Championship Catch Wrestling: Front Headlock & Tactics by Josh Barnett

• Drawing from decades of championship-level competition and coaching, Barnett shows how to impose constant pressure, shut down scrambles, and force opponents into a cycle of bad decisions.
  
• This isn’t flashy technique for highlights—this is hard, functional grappling designed to work against skilled resistance.
  
• Whether you’re attacking from the feet or transitioning from sprawls and snap-downs, this course teaches you how to make the front headlock a position your opponent never escapes from—only survives.
  

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What Will You Learn?

The front headlock is one of the most powerful—and misunderstood—positions in grappling. In this in-depth series, UFC legend and catch wrestling master Josh Barnett breaks down how to turn the front headlock into a dominant hub for takedowns, control, and brutal submissions.

Drawing from decades of championship-level competition and coaching, Barnett shows how to impose constant pressure, shut down scrambles, and force opponents into a cycle of bad decisions. This isn’t flashy technique for highlights—this is hard, functional grappling designed to work against skilled resistance.

Whether you’re attacking from the feet or transitioning from sprawls and snap-downs, this course teaches you how to make the front headlock a position your opponent never escapes from—only survives.

What You’ll Learn

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  How to use the front headlock as a primary control position, not just a transition

  
  


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  High-percentage takedowns and snap-downs that flow directly into offense

  
  


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  Catch wrestling–inspired control mechanics to break posture and limit escapes

  
  


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  Devastating submission chains from the front headlock (chokes, cranks, and traps)

  
  


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  How to apply relentless pressure without burning energy

  
  


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  Tactical decision-making: when to attack, transition, or force reactions

  
  


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  Front headlock strategies that translate directly to BJJ, no-gi, MMA, and wrestling

  
  

Who This Course Is For

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  BJJ athletes looking to level up their no-gi and top control game

  
  


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  Wrestlers transitioning into submission grappling or MMA

  
  


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  Fighters who want real-world front headlock tactics that hold up under pressure

  
  


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  Coaches seeking proven systems from one of the world’s best catch wrestling minds

  
  

What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4