This is done after you successfully break your opponent's guard and ready to go on Side Control.
1. After you break their guard, under hook with both arms under their knee if possible.
2. Pull them in to create little space for them to escape.
3. Shoot forward to their opposite side. Your right hand to their right shoulder. As your falling forward, your hip should be there before you post your hand that is shooting forward.
4. Your hip should fall onto their hip to control them. Move your under leg and place it near their shoulder and have your posted hand, place your elbow near their head to create less movement. Have your other leg and arm on their hips to stop their movements.
Tips:
1. When under hooking under their legs, act like your praying and then go under at the same time. Don't ever go one at a time, that will setup a triangle or sweep.
2. You have to pull the opponent toward you because they can wiggle out and escape.
3. Shooting forward is the key to this move. Don't posture up or shoot upward, this won't do anything and possibly lose your control. Use your hand as a guide to their shoulder and post it on the mat.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Basic Guard Breaking from their guard
I'm still learning to weight distribute when I grapple. Moving your weight around is very important to control your opponent. Shifting and moving while putting weight down on your opponent's hip is very crucial. Your limiting their movements while your setting up your attacks.
Your in their closed guard and your ready to break it.
1. Put both hands on their hips and shift your weight (lean forward) down onto their hips. You want to control and limit their hip movement so it will make it harder for them to get out.
2. Place one knee behind their butt and still keeping pressure on their hips.
3. Place your other knee away next to you creating a 90 degree angle.
4. Same time, (still putting weight on their hips) push away really hard from your opponent's guard.
Tips:
3. Don't place your knee behind you, this will cause you to shift your weight back to you and not your opponent's hip.
4. If the opponent is trying to grab your neck, just tuck your chin to your chest. That should cause their hand to slip off your head. Don't look up, that will create a hold for them to pull you back down and break your posture.
Your in their closed guard and your ready to break it.
1. Put both hands on their hips and shift your weight (lean forward) down onto their hips. You want to control and limit their hip movement so it will make it harder for them to get out.
2. Place one knee behind their butt and still keeping pressure on their hips.
3. Place your other knee away next to you creating a 90 degree angle.
4. Same time, (still putting weight on their hips) push away really hard from your opponent's guard.
Tips:
3. Don't place your knee behind you, this will cause you to shift your weight back to you and not your opponent's hip.
4. If the opponent is trying to grab your neck, just tuck your chin to your chest. That should cause their hand to slip off your head. Don't look up, that will create a hold for them to pull you back down and break your posture.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Bottom - Side control to back control to arm bar
This move is where you are on the bottom side control and move up there back to an arm bar. There will be a lot of detail moves that needs to be done to to achieve the goal.
1. So the person has you in side control and your on the bottom. Create space by forcing your arm(closes to his head) across his neck. This will force him up a little bit, enough for you to under hook his arm. As your doing this, use your other arm and place it at their ribs creating a 90 degree angle to the floor.
2. Your under hook arm shoot up (swim up or reaching for your hair) toward your head. The same time, plant your outside leg, move your hip away from the opponent and move your other leg under the planted leg. It's like spinning on one leg when your standing up.
3. After the spin, your outside arm will hold their wrist and the arm near the opponent will reach around and hug their back (when they are in turtle position and you are in side control). Your hip should be next to your opponent creating pressure and imbalance for them. Same time, touch their ribs for placement check.
4. Outside leg will post up and away from the opponent. Other leg next to the opponent will post behind the opponent. You should be creating pressure on the opponent with your hip and chest(like a sprawl stance).
5. Outside leg will hook behind their ankle (higher is better like the knee area) nearest to your body. Reach over with your other leg and you should be on their back. Don't have hook into your opponent to control them, do it if there is an opening.
6. The arm touching the ribs, pull the opponent toward you. That should make them roll on to you and make them face toward the ceiling. Under hook their arm as they roll on to you. Note: still holding their wrist and have the hook under their knees now.
7. As your rolling over, hook your legs into the opponent to hold them down.
8. When your ready, let go of their wrist and push their head between your legs. Use the arm that ISN'T under hook to push. Your under hook arm, pull the opponent's arm toward your chest and hold their wrist. You should be in position to create an arm bar.
Note:
2. One of the most difficult move but most important. This spin move should be practice hundreds of time to get it right. Shoot the arm above your head, post on your elbow and shoot your leg under the plant foot. The plant foot should be the same side of the arm shooting above your head.
