Josh Barnett explains how he first got introduced to catch wrestling.

Josh Barnett is a former UFC heavyweight world champion and one of the world’s biggest proponents of catch wrestling. Josh has had a remarkable combat sports career that has taken him all over the world to compete in both MMA and submission grappling.

Jits Magazine’s Alex Lindsey spoke to about how he first discovered catch wrestling, and the steps he’s taken to revitalize the sport. Josh shared some unique insight into what he thinks are flaws in several Jiu-Jitsu rulesets, and also explained why he still values the guard even in catch wrestling. Josh also spoke about his own submission grappling career, from ADCC 1999 all the way up to superfights with Gordon Ryan and Owen Livesey.

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0:00 Finding catch wrestling
6:58 Josh at ADCC
9:14 Gordon Ryan & Owen Livesey matches
12:02 Developing catch wrestling
15:35 Grappling rulesets
32:10 Guard-pulling and gi Jiu-Jitsu
39:46 Jiu-Jitsu competitors in catch wrestling
43:47 What’s next for catch wrestling?
48:25 ACWA Spring Open & signing off

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