{"id":19336,"date":"2023-06-05T09:36:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T14:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=19336"},"modified":"2023-06-17T12:34:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T17:34:31","slug":"oil-checking-bjj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/oil-checking-bjj\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Oil Checking In BJJ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Whenever two people willingly fight, some rules are in place, even if they are not enforced. Biting, eye gouging, clawing, and similar techniques are considered dirty, are banned, or heavily frowned upon, even in no-rules fights. But some moves are in the gray area, and one is oil-checking. Many people new to grappling do not know what that is. Do you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil checking is putting one or more fingers in the opponent’s butthole during grappling to make him uncomfortable and force him to move. This can lead to a better position, the opponent losing a dominant one, or even a submission in rare cases.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As nasty as this sounds, oil checking is a real practice used by wrestlers and grapplers of more flexible morality. I doubt most of you will resort to oil checking in a match, but it\u2019s good for everybody to know what it is, why it\u2019s done, and how to react to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil checking is the clever name for a dirty move that includes intentionally putting one or more fingers in an opponent\u2019s anus during grappling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The move can serve a few purposes, most commonly to make the victim uncomfortable and force him to move into an unfavorable position or lose the dominant one he has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n An oil check can be shocking and break the focus of an opponent, even if it doesn\u2019t lead to an immediate change of position. In some more extreme cases, it can even lead to a submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil checking is a “technique” that has crossed over to BJJ from wrestling, where it is much more common but considered dirty. While the positions it’s usually used in wrestling are not as common in BJJ, there are still plenty of opportunities for it, especially against heavy turtle players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why are dirty tactics used in the first place? To gain an advantage and do everything possible to win. Even small things can turn things around, especially when a match or a fight is very close. Oil checking can be shocking, take you by surprise, and force you to move in a way you wouldn’t otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Should you use it? Hell no. We are BJJ practitioners and carry ourselves with honor and integrity. With all my respect for wrestlers, perhaps the toughest guys in all combat sports, let them use dirty tactics and don’t fall to that level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cheating and bending the rules may not be technically the same thing, but either of those will earn you the reputation of being a “dirty grappler,” so abstain from resorting to dirty tactics unless you don’t mind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Is An Oil Check In BJJ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Is Oil Checking Legal in BJJ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n