Weapons Based Grappling Fundamentals Vol. 2 by Rico Cortes

What Will You Learn?

Rico Cortes returns with Volume 2 of his Weapons Based Grappling Fundamentals series, expanding the tactical grappling system with stick and baton integration. Part 1 covers the teaching format, universal principles, stick flow drills, pummeling and clinch drills, lateral drops, outside leg sweeps, back takes, body lock counters, single leg takedowns with empty hands, stick and baton, valley drop takedowns, and safety tips. Part 2 dives deep into weapons-based clinching with stick clinch controls, choke drills, Dumog takedowns, neck cranks, head scissors setups, Uchi Mata and foot sweep flows, Russian tie counters, knee tap takedowns, arm drag to Salto throws, body lock entries, ankle picks, and double leg takedowns.

Technique List

Part 1

• Intro - Teaching Format & Demonstrating Protocol


• Universal Principles Across All Techniques


• Stick Flow Drill & Entry to Clinch Range


• Stick Pummeling & Clinch Drill


• Pummeling to Lateral Drop to Side Control


• Lateral Drop with Tactical Baton


• Stick Pummel to Outside Leg Sweep


• Counter to Back Take to Back Roll


• Body Lock Counter to Peterson Throw


• Hand Fighting to Single Leg Takedown with Empty Hands, Stick and Baton


• Baiting to Single to Valley Drop Takedown


• Tactical Baton Deployment to Valley Drop


• Stick Rear Body Lock Takedown


• DWL Counter to Stick Single Leg Takedown


• Counter to Stick Single Leg Takedown


• Counter to Single Leg Back Roll Safety Tips

Part 2

• Intro to Weapons Based Clinching


• Stick Clinch Control to Outside Leg Sweep


• Stick Clinch to Takedown & Neck Crank


• Stick Choke Drill to (Dumog) Stick Takedown


• Takedown Variations From Clinch Counters


• Tactical Baton Clinch Takedown


• Stick Switch From Clinch & Takedown


• Takedown From Clinch to Head Scissors


• Close Tactical Baton Takedown to Head Scissors


• Stick Choke Flow to Uchi Mata and Foot Sweep


• Bottom Guard Stick Flow to Chokes


• Clinch Stick Choke Back Roll Variation


• Standing Neck Crank From Clinch with Baton


• Counter to Russian Tie to Takedowns


• Two on One Counter to Head and Arm Takedown


• Stick Grappling Knee Tap Takedown


• Tactical Baton Knee Tap Takedown Variations


• Tactical Baton Arm Drag to Salto Throw


• Tactical Baton Failed Arm Drag to DWL Takedown, Back Roll, Peterson


• Stick Entry to Body Lock and Takedown


• Ankle Pick Stick Variation


• Basic Stick Drill to Learn Proper Entry to Clinch


• Stick Body Lock to Double Leg Takedown


• Outro - Final Thanks