The gogoplata explained

By Malakai May 7th, 2008

Someone sent us an email asking for an explanation of the gogoplata. Not sure if it was in reference to something on Shinya Aoki or another article. It may have been in reference to WWE pro wrestling superstar The Undertaker, as he’s now using a version of the gogoplata as a finishing hold. Rather than explain the hold we’ll just demonstrate it thanks to a helpful video series on YouTube called “Submissions 101″:

As the instructor in the video notes, you need some flexibility to do this move successfully. Long legs don’t hurt either.

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