This is why the Scarf Hold NEEDS to evolve in Jiu Jitsu

This video discusses the Scarf Hold position and its problems and solutions.

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[Chadi]

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[ItsTheJits_]

Purple belt in bjj. Started in judo. I have a whole submission game around kesa gatame. Blended from judo catch and jiujitsu. Henry atkins has a great system that I adopted in my game. Kesa is like 90% of my subs

[kdak]

We use it for pinning in folk style. Also as many of you may know, Josh Barnett submitted the undefeated Dean Lister via scarf hold.

[DBlock]

Your friend, Dr. Rhadi Ferguson, demonstrated an absolutely brutal kesa gatame in one of his videos

[jamiekelly]

Chadi, your content is great.I started judo 18 years ago, there used to be 5-6 police officers who came, now there are none, i only bring this up due to the problems we have in Britain and watching 5-6 officers trying to tackle one person. I would make it mandatory that all officers be a decent level of judo, bjj, wrestling. Im sure neil adams tried to get something going with the police.Keep up the good work.

[DarkArtsDeepDive]

Keeping control of the elbow and keeping it off the ground is the main concern, not keeping the shoulder off the ground. If you can control his elbow you can control him. Even if you momentarily lose the head.

[blitzthekraken]

Iv studied this ketsa for years. Two things that is not done, and should be taught. The scarf hold is dynamic that means you make adjustments based on what they feed you. And secon you control the arm. The scarf is all about the arm. For instance they turn into you, great, you pull the arm and rotate with the turn. They brace on your neck, great you pull the arm and collapse down on them. They try to sit up great, you pull the arm collapse forward and post your hand. It’s a dynamic hold that allows someone to fish out water until they tire and then you may submit them. Most people play it as a static hold with pressure on the ribs, but that only works if your stronger then them.

[William.H.Bonney]

There’s just so many more options when you have the under hook instead of the neck

[FKR]

It’s not just because of the fear of the backtake, but because kuzure kesa gatame has more options for transitions and submissions in exchange for a little less pinning pressure. I’ll flow between kuzure kesa, side control, reverse kesa, and north south, but from kesa there’s fewer transition options. When I do play kesa gatame, I am fully committed and if my opponent starts to escape my only real option is the overhook and guillotine. But most likely it’s returning to our feet or to my guard. I’ve lost the top position.

[pcprinciple]

It's a great position that just isn't taught well in a lot of places. When people start grappling, a beginner is likely to have a lot more success with back control, than mount. It's much easier to choke a novice than it is to avoid being pressed away. But if you invest it, then by intermediate and advanced, mount will reap dividends. Kesa is like mount. There's no serious risk of back take when you're intermediate / advanced at it, that's a rookie mistake.

[jesselowe]

I remember when I was a white belt and the positioning of how to pressure from top scarfhold just clicked. Ever since then, I've been a fan of this hold down. Very powerful position!

[SwordFighterPKN]

I use scarf all the time in BJJ and it works against blackbelts. Lots of BJJ folks don't like it because it's not "technical" its a brute technique in their view, where it does take skill to hold people and submit them from that position. One big key is getting our hip off the floor along with keeping the arm, that way weight is just driving in.

[Katcom]

I used this technique and it works like a charm.

[KiltedWarrior]

First thing first hey loved the book, a great peek into the history from a early student of Judo. Thank you.
Why is it do some schools totally abandon a technique when it has a weakness? I mean we as Judoka know every technique has a hole(s)in it that can and will be exploited to achieve an outcome. This constant is the nature of the game, especially in martial arts. I did love the World Tour reference. In our dojo, we call it "the trip around the world." Also loved the " take a chance and (lack of a better word here) lose a little to see where you can go with a technique.

[vids]

I prefer broken scarf hold. It is taught in every jui jitsu school and although the danger of the back take as always pointed out, it does not make us shy away from the position, unless there is a big weight difference. Scarf hold is side control, there are many forms of side control. Erik Paulson, Henry Atkins, and Chris Herzog have fantastic instructionals from this position.

[tonydismukes]

BJJ instructor here. I teach and use kesa gatame regularly. It’s a solid position. Students just have to learn some essential details to avoid the easy back take.

[CervusGreen]

Love it, and have been using it to setup submissions for over a decade. Difficult to maintain against larger opponents in BJJ if they know basic escapes.

[kananisha]

Scarf and Pillow hold are king. Both are absolutely fighting positions, not just pins. The biggest problem with them is they are not properly taught, nor are the range of options from both.

[mariojuana]

most jiu jitsu practitioners cant escape a scarf hold because it is agreed upon that it is very escapable to the back control. this is a problem because when applied correctly a scarf hold is very controlling and properly applied scarfholds are rarely trained or trained to escape in jiu jitsu. Gracie jiu jitsu happens to teach the proper escapes in the self defense curriculum. Great topic as always Chadi 🫡

[BestWayKilla]

BJJ brown belt here. Very simply solution to the very real problem of getting your back taken from the scarf hold that I've been taught: underhook the far arm (we call that position "second side control" at the school I go to). Problem solved. With the added benefit of allowing you to lean on the opponent and make them feel like a dump-truck is parked on top of them (the term we use for it is "dropping the anchor").