Russian Tie Drag

You want to catch right above the elbow with your whole hand formed as a hook. According to Lift. Fight. Win., aim slightly above the elbow rather than directly at it, since aiming for the elbow itself makes you more likely to miss if your opponent pulls their arm back quickly.

Head control prevents your opponent from turning inward and helps you maintain the position. Lift. Fight. Win. emphasizes applying gentle forward pressure with your head while making contact, and notes that head control becomes less critical once you transition to controlling posture with your shoulder and hand on the hip.

Trying to throw or pull your opponent across your body in one motion typically doesn't work, especially against larger or stronger opponents. Lift. Fight. Win. notes that if someone is bigger or stronger, they simply won't move using that approach, so you need to focus on control rather than raw pulling force.

Yes, it's a good idea to occupy both hands and get them doing something. Lift. Fight. Win. emphasizes wanting contact as quickly as possible and feeling your opponent rather than trying to catch them in the air.

The Russian Tie Drag subfamily uses the Russian tie grip — a two-on-one control where both hands grip the opponent's one arm at the wrist and above the elbow — to drag the opponent past the attacker and create a takedown opportunity. The Russian tie provides powerful leverage against a single arm, allowing the attacker to redirect the opponent's body by pulling that arm in the desired direction.

The Russian tie is a foundational wrestling control position developed in Soviet and Russian wrestling programmes, where it was used as a primary offensive tool in both freestyle and Greco-Roman competition. The drag application became standard wrestling technique taught worldwide.

IJF: разрешён — Legal takedown technique; IBJJF: разрешён — Legal at all belt levels, scored as takedown (2 points); UWW: разрешён — Legal in both freestyle and Greco-Roman; Unified MMA: разрешён — Legal takedown technique; ADCC: разрешён — Legal, scored 2-4 points in second half of match; FIAS Sport Sambo: разрешён — Legal — all takedowns permitted; FIAS Combat Sambo: разрешён — Legal; NCAA Folkstyle: разрешён — Legal, scored as takedown (2 points)

Оценка опасности 3/10. Moderate — drag/snap motion for off-balancing; low impact

Стандартная цепочка подготовки: Establish Contact → Create Off-Balance → Execute the Takedown → Follow to Ground.

Стандартные контрприёмы: Sprawl — drop hips back and drive weight down to stuff the takedown attempt / Underhook — establish inside position to control distance and prevent the takedown entry / Post and Circle — post on the attacker's head and circle away to break their angle / Level Change Defence — recognize the shot early and react with appropriate hip defence.

Распространённые варианты: Collar tie snap-down (snapping with hand on the nape of the neck); Two-on-one snap (using two-on-one grip to snap the posture down); Snap-down to front headlock (following the snap with a front headlock for further attacks).

The Russian tie is a common setup in Olympic freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Основные ошибки, на которые стоит обратить внимание: Gripping the Russian tie too loosely — you need firm wrist and elbow control / Pulling the arm toward you instead of past your body — they just bump into your chest / Standing still during the drag instead of circling behind them / Not transitioning to a takedown after achieving the angle — the Russian tie is a means, not an end.

Russian Tie Drag также известен как Roshian Tai Doraggu, Russian Tie, Two-On-One Drag, Russkiy Zakhvat.