Championship Catch Wrestling: The Defensive Double Wristlock by Josh Barnett

The double wristlock — known in BJJ as the Kimura — is usually taught as a submission. Josh Barnett flips that idea on its head.

• In Championship Catch Wrestling: The Defensive Double Wristlock, UFC legend, catch wrestling icon, and BJJ Fanatics best-seller Josh Barnett reveals how the double wristlock can be used as a powerful defensive position, not just a finish
  
• Drawing directly from authentic catch wrestling, Josh shows how this world-famous hold becomes a hub for control, survival, reversals, sweeps, and brutal submissions.
  
• Instead of chasing the Kimura and losing position, Josh teaches you how to build your entire defensive game around it — shutting down attacks, reversing momentum, and turning bad spots into winning ones
  

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What Will You Learn?

The double wristlock — known in BJJ as the Kimura — is usually taught as a submission. Josh Barnett flips that idea on its head.

In Championship Catch Wrestling: The Defensive Double Wristlock, UFC legend, catch wrestling icon, and BJJ Fanatics best-seller Josh Barnett reveals how the double wristlock can be used as a powerful defensive position, not just a finish. Drawing directly from authentic catch wrestling, Josh shows how this world-famous hold becomes a hub for control, survival, reversals, sweeps, and brutal submissions.

Instead of chasing the Kimura and losing position, Josh teaches you how to build your entire defensive game around it — shutting down attacks, reversing momentum, and turning bad spots into winning ones.

This is a deep, conceptual approach that blends old-school catch wrestling with modern grappling, giving you tools most BJJ players never see.

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What You’ll Learn

• How to use the double wristlock as a defensive framework, not just a submission

• Catch wrestling–based details that radically change how you apply the Kimura

• Using the double wristlock to stop pressure, shut down passes, and control stronger opponents

• Defensive entries from common bad positions

• Sweeps and reversals that come directly from wristlock control

• Transitions between submissions while maintaining dominant leverage

• How to force reactions and create openings instead of chasing finishes

• Why the double wristlock is one of the most versatile tools in all of grappling

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Why This Course Is Different

• Taught by Josh Barnett, UFC heavyweight champion, catch wrestling legend, and proven instructor

• A rare look at true catch wrestling concepts adapted for modern BJJ

• Focuses on defense, control, and transitions, not just submissions

• Ideal for grapplers who want to be dangerous even when they’re on the back foot

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Who This Is For

• BJJ practitioners who already use the Kimura and want to level it up

• Grapplers who struggle defensively and want reliable answers under pressure

• Catch wrestling fans looking for authentic, battle-tested techniques

• Anyone who wants to turn defense into offense using leverage instead of speed or strength

If you want to stop treating the Kimura as a one-shot submission and start using it as a system, Josh Barnett shows you how — the way champions have done it for generations.

What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1

• Introduction
• What Is The Defensive Double Wristlock? - Grips & Mechanics

Part 2

• Defensive Double Wristlock Attacks And Reversals - From Defense Position - Attacking The Outside Or Far Arm
• Attacking The Inside Or Near Arm

Part 3

• From Bottom Leg Scissor
• From Under Bottom Half Scissor

Part 4

• From On Your Back On Bottom
• From Standing Against A Rear Waistlock

Part 5

• Against The Double Leg Or Head Outside Shot
• Against A Head Inside Shot

Part 6

• Drills - Arm Catch From Scissors
• Drill from Defense Position
• Drill from Under Side Control
• Catch and Positional Flow Drill
• Outro