TL;DR: Cross ashi is not reaping. Repeat, cross ashi is not reaping. Unless you have an Achilles grip.
Gordon Ryan continues his ashi advocacy by quickly breaking down in a more coherent way than the IBJJF printout what’s legal and what isn’t at the international no-gi championships this weekend. Competitors continue to report problems with mat judges DQing for legal positions.
Ryan’s version boasts a “half naked Sonny,” aka Brazilian practitioner and fit model Nathalia Santoro, so maybe this one will still in judges’ minds more than previous updates:
