Catch Wrestling Skill Level 1: Novice to Beginner by Joel Bane

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In Catch Wrestling Skill Level 1: Novice to Beginner, Joel Bane introduces a 10-part foundational system that blends traditional catch wrestling with modern grappling—giving you tools, controls, and finishes most opponents simply aren’t used to dealing with

It’s a practical, aggressive, and highly effective approach to grappling that emphasizes control, pressure, and constant submission threats
Joel breaks everything down in a way that’s approachable for beginners while still delivering the distinct feel and effectiveness that makes catch wrestling so dangerous.
If you want to stand out on the mats, confuse your opponents, and add a new layer to your No-Gi game—this is where it starts

What Will You Learn?

Most No-Gi grapplers are learning the same systems…

What if your game looked completely different?

This isn’t just a history lesson or niche style.

It’s a practical, aggressive, and highly effective approach to grappling that emphasizes control, pressure, and constant submission threats.

Joel breaks everything down in a way that’s approachable for beginners while still delivering the distinct feel and effectiveness that makes catch wrestling so dangerous.

If you want to stand out on the mats, confuse your opponents, and add a new layer to your No-Gi game—this is where it starts.

The core principles of catch wrestling and how they apply to No-Gi

Unique control methods that make your grappling feel different and difficult to counter

High-percentage submissions and setups rarely seen in standard BJJ rooms

How to apply pressure, control, and constant attack chains

Transitions that keep your opponent defensive and uncomfortable

A structured path from novice to confident grappler

How to integrate catch wrestling into your existing No-Gi game seamlessly

Introduces a less common but highly effective grappling system

Gives you a competitive advantage through unfamiliarity

Built for beginners but rooted in high-level grappling principles

Emphasizes aggression, control, and finishing ability

Beginners looking for a clear and unique path into No-Gi grappling

Grapplers who want to stand out with a different style

Anyone interested in adding catch wrestling elements to their game

Students who want to develop a more aggressive submission mindset

Don’t just follow the crowd…

Build a game your opponents aren’t ready for.

With Joel Bane’s Catch Wrestling system, you’ll develop a style that is unpredictable, aggressive, and effective from day one.

What Exactly Do You Get?

Intro

Skill Level Breakdown

Snake Pit U.S.A. Philosophy (Art vs Sport)

Knowledge & Tools

CACC Primary Concepts

Standing & Scrambling Concepts

Submission Concepts

Shoulder Rolls to Feet

Sit-Outs (Turtle Style)

Break Falls

Stand & Base + Shoulder Roll to Base

Hip Up to Samurai Position (Combat Base)

Fist-to-Mat Drill (Agility & Conditioning)

Low Blocks & Sprawls

Inverted Armbar → Triangle → Armbar Drill

Snake Pit Basic Transition Drill

Stance, Level Change & Movement

Wrist Control, Inside Ties & Iron Neck

Push / Pull / Circle Concepts

W.A.R. Catch Grip Fighting Techniques

Standing Double Wrist Lock (DWL) Counter

Arm Drag → Outside Single

Arm Drag → Russian Tie → Throw By

Throw By → Russian Tie

Russian Tie off Collar Tie

Russian Tie → Front Headlock (FHL)

Russian Tie Counter → Underhook

Hand Fighting → Underhook → FHL Transition

Securing Outside Single → Trip Finish

Outside Single Hip Chop (C-Step)

Outside Single Trap & Tackle

Run the Pipe

Finishing Single from Ground

Russian Tie → Double Leg Outside Trip

Arm Drag → Double Leg

Single → Double Leg

Post, Tilt & Dump (Double Leg Counter Finish)

Whizzer Kick Away

Chest-on-Elbow Peel Kick Away

Basic Sprawl

Side Control Escapes (Bridge to Base, Corkscrew, Over-Under Bridge)

Clothesline Escape Series

Mount Escapes (Grapevine Removal, Arm Trap & Bridge, Head Control Escape)

Snake Pit 5 Gap System

Coming to Base from Breakdown

Pivoting Drill on Knees

FHL Sit-Out

FHL Switch / Reverse Switch

Turtle Sweep

Sit-Out vs Body Lock → Gut Wrench → Backpack → Back Control

Back Control Hand Fighting → Chokes & Cranks (Short Choke, RNC, S-Grip)

Basic Switch

Arm Trap & Shoulder Roll Variations

W.A.R. Head Pressure & Ankle Flip

Elbow-in-Spine S-Grip Series

¼ Nelson Tilt

Far Arm / Near Ankle Tilt

Cross Body Calf Crush → Top Ride

Folkstyle FHL → Guillotine / High Elbow Guillotine

Base, Elbows, Bear Claws, Pressure

Grip Fighting from Top

Knee Outside Butt Break → S-Grip Pivot

Samurai Stand-Up → Double Stack Pass

Bear Crawl

2-on-1 → Hip Lock Pancake

2-on-1 → Toe Hold → Catch Reap (Heel Hook / Achilles Variations)

Shin Ride Basics

Stand-Up Passing → Knee Slice

Hip Lever Systems (1 & 2)

Fist-to-Mat Control

Knee Shield Counters

Cross Side Grip → Toe Hold / Steering Wheel

High Leg → Knee Bar / Heel Hook

Underhook Kill → Double Leg Style Pass

Snap & Go → Front Headlock

Arm Drag Series

Hip Bump → Double Wrist Lock

Hip Bump → Roll to Mount

High Scissors Armbar → Triangle Series

Head & Arm Leg Scissor Choke

Humiliator & T.W.L. → Modified Telephone

Double Wrist Lock, Key Lock, Straight Armbar

Grapevine Control & Usage

T.W.L. → Cobra Choke → Side Choke

Punch Choke, Fist Choke, Daisy Popper

RNC Defense

Guillotine Defense (Closed Guard)

Triangle Defense → Cradle → Side Control

Armbar Defense → Stack to Cradle

Course content · 10 volumes · 95 chapters

1 Volume 01

1. Intro
2. Skill Level Breakdown
3. Snake Pit U.S.A. We Teach The Art Not The Sport
4. Knowledge & Tools
5. Snake Pit U.S.A. Cacc Primary Concepts
6. Standing & Scrambling Concepts
7. Submission Concepts

2 Volume 02

1. Humiliator & TWL ,TWL Counter To Modified Telephone Into Proper Half Stocks
2. DWL, Key Lock & Straight Arm Bar
3. Understanding The Grapevine And When And Why To Use It
4. TWL To Cobra Choke Into Side Choke
5. Punch Choke, Fist Choke & Daisy Popper
6. RNC Defense From Back Control
7. Guillotine Defenses From Closed Guard
8. Triangle Defense 1 Inside Tie And Fist To Mat Transition To Cradle & Side Control
9. Arm Bar Defense 1 Stack To Cradle
10. Outro

3 Volume 03

1. Shoulder Rolls To Feet
2. Sit Outs Down The Mat (Turtle Style)
3. Intro To Break Falls
4. Stand And Base And Shoulder Roll Breakfall To Stand And Base
5. Hip Up To Samurai Position (Coming To Combat Base)
6. Fist To Mat Drill (Agility & Conditioning)
7. Low Blocks & Sprawls
8. Inverted Basic Arm Bar Drill To Triangle W- 3 Arm Bars
9. Snake Pit U.S.A. Basic Transition Drill

4 Volume 04

1. Stance, Level Check & Movement
2. Wrist Control, Inside Ties & Iron Neck
3. Push, Pull, Circle
4. 3 W.A.R Catch Grip Fighting Techniques
5. Standing DWL Counter
6. Arm Drag To Outside Single Clear The Leg
7. Arm Drag To Climb The Rope Russian Tie & Throw By To Russian Tie
8. Throw By To Russian Tie
9. Russian Tie Off Collar Tie
10. Russian Tie To Fhl
11. Russian Tie Counter To Under Hook
12. Pop The Hands To Underhook And Coke Can Grip To Underhook And Head Is Down On Underhook To Partners Fhl

5 Volume 05

1. Securing The Outside Single & Clearing The Leg To Outside Single Trip
2. Outside Single Hip Chop C-Step
3. Outside Single Trap & Tackle
4. Run The Pipe
5. Finishing The Single From Ground
6. Russian Tie To Double Leg Outside Trip; Opponent Squares Up
7. Arm Drag To Double Leg
8. Single To Double Leg
9. Post Up And Tilt And Dump From Failed Double Leg

6 Volume 06

1. Whizzer Kick Away
2. Chest On & Elbow Peel Kick Away
3. Basic Sprawl
4. Bridge To Base
5. CACC Corkscrew To FHL
6. Over Under Bridge
7. Clothesline And Clothesline To Y Escape
8. Taking Off The Grapevines And Arm Trap & Bridge (Mount Escape)
9. Arm Around Head Trap & Bridge

7 Volume 07

1. The Snake Pit U.S.A. 5 Gap System
2. Coming To Base From Broken Down
3. Pivoting Drill On The Knees
4. Fhl Sit Out
5. Fhl Switch
6. Reverse Switch
7. Turtle Sweep
8. Sit Out Vs. Busted Body Lock To Gut Wrench Backpack Roll To Back Control
9. Back Control Hand Fighting To Chokes & Cranks Lapel Grip Short Choke, Rear Naked, & S-Grip Crank

8 Volume 08

1. Wrestling Up
2. Basic Switch
3. Basic Arm Trap & Shoulder Roll
4. Arm Trap Perpendicular Shoulder Roll
5. W.A.R. Head Pressure & Ankle Flip
6. Elbow In Spine S-Grip Series
7. Basic ¼ Nelson Tilt
8. Far Arm Near Ankle Tilt
9. Cross Body Calf Crash Breakdown To Top Ride
10. Folk Fhl To Guillotine & High Elbow Guillotine

9 Volume 09

1. Base, Elbows, Bear Claws, Pressure, Eyes On Target & Bull Winkle And Grip Fighting From Saturday Night Ride
2. Knee Outside Buttock Guard Break To S-Grip Pivot
3. Knee Outside Buttock Guard Break To Samurai To Stand Up And Double Stack Pass
4. Bear Crawl
5. Two On One Elbow To Shoulder To Hip Lock Pancake
6. Two On One Elbow To Shoulder To Hip Lock To Toe Hold Into Classic Cacc Reap W-Heel Hook, Achilles Lock, & Power Achilles Lock
7. Shin Rides Basics
8. Open Guard = Stand Up! Low Hips To Inside Knee Slice With
9. Samurai To Stand Up To Hip Lever 1
10. Samurai To Stand Up To Hip Lever 2
11. Fist To The Mat

10 Volume 10

1. Knee Shield Counters (S & Biceps Grip)
2. Cross Side Grip To Step Up And Knee Pivot Into Toe Hold, And Steering Wheel Toe Hold
3. High Leg To Knee Bar & Inverted Heel Hook & Heel Hook On Neck If Leg Is Straight
4. Kill The Underhook To Double Leg Style Mule Kick And Pass
5. The Cacc Body Scissors And Zero Pressure = Snap And Go To Fhl And Leg Press Off To Stand In Base
6. Arm Drag (Hand To Lat, Hand To Mat)
7. Hip Bump To DWL
8. Hip Bump To Roll Back And Mount
9. High Scissors Arm Bar Into Triangle Choke W- 3 Arm Bars And Head & Arm Leg Scissor Choke