauties. Thank you Billy Robinson !

In the video "War Department Martial ArtsTraining - Part 1" at 5:10 they do a similar move but instead of the left hand grabbing a tricep it secures an underhook which establishes more control. However both moves will snap your neck in between c3-c5 which control breathing and other vital functions. So be careful with this one!!!

I really like the part about dropping the hips in, the way I learned was to lean forward on to the lock/fulcrum. Just dropping your weight in a bit seems much more effective.

great video.

@hitlergoonie4life Yeah, a broken neck doesn't hurt that bad when you think about it. It'll just kill you or leave you without sensation from the neck down. I'm with all of you about respecting the legends. And the best way to show that respect is to attend their seminars, buy their DVD's and their books. Help them put food on the table sharing their art. And when I see you at the next Scientific Wrestling Certification you can show me how you stoically take a submission.

Imagine what a prime billy Robinson would look around these guys, he already looks huge around them and yet when your much older and especially for athletes the spine degrades so imagine the prime billy around these guys showing them these moves

Excellent video, excellent instruction.

God damn that guys old but he's still ripped and I bet he could clear out a bar if he wanted.

man..billy robinson is one brutal old man

@petealk12 You could also say it's the wrestling killer, since it would shock and, put in awe any Folk wrestler who tried a double leg take down.

I would kill to have a catch wrestling school where I'm from.

Billy was the policeman off wrestling, Handling any trustbusters.

Awesome technique!!

Best coach EVER.

he underhook is the half halch, something Billy Robinson and other wrestlers teach as well.

-So much better than most of the conventional judo/jiu-jitsu

Catch as catch can wrestling,born in Wigan,England.

I think it's pretty natural to laugh a bit when you feel pain, IF you trust the instructor enough to know that the pain won't lead to injury. Kinda similar reaction as to when something tickles real bad. I don't really see anything wrong with laughing and having fun neither, as long as you keep focusing on what you're doing.

Hulk Hogan did a shoot in a show host that was bad mouthing pro wrestling and legit put him to sleep with this move.

Brilliant.

I've been training BJJ for 3 years, and man do I love the catch wrestling moves! A lot of it may be banned in BJJ, but all in all it is very effective! Good for MMA! This front face lock is a perfect example. It is banned in most jits comps, except it is still a legit submission haha and it is freakin' nasty! Attacking the cervical vertebrae of the spine, and also the fact that it can come on so fast is what makes it a dangerous sub. Must be careful with this one!

I like these guys

anybody knows where does the word "Grovit" come from? Big respect to Master Robinson RIP

Not just streetfighting, I use it in sparring all the time. You're right, really does kill a guy's movement.

Also, that man is a goddamn monster.

Gorgeous.

The old man has massive hands.

Wow, great application and techniques! How do you use that or other catch wrestling moves to counter someone striking, or kicking you? Can this be used effectively in a street fight? Are there any DVDs on this art?

those guys are HUGE!

Being taught by a legend? I'd be giggling like a little school girl as well!

catch wrestling is influenced by Jui-jitsu more so than the other way around. Even back then, Catch was an ever-evolving classical hybrid wrestling style.

"You feel it!" lol

muito bom. excelente técnica.

Nice instruction, thanks. On a side note, wow, the years have not been kind to Trey Parker, Jesus......hes got some city miles on him :(

is this ma kazushi sakaraba old trainer ?i have read that saku had a british instructor of catch when he started : please answer

Perfect!!!!!

RIP Billy

In this 0:04 that guy is Brazilian Catch Wrestler Marco Ruas but he is so strange !!!!!!!! 🧐🤔🧐🤔

At the end of the video I misheared "The fun face lock is what it's called in wrestling now." Not that's an ironic name that will stick with me for a while. The fun face lock XD

Bet he was one mean dood in the day

snap , crackle and pop

catch as catch can is a wrestling style from britain i think, unlike Greco Roman and Freestyle, joint lock submission can be used to win the match

King Robinson

Ramsey Dewey brought me here.

You would think that having the honor to be taught by a legend and a great wrestling teacher would keep someone from giggling like a school girl everytime they feel pain.

Brutal move ends a fight

I wonder if this would work if you've sprawled on someone after they've shot in? I'll usually go for the anaconda but sometimes I cant synch it up on my bicep if they guy is really big

When do we learn the "Yoga Flame" technique, Jake?

At full force/speed, would this be more likely to kill, paralyze, or just leave the person in a halo for a while (on an average healthy person)?

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@gzeuskraiste thank you so much

The bald guy has the smallest head in the world.

They were about even. It's only natural that when they came in contact, they influenced each other. The guard game is uniquely found in kodokan judo/juijitsu. Catch has no guard game.

Catch wresting Effective!

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catch -as catch can speaks for itself... if you're a real or a pro wrestler you'll learn or figure it out...

I think Billy is in Arizona, not Utah

I came here after a chris jericho - goldberg story

That does look painful to me.

old schools serious..

Knock when it hurts.

After watching this I realized that Hogan put Richard Belzer to sleep on purpose in 1984. You can see Hogan drop his hips when he has Belzer in the front face lock. Putting him to sleep instantly. What a douche!