Control Opponent with Top Ride
575 views · Published 25 November 2012 · 2:06 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: welcomematstevescott · 2012 · People & Blogs
The Welcome Mat athletes drill on riding. Riding is a skill that is important to all grapplers, no matter whether it's submission grappling, judo, sambo or any combat sport. A ride in submission grappling, judo or sambo is different than in high school or college wrestling. We don't get riding points like they do in wrestling so a ride in judo or submisson grappling is a temporary controlling position that allows the top grappler to work into another dominant position, breakdown or submission technique. This particular ride is called a spiral ride, wrestler's ride, top ride, back ride or other names. In any case, in submission grappling, judo, sambo, MMA or other combat sports; ride with a reason. The ride sets your opponent up to control him further.
