I’ve been on a serious Gustavo Batista kick lately after seeing his match with Renato Cardosa.
But I found something even more shocking in one of his matches.
It happened this year at the Europeans in the finals of the absolute against Lucas Lepri, one of the all time greats of the sport.
The expectation when you see a Lucas match is just straight up domination from the top. Hell, he has won Worlds without having a single point scored on him, and there are so many little things he does that are worthy of study.
This match was different though.
Lucas didn’t dominate.
And it all started in the opening seconds when Gustavo established grips on the same side collar and the same side tricep. What followed was a sweep that looked effortless, and from there, it was all down hill for Lucas.
Man…
I had to stop the tape and wind it back.
And I did that more than once. But that’s not all. As soon as possible I grabbed someone to drill it on, and it’s startling how easy it is.
You know what though?
It shares the same mechanics as the sweep he hit against Renato, and it’s definitely getting added to my arsenal. I won’t be selfish about it though. On deck for micro adjustments is a lesson that focuses on the mechanics of the sweep and why it works.
And I’m going to give you the best breakdown that I can on a conceptual lesson.
Expect it here soon:
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