The other day, a student asked me about a problem he’s been having often during rolls. Over and over again, he gets to one of the very best positions for finishing the knee cut pass (deep underhook and head tight against the ear on the other side), but yet (get this) he goes noooowhere. His …
Category: Techniques
I'm going to share some technique with you. Hopefully you'll find something that it is helpful.
Hip tilt setup to the hand gun choke
A few days ago, a pal of mine sent me a link to a video. He immediately notices some similarities between its execution and the principles I stress when teaching the loop choke. So immediately he thought I might want to check it out. He’s a good guy. And I appreciate that because he was …
The strongest armbar setup grip I know for no-gi
The other day, I was about the grip I prefer for setting up the armbar in no-gi, so I after an open mat, I jumped on the good ol’ book of faces and went live. This grip was only showed to me once. That was enough though. I had to see once to know that …
Four essential sweeps for closed guard
Over the years, these four sweeps have served me well. And each of them give you attack options in slightly different situations. Case in point: The pendulum sweep works like a charm when you get the initial setup for the armbar (the elbow crosses the center line) but can’t quite escape your hips all the …
Deep half players need triangle love too
This might seem a little flashy at first. But it’s part of a sequence offense for the deep half that begins with the waiter sweep. A common reaction when going for that sweep is that opponents shift their weight forward. That’s when the knee comes into play to add extra leverage to the sweep. But …