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How to Train Jiu-Jitsu Like a Soviet Wrestler

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How to Train Jiu-Jitsu Like a Soviet Wrestler

Lessons from the most prolific grappling culture in human history.

Chris Wojcik
Jun 11, 2022
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I was recently listening to a clip from Dan Gable’s podcast interview with Lex Fridman that was published about a year and a half ago.

The clip talks about the difference between the American approach to wrestling and the Soviet approach to wrestling.

When it comes to wrestling, the Americans and the Soviets (and later the R…

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