QUINTET 3 wrapped up last night in Las Vegas continuing its momentum and taking advantage of UFC 229 the following day. Below are some takeaways from the latest landmark event from the 5-on-5 Team Grappling promotion:
1. Action…Action, did we say Action?!
QUINTET is Kazushi Sakuraba’s creation to reinvent grappling into a presentation more palatable to audiences. Its focal point is forcing action, and, wow, it succeeds! Appropriate and earnest stalling calls force action in grappling contests between the most elite of the elite. On October 5, we witnessed devastating armbars, triangles, arm triangles, kneebars, a :21 guard pull-to-Achilles lock, kimuras, and rear naked chokes.