4. Outside leg must be post away from the opponent so they can't drag you down and over take your position.
4. Do not, I repeat, do not post your inside leg between their legs. Your creating an easy knee bar for them. Post next to their outside leg.
8. As your pushing their head to create an arm bar, they should be sliding down onto the mat.
1. So the person has you in side control and your on the bottom. Create space by forcing your arm(closes to his head) across his neck. This will force him up a little bit, enough for you to under hook his arm. As your doing this, use your other arm and place it at their ribs creating a 90 degree angle to the floor.
2. Your under hook arm shoot up (swim up or reaching for your hair) toward your head. The same time, plant your outside leg, move your hip away from the opponent and move your other leg under the planted leg. It's like spinning on one leg when your standing up.
3. After the spin, your outside arm will hold their wrist and the arm near the opponent will reach around and hug their back (when they are in turtle position and you are in side control). Your hip should be next to your opponent creating pressure and imbalance for them. Same time, touch their ribs for placement check.
4. Outside leg will post up and away from the opponent. Other leg next to the opponent will post behind the opponent. You should be creating pressure on the opponent with your hip and chest(like a sprawl stance).
5. Outside leg will hook behind their ankle (higher is better like the knee area) nearest to your body. Reach over with your other leg and you should be on their back. Don't have hook into your opponent to control them, do it if there is an opening.
6. The arm touching the ribs, pull the opponent toward you. That should make them roll on to you and make them face toward the ceiling. Under hook their arm as they roll on to you. Note: still holding their wrist and have the hook under their knees now.
7. As your rolling over, hook your legs into the opponent to hold them down.
8. When your ready, let go of their wrist and push their head between your legs. Use the arm that ISN'T under hook to push. Your under hook arm, pull the opponent's arm toward your chest and hold their wrist. You should be in position to create an arm bar.
Note:
2. One of the most difficult move but most important. This spin move should be practice hundreds of time to get it right. Shoot the arm above your head, post on your elbow and shoot your leg under the plant foot. The plant foot should be the same side of the arm shooting above your head.
4. Outside leg must be post away from the opponent so they can't drag you down and over take your position.
4. Do not, I repeat, do not post your inside leg between their legs. Your creating an easy knee bar for them. Post next to their outside leg.
8. As your pushing their head to create an arm bar, they should be sliding down onto the mat.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Sitting back mount escape
Your opponent got you in a sitting back mount. Legs hooked in. Very important, this step really relies on which side the opponent's arm is gonna choke you.
1. Which ever your opponent's arm is over your shoulder and ready to choke you, look toward their elbow and tuck your chin toward your sternum.
2. Use both hands and cup around your opponent's arm. Pull down to create space around your neck. At the same time, fall on the opposite way your looking (tuck your chin right, fall to your left).
3. Still holding onto your opponent's arm, move your shoulder toward the opponent(try to face up). Bridge up and drive your elbow down toward the mat(still the same side your opponent's arm is over)
So your opponent is still on your side still trying to chock you out and your in a bridge. There is two choices and I will break it up.
4A. Holding onto your opponent's arm, swing your top leg over your bottom leg. This will create you to spin and try to get on top of your opponent's guard.
4B. Your opponent won't let you up after you swing your leg and he is trying to top mount you.
5. Push his leg and drive your top leg upward or outward and get that leg out. Shrimp out.
6. If both of you are on each other side, possible stalemate. If he still manage to get on top of you and your in a half guard, drive your elbow into his thigh. Shrimp out with your other leg and hopefully your in guard.
1. Which ever your opponent's arm is over your shoulder and ready to choke you, look toward their elbow and tuck your chin toward your sternum.
2. Use both hands and cup around your opponent's arm. Pull down to create space around your neck. At the same time, fall on the opposite way your looking (tuck your chin right, fall to your left).
3. Still holding onto your opponent's arm, move your shoulder toward the opponent(try to face up). Bridge up and drive your elbow down toward the mat(still the same side your opponent's arm is over)
So your opponent is still on your side still trying to chock you out and your in a bridge. There is two choices and I will break it up.
4A. Holding onto your opponent's arm, swing your top leg over your bottom leg. This will create you to spin and try to get on top of your opponent's guard.
4B. Your opponent won't let you up after you swing your leg and he is trying to top mount you.
5. Push his leg and drive your top leg upward or outward and get that leg out. Shrimp out.
6. If both of you are on each other side, possible stalemate. If he still manage to get on top of you and your in a half guard, drive your elbow into his thigh. Shrimp out with your other leg and hopefully your in guard.
Full mount and your on the bottom escape to ankle lock
So now your opponent is on top mount and ready to bash your face in with his fist.
1. When he is about to punch you or not, shove your knee to his butt or back as hard as you can. This will cause them to fall forward.
2. Wrap them up and put your head on their belly. If they are about to punch again, walk back with your shoulder blades. So your basically crawling on your back.
3. If the opponent is trying to push your face to create some space to punch you or not, use to fist to away at your opponent's stomach very hard and shrimp out.
4. When you shrimp out, the bottom leg goes in between your opponent's leg and your foot is at their butt.
5. Your opponent's leg should be on top of your other leg. Use your top leg to wrap around their leg and place it at their ribs or waist. Use your hand to create space if your having trouble.
6. As your putting your leg on their rib, you are doing a heel hook or an ankle lock. Be very careful, you can actually snap or break their Achilles tendon or ankle. Use extreme caution.
7. Push with your top leg and at the same time, arch your back to lock in the heel hook or ankle lock.
Tips:
Step 6. When your doing a heel hook, use your ribs and your elbow. Your rib should keep it in place and your elbow should be at their heel. Gable grip to hold it tight.
1. When he is about to punch you or not, shove your knee to his butt or back as hard as you can. This will cause them to fall forward.
2. Wrap them up and put your head on their belly. If they are about to punch again, walk back with your shoulder blades. So your basically crawling on your back.
3. If the opponent is trying to push your face to create some space to punch you or not, use to fist to away at your opponent's stomach very hard and shrimp out.
4. When you shrimp out, the bottom leg goes in between your opponent's leg and your foot is at their butt.
5. Your opponent's leg should be on top of your other leg. Use your top leg to wrap around their leg and place it at their ribs or waist. Use your hand to create space if your having trouble.
6. As your putting your leg on their rib, you are doing a heel hook or an ankle lock. Be very careful, you can actually snap or break their Achilles tendon or ankle. Use extreme caution.
7. Push with your top leg and at the same time, arch your back to lock in the heel hook or ankle lock.
Tips:
Step 6. When your doing a heel hook, use your ribs and your elbow. Your rib should keep it in place and your elbow should be at their heel. Gable grip to hold it tight.
Monday, March 15, 2010
BJJ bottom mount arm bar
So your opponent is on top mount and your on the bottom with closed guard. The opponent is now trying to break your guard. This is a basic arm bar.
1. Grab their wrist. Push one down and pull the opponent's arm across your body (left arm, your right shoulder). Apply or chop down on their elbow. This will make it hard for your opponent to get out of your hold.
2. Whatever are you use to pull down your opponent's arm, raise your leg and put pressure on their hip. Squeeze your knees tightly so they won't move. This will control their movement.
3. Your other leg, shoot up fast (like your feet is on fire) and go around your opponent's head. This will create your opponent to lean or fall to the side.
4. Hold your opponent's arm with their thumbs up. Arch your back and straighten your leg. This should make them tap because your applying pressure on their elbow joint.
Tips:
3. If your not flexible enough to put your leg around the opponent's head. Use your other arm (not holding the opponent's arm) to push their head back.
1. Grab their wrist. Push one down and pull the opponent's arm across your body (left arm, your right shoulder). Apply or chop down on their elbow. This will make it hard for your opponent to get out of your hold.
2. Whatever are you use to pull down your opponent's arm, raise your leg and put pressure on their hip. Squeeze your knees tightly so they won't move. This will control their movement.
3. Your other leg, shoot up fast (like your feet is on fire) and go around your opponent's head. This will create your opponent to lean or fall to the side.
4. Hold your opponent's arm with their thumbs up. Arch your back and straighten your leg. This should make them tap because your applying pressure on their elbow joint.
Tips:
3. If your not flexible enough to put your leg around the opponent's head. Use your other arm (not holding the opponent's arm) to push their head back.
BJJ basic stance
This is the basic stance when your on top mount (top of the opponent) and ready to make your move.
1. Sit on your foot. I have a bad habit of posting up on the ball of my feet. I'm constantly get knock out of balance, swept, or being submitted.
