“Much less of a Tempo” – Kade Ruotolo Shares How He Is Completely different From Twin Brother Tye Ruotolo in Grappling Type

Twin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu prodigies Kade and Tye Ruotolo have spent almost their total lives on the mats collectively, perfecting their craft and every develop into ONE Submission Grappling World Champions.

Kade – the reigning ONE Light-weight Submission Grappling World Champion – is now getting ready for the hardest take a look at of his ONE tenure, as he’s set to defend his gold in opposition to flyweight submission grappling kingpin Mikey “Darth Rigatoni” Musumeci on September 6 at ONE 168: Denver.

That blockbuster showdown will air reside in U.S. primetime from the Ball Area and can mark Ruotolo’s fourth protection of his World Title since profitable it again in 2022.

In some ways, Kade and his twin brother Tye are mirror photos of one another. Kade is the youngest-ever ADCC World Champion, whereas Tye is the youngest-ever IBJJF Black Belt World Champion.

Each possess an electrifying, ultra-aggressive model of grappling that’s earned them legions of followers across the globe.

Nonetheless, there are some much less apparent variations between the 21-year-old superstars and the way they go about their submission looking.

Whereas each are explosive athletes and supremely expert in all areas of submission grappling, Kade says that they strategy competitors in essentially other ways.

Kade Ruotolo compares himself to his brother, Tye Ruotolo

He says that Tye – the present ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion – focuses on breaking his opponents with tempo and stress, finally reaching the submission after an onslaught of offense, “Tye is like an avalanche, the place he begins and simply… the avalanche is coming, and coming, and coming. And it simply retains rising and turning into stronger till you simply are overwhelmed, and you may’t take it, and also you break, and he finishes you – for essentially the most half. Until he simply snipes by means of your recreation and subs you there.”

In distinction, Kade says that he’s a extra opportunistic finisher, at all times able to pounce on any submission at a second’s discover.

The light-weight submission grappling king defined, “Me, for essentially the most half, I attempt to be extra spontaneous and fewer of a tempo, extra of only a window, extra opportunity-based. I want extra of his tempo for positive. We at all times say, what he has I want, and vice versa. I’d say these are the principle variations.”