Jon Jones: The man can throw!

[LukeH]

Da Bones is good all round of course, but looking at him throw is something else, he arcs his whole body behind the technique and literally has his opponent on their back where he lands right into side control. I think it was one of these that popped Mark Hamills shoulder out.







What with Machida / Shogun still in the pipeline and this guy coming up the LHW its looking like one of the more exciting weight classes (in the UFC that is).

[Darkne$s]

I think Hamill would've beaten him if he didn't hurt his arm. Quality fighter none the less.

[piratebrido]

Those throws = wet myself. Sweeps ftw! \o/

[blanker]

thats pretty basic greco stuff its just done at a much higher skill level then most of the fighters in mma can perform them and most dont like to stray away from the basic leg attack. randy uses that foot sweep alot.

[The Natural]

that kid has unbelievable greco..love to watch him as his skills are obviousy highly honed even if some see them as basic greco..

it would be great to perform these throws with the same proficency..maybe some day..

[LukeH]

I think the last one is deffo greco wrestling.

But the first, second ones i'm pretty sure are judo:

osoto-otoshi:





And then the de ashi barai:

[TRIBULUS]

As I have mentioned before, Judo rocks.

[Iconoclast]

Do Judo techniques translate well to no gi? I wouldn't have thought so?

[TRIBULUS]

please refer to the first post.

Posture, balance, kuzushi. Gi or no gi it all means the same.

[Iconoclast]

OK, I just thought the grip that the gi gives would be missed. It is by me, although I'm just a newbie at all this malarki.