2. Arch your back and stick your chest out. This will let your stay out of trouble for the most part. Your using your body to read the opponent's movement.
3. Stay centered. Just like boxing or any other martial art (beside drunken monk), being centered is very important. It help you focus more on the opponent's movement and help yourself to set one up on them.
4. Stay calm. Very important to master this. Just like driving, if you panic, your gonna crash and die. Breathe and relax. Listen to your coach and only your coach (ref if your in a tournament) when he is instructing you.
FYI:
1A. Their is a lot of different stance of starting off. I only know a few since I'm very new to BJJ. I've seen people with one leg down and the other leg up near their face. This stance is very helpful also but I think is a little more advance than beginners.
1. Sit on your foot. I have a bad habit of posting up on the ball of my feet. I'm constantly get knock out of balance, swept, or being submitted.
2. Arch your back and stick your chest out. This will let your stay out of trouble for the most part. Your using your body to read the opponent's movement.
3. Stay centered. Just like boxing or any other martial art (beside drunken monk), being centered is very important. It help you focus more on the opponent's movement and help yourself to set one up on them.
4. Stay calm. Very important to master this. Just like driving, if you panic, your gonna crash and die. Breathe and relax. Listen to your coach and only your coach (ref if your in a tournament) when he is instructing you.
FYI:
1A. Their is a lot of different stance of starting off. I only know a few since I'm very new to BJJ. I've seen people with one leg down and the other leg up near their face. This stance is very helpful also but I think is a little more advance than beginners.
BJJ top mount breaking guard to side control
Your on top and the opponent is on the bottom with closed guard.
You have choices of putting your hand on the opponent's abdomen and elbows on their thigh or one hand near the opponent chest(left hand on left chest) and other hand near their waist and elbow on their thigh.
I'm gonna go with putting the hands on the abdomen.
1. So your doing your guard base (sitting down on your foot, arch back, chest sticking out and centered) with your hands on the opponent's abdomen (pressure with your weight down to keep the opponent from moving) with elbows pressuring on their thigh (it protect you from being swept or submission).
2. Put your knee under their butt and put one leg out creating a "L" shape. Still putting pressure down on the opponent's abdomen, shoot out your other leg(one behind their butt) to break their hold. When shooting back, sit back up again in basic stance.
3.
A. This part is where you have to read the opponent's movement very carefully. This will determine what side you will take depends on what they do next. Be careful of their knees, it will hurt if they raise it up for defense and smack you in the face.
B. So now your near the opponent knees. Fall on their leg and wrap around it with your arms, now either grab your shirt sleeves or elbows. The same time, use your head to apply pressure on their thigh. Put your butt up if you need more control.
4. Creep up slowly apply a lot of pressure with your head. When you feel they are shrimping out, let your hand go, apply pressure on the opposite side of you on their hip(left hand, their right hip).
5. As your going for side mount, use your lead leg and move it near their armpit and the back leg to block their hip. Your lead hand should be controlling their shoulder and your back arm should be controlling your opponent's hip.
You have choices of putting your hand on the opponent's abdomen and elbows on their thigh or one hand near the opponent chest(left hand on left chest) and other hand near their waist and elbow on their thigh.
I'm gonna go with putting the hands on the abdomen.
1. So your doing your guard base (sitting down on your foot, arch back, chest sticking out and centered) with your hands on the opponent's abdomen (pressure with your weight down to keep the opponent from moving) with elbows pressuring on their thigh (it protect you from being swept or submission).
2. Put your knee under their butt and put one leg out creating a "L" shape. Still putting pressure down on the opponent's abdomen, shoot out your other leg(one behind their butt) to break their hold. When shooting back, sit back up again in basic stance.
3.
A. This part is where you have to read the opponent's movement very carefully. This will determine what side you will take depends on what they do next. Be careful of their knees, it will hurt if they raise it up for defense and smack you in the face.
B. So now your near the opponent knees. Fall on their leg and wrap around it with your arms, now either grab your shirt sleeves or elbows. The same time, use your head to apply pressure on their thigh. Put your butt up if you need more control.
4. Creep up slowly apply a lot of pressure with your head. When you feel they are shrimping out, let your hand go, apply pressure on the opposite side of you on their hip(left hand, their right hip).
5. As your going for side mount, use your lead leg and move it near their armpit and the back leg to block their hip. Your lead hand should be controlling their shoulder and your back arm should be controlling your opponent's hip.
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