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Jigoku Jime
The crucifix position is a grappling position#Ground grappling position, ground grappling position that involves being perpendicularly behind the opponent, chest against back, and controlling the opponent's arms. One of the opponent's arms is controlled using the legs, and the other using the arms, hence effectively putting the opponent in a position resembling a crucifix. This position allows for elbow (strike), elbow strikes to the head, or if the opponent is wearing a keikogi, gi, it allows for a collar strangle called the crucifix choke (in Judo known as ''jigoku jime'', 地獄絞, "hell strangle").Wolfe, DavidThe David Brent Wolfe Dictionary of Japanese Martial Art Terms. ''pages.prodigy.net''. URL last accessed February 11, 2006 It is also possible to have the crucifix position in such a way that a spinal lock#Crucifix neck crank, crucifix neck crank can be applied. References * Gracie Barra TampaA Confusion of Crucifixes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo De Lima
Eduardo "Veio" de Lima is a 6th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) under Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie, Jr. and the head of Gracie Barra Clearwater. He has won several gold medals in the black belt divisions at the Pan American Championships. Eduardo began training in BJJ at age nineteen after his friend Renzo Gracie recommended he try a class at the Gracie Barra Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For the first two years, he studied under Jean Jacques Machado, then the head instructor, who awarded his blue and purple belts before leaving for America. From then on Carlos Gracie, Jr. was his instructor and awarded his brown and then black belt (the latter in 1997 after 8 years of training). As a purple belt, Eduardo was made an instructor for white belts and less experienced blue belts, but by the time he was promoted to brown belt, everyone was attending his class, including black belts. Once he reached the rank of black belt, Eduardo was made the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |