Here's a fun neck crank you can do from a successful sprawl, among other positions.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
"Crucifix" Neck Crank from Sprawl:
You can often do this move against someone who has just shot on you.
You are head-to-head, and you secure an overhook (say, on his right arm with your left arm) and an underhook (with your right arm under his left arm). Your head is on the top of his shoulders (otherwise, he’s the one in control).
Circle in the direction of your overhook (here, to your left, clockwise).
When your body is perpendicular to his, roll over your side—the side near his head (here, your right), “pointing the way” with your underhooking arm. This will roll him over his head and onto his back.
When he lands, hook your feet around his previously overhooked arm (here, his right). Specifically, your right leg here goes over and around the top of his right arm, then back beneath it.
Scoot onto your right hip, clasp your hands together, and, trying to keep his back to the ground, lever your back against the back of his neck and draw your arms up for a neck crank.
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Thursday, December 01, 2005
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
BJJ Move #69: Sprawl and Cross face
What do you do when an opponent "shoots" in on you, with something like a single- or double-leg takedown?
Sprawl and cross face.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Sprawl and Cross face:
Sprawl:
When your opponent shoots on you, drop your hips down (not back), arch your back and drive your legs back. Try to get underhooks.
Do not lock your hands around your opponent’s waist—you want to maximize the distance between the back of your knees and his shoulders.
Do not stay where you are after sprawling; spin around behind him (see crossface below).
Drop all the way down, insteps to floor (staying on balls of feet provides friction for him to stand you back up by driving you backwards; resting on your insteps lets you slide back as he drives).
Drop to one hip (the leg he’s going for, usually your lead leg, should drive backwards and you should try to get that hip to the floor and get an underhook with that arm).
Cross face:
After sprawling, a cross face can further stop a shot and help you get behind your opponent. Here, assume you have sprawled after your opponent has shot for a single leg takedown on your right leg.
To execute a cross face, your opponent’s head has to be on the outside of your hip / body. If his head is on the inside or between your legs after you stop the shot, push it to the outside.
Now take your right forearm and reach it between his right jaw and right shoulder, scooping his face ("cross face") back to your front and right with your arm— and turning his head away from you to his left.
If you can, grab his left shoulder or bicep with your right hand, and lever his head backwards with your right upper arm.
With his head turned to his left, he won’t be able to effectively drive forward and to his right, and it will also be difficult for him to maintain his grip on your right leg.
Now, circle clockwise on your feet, toward his right foot--the opposite direction that your cross face is pushing his head. Maintain pressure on his face and head.
Grab around his back with your left hand to go toward a rear clinch.
You may also be able to scoop up his right foot with your left hand for an ankle pick, or, when his grip is broken, with your right foot to drive him over his left side.
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Sprawl and cross face.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Sprawl and Cross face:
Sprawl:
When your opponent shoots on you, drop your hips down (not back), arch your back and drive your legs back. Try to get underhooks.
Do not lock your hands around your opponent’s waist—you want to maximize the distance between the back of your knees and his shoulders.
Do not stay where you are after sprawling; spin around behind him (see crossface below).
Drop all the way down, insteps to floor (staying on balls of feet provides friction for him to stand you back up by driving you backwards; resting on your insteps lets you slide back as he drives).
Drop to one hip (the leg he’s going for, usually your lead leg, should drive backwards and you should try to get that hip to the floor and get an underhook with that arm).
Cross face:
After sprawling, a cross face can further stop a shot and help you get behind your opponent. Here, assume you have sprawled after your opponent has shot for a single leg takedown on your right leg.
To execute a cross face, your opponent’s head has to be on the outside of your hip / body. If his head is on the inside or between your legs after you stop the shot, push it to the outside.
Now take your right forearm and reach it between his right jaw and right shoulder, scooping his face ("cross face") back to your front and right with your arm— and turning his head away from you to his left.
If you can, grab his left shoulder or bicep with your right hand, and lever his head backwards with your right upper arm.
With his head turned to his left, he won’t be able to effectively drive forward and to his right, and it will also be difficult for him to maintain his grip on your right leg.
Now, circle clockwise on your feet, toward his right foot--the opposite direction that your cross face is pushing his head. Maintain pressure on his face and head.
Grab around his back with your left hand to go toward a rear clinch.
You may also be able to scoop up his right foot with your left hand for an ankle pick, or, when his grip is broken, with your right foot to drive him over his left side.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005
BJJ Move #68: Double Shin Sweep vs. Opponent Standing in Open Guard
If your opponent stands up in your open guard, you're in trouble.
Best option is to push him away with your feet and stand up yourself.
If your opponent's standing close to you, however, you might pull off this sweep...
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Double Shin Sweep vs. Opponent Standing in Open Guard:
Your opponent is standing up in your open guard but your feet are hooked inside and behind his knees (to keep him close with your feet as hooks) with your own knees splayed out a little (to hold him off by pressing against the insides of his knees with your shins).
Grab both his ankles with your hands from the outside. Pull in with your arms as you drive your hips off the ground and spread your knees out, knocking him over backward. Take the mount or an Achilles ankle lock.
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Best option is to push him away with your feet and stand up yourself.
If your opponent's standing close to you, however, you might pull off this sweep...
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Double Shin Sweep vs. Opponent Standing in Open Guard:
Your opponent is standing up in your open guard but your feet are hooked inside and behind his knees (to keep him close with your feet as hooks) with your own knees splayed out a little (to hold him off by pressing against the insides of his knees with your shins).
Grab both his ankles with your hands from the outside. Pull in with your arms as you drive your hips off the ground and spread your knees out, knocking him over backward. Take the mount or an Achilles ankle lock.
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Monday, November 28, 2005
BJJ Move #67: "One Hook" Guard Sweep to Mount
Hey, a new BJJ Move post!
First, I'll describe a variation on the open guard-- a "one hook" inside version.
Then, a nice sweep from that position.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
"One Hook" Guard, Sweep to Mount:
Open guard variation – one hook in:
You and your opponent are both seated and facing each other. Your right knee is up, right foot worming under his left thigh. Your left leg is folded in front of you, knee pointing out to your left.
Your opponent grabs the back of your head with his left hand. Grab the back of his neck to the outside of his left arm with your right hand. Grab thumb-down on his right wrist with your left hand. This is a good position from which to sweep him to his right side.
“One Hook” Sweep to Mount:
Your opponent is in your open guard on his knees. The opportunity for this sweep is when your opponent is rushing forward. Your right foot is between his legs, left foot folded across in front of you / under your butt.
Get an underhook with your right hand, and an overhook (or grabbing his right wrist) with your left. You want to be sitting up with your head near your opponent’s chest.
Bring your left elbow in tight to your own hip to trap his arm effectively.
With your right hand, punch under your opponent’s left armpit, holding his back.
Sweep by falling to your left while kicking your left leg through, flat on the ground; kicking up with your right foot against his left inner thigh; lifting with your right arm; and trapping his right arm with your left arm, taking him over to the left.
Make sure you keep opponent's arm trapped until you land in mount or cross side.
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First, I'll describe a variation on the open guard-- a "one hook" inside version.
Then, a nice sweep from that position.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
"One Hook" Guard, Sweep to Mount:
Open guard variation – one hook in:
You and your opponent are both seated and facing each other. Your right knee is up, right foot worming under his left thigh. Your left leg is folded in front of you, knee pointing out to your left.
Your opponent grabs the back of your head with his left hand. Grab the back of his neck to the outside of his left arm with your right hand. Grab thumb-down on his right wrist with your left hand. This is a good position from which to sweep him to his right side.
“One Hook” Sweep to Mount:
Your opponent is in your open guard on his knees. The opportunity for this sweep is when your opponent is rushing forward. Your right foot is between his legs, left foot folded across in front of you / under your butt.
Get an underhook with your right hand, and an overhook (or grabbing his right wrist) with your left. You want to be sitting up with your head near your opponent’s chest.
Bring your left elbow in tight to your own hip to trap his arm effectively.
With your right hand, punch under your opponent’s left armpit, holding his back.
Sweep by falling to your left while kicking your left leg through, flat on the ground; kicking up with your right foot against his left inner thigh; lifting with your right arm; and trapping his right arm with your left arm, taking him over to the left.
Make sure you keep opponent's arm trapped until you land in mount or cross side.
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Friday, September 02, 2005
BJJ Move #66: Some Omo Plata "Thwart" Moves
Here are a few moves to try on someone who's defending against your omo plata.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Omo Plata - 5 "Thwart" Moves:
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Omo Plata (Thwart) Roll Against a Roller:
If your opponent somersaults over as your attempting an omo plata on his right arm, somersault over over with him, get up on top of his back and put your hips on his hips. Now you can finish the lock.
Omo Plata (Thwart) - Reverse Armlock:
You attempt an omo plata on your opponent’s right arm, but he’s grabbing his own left hand or belt tightly with his right hand so you can’t pull it out to turn the shoulder joint.
Your left leg is entangling his right arm; slide your left knee underneath his body a bit, so your left shin lies across his right upper arm and the back of his right shoulder.
Now put your right foot in between his right arm and body from the direction of his back, and you have an armlock with your legs crossed—-just pull on his hand. If he rolls over, you’ll still have it, even tighter.
Omo Plata to Wristlock:
From an omo plata on your opponent’s right arm, his right arm is bent in your lap with your legs figure-foured over his right arm.
Now using both hands on his trapped right hand, apply a “downward” wristlock (forcing his palm into the underside of his forearm by pressing downward on his knuckles).
Omo Plata (Thwart) - “The Rack” Shoulderlock:
You have managed to get your left shin underneath your opponent’s chin, but he won’t let you move to an omo plata on his right arm.
With your right knee bent, kick your right foot, bent up at the ankle, into the back of his left armpit.
Reach under your own right knee with your right hand from the outside, and grab your own left instep, drawing your left instep underneath your bent right knee-crook.
Pull your right foot through from under your opponent’s left armpit (your legs are still figure-foured around his right arm) but keep it under his chin.
Pivot clockwise on your hips so your head goes toward his right foot, and apply the shoulderlock by straightening your legs.
Omo Plata to Toehold:
From an omo plata on your opponent’s right arm, before sitting up, his right foot may be nearby.
Your left arm comes under his right shin from the outside, your elbow is bent so your hand is back near his foot, and your left hand then grabs the outside, pinky-toe edge of his right foot (your palm faces the ceiling, your elbow is pointing out to your left side).
Your right hand comes over the Achilles’ tendon of his right ankle and grabs the top of your own left wrist (“t-stack”). Now lever and turn your hands to apply the toehold.
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Omo Plata - 5 "Thwart" Moves:
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Omo Plata (Thwart) Roll Against a Roller:
If your opponent somersaults over as your attempting an omo plata on his right arm, somersault over over with him, get up on top of his back and put your hips on his hips. Now you can finish the lock.
Omo Plata (Thwart) - Reverse Armlock:
You attempt an omo plata on your opponent’s right arm, but he’s grabbing his own left hand or belt tightly with his right hand so you can’t pull it out to turn the shoulder joint.
Your left leg is entangling his right arm; slide your left knee underneath his body a bit, so your left shin lies across his right upper arm and the back of his right shoulder.
Now put your right foot in between his right arm and body from the direction of his back, and you have an armlock with your legs crossed—-just pull on his hand. If he rolls over, you’ll still have it, even tighter.
Omo Plata to Wristlock:
From an omo plata on your opponent’s right arm, his right arm is bent in your lap with your legs figure-foured over his right arm.
Now using both hands on his trapped right hand, apply a “downward” wristlock (forcing his palm into the underside of his forearm by pressing downward on his knuckles).
Omo Plata (Thwart) - “The Rack” Shoulderlock:
You have managed to get your left shin underneath your opponent’s chin, but he won’t let you move to an omo plata on his right arm.
With your right knee bent, kick your right foot, bent up at the ankle, into the back of his left armpit.
Reach under your own right knee with your right hand from the outside, and grab your own left instep, drawing your left instep underneath your bent right knee-crook.
Pull your right foot through from under your opponent’s left armpit (your legs are still figure-foured around his right arm) but keep it under his chin.
Pivot clockwise on your hips so your head goes toward his right foot, and apply the shoulderlock by straightening your legs.
Omo Plata to Toehold:
From an omo plata on your opponent’s right arm, before sitting up, his right foot may be nearby.
Your left arm comes under his right shin from the outside, your elbow is bent so your hand is back near his foot, and your left hand then grabs the outside, pinky-toe edge of his right foot (your palm faces the ceiling, your elbow is pointing out to your left side).
Your right hand comes over the Achilles’ tendon of his right ankle and grabs the top of your own left wrist (“t-stack”). Now lever and turn your hands to apply the toehold.
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Thursday, September 01, 2005
BJJ Move #65: 3 Triangle Choke "Thwart" Moves
Here are a few moves to try on someone who's defending against your triangle choke.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Triangle Choke - 3 "Thwart" Moves:
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Triangle Choke (Thwart) - Armlock:
You are performing a triangle choke with your opponent’s right arm inside, and he postures up (as in earlier post) so you can’t pull down on his head or your shin.
Hook his right triceps with your right hand and grab his right wrist with your left hand, securing his right arm.
Thrust your hips upwards.
Circle your left leg over opponent's head and place your left shin in his throat.
Lock a figure four in front of his chest, placing your right leg over your left shin.
Thrust hips upwards to finish the armlock.
Triangle Choke (Thwart) - Biceps Slicer:
You attempt the triangle choke (with your opponent’s right arm inside); he pulls his head, but not his arm, free, and steps up to the outside of your right foot, standing up onto his left foot.
Put your left foot on the ground and hip out to the left while firmly holding his right arm into your right knee-crook to keep him from taking cross side.
Drive your right shin into his right elbow-crook, triangle your left knee-crook over your right ankle and pull with clasped hands on the back of his right arm to add pressure to the biceps slicer.
Triangle Choke (Thwart) - Omo Plata:
You attempt the triangle choke with your opponent’s right arm trapped inside, but before you can figure four your legs he overhooks your left thigh with his right arm to keep you from tightening it.
Control his right elbow with your left hand, open your legs and pivot 180 degrees clockwise.
Kick your left leg through over his right shoulder and figure four your legs (right knee over left shin).
Sit up to drive your opponent to the floor and lean forward toward his head to finish the omo plata.
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Triangle Choke - 3 "Thwart" Moves:
-submission
Triangle Choke (Thwart) - Armlock:
You are performing a triangle choke with your opponent’s right arm inside, and he postures up (as in earlier post) so you can’t pull down on his head or your shin.
Hook his right triceps with your right hand and grab his right wrist with your left hand, securing his right arm.
Thrust your hips upwards.
Circle your left leg over opponent's head and place your left shin in his throat.
Lock a figure four in front of his chest, placing your right leg over your left shin.
Thrust hips upwards to finish the armlock.
Triangle Choke (Thwart) - Biceps Slicer:
You attempt the triangle choke (with your opponent’s right arm inside); he pulls his head, but not his arm, free, and steps up to the outside of your right foot, standing up onto his left foot.
Put your left foot on the ground and hip out to the left while firmly holding his right arm into your right knee-crook to keep him from taking cross side.
Drive your right shin into his right elbow-crook, triangle your left knee-crook over your right ankle and pull with clasped hands on the back of his right arm to add pressure to the biceps slicer.
Triangle Choke (Thwart) - Omo Plata:
You attempt the triangle choke with your opponent’s right arm trapped inside, but before you can figure four your legs he overhooks your left thigh with his right arm to keep you from tightening it.
Control his right elbow with your left hand, open your legs and pivot 180 degrees clockwise.
Kick your left leg through over his right shoulder and figure four your legs (right knee over left shin).
Sit up to drive your opponent to the floor and lean forward toward his head to finish the omo plata.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005
BJJ Move #64: Head and Arm Choke from Mount
Hey, you can do that last move from the mount, too, and with even more leverage!
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Head and Arm Choke / Neck Crank from Mount (a/k/a shoulder choke, arm triangle):
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Setups:
1) From the mount, get head control: swim your arms inside his and get one (here, the left) around his head. Lean your weight onto his neck, turning his head to his left. Get him to put his left arm near or across his face.
2) Another opportunity is when you are sitting up in his guard and he posts his hand (here, let’s say his left hand) on your chest, or when you have him in cross side and he pushes up with his hand to escape.
Now shove his left arm across his face with your right hand and slide your face down the back of his left arm. Pin his left arm under his jaw with your left chest/shoulder, holding him around the back of his neck with your left arm.
Now bring your right arm up by his left ear and grab your right biceps.
Bend your right arm and place the palm of your right hand on his forehead. This is basically the same grip as a rear naked choke.
Bring your elbows toward each other, squeeze, and push your head forward and down to tighten the choke. Your left biceps cuts off his right carotid while his own left shoulder against his throat cuts off his left carotid.
If the choke isn’t working well, turn your left palm up to bring pressure from the ridge of your forearm against his neck for a painful neck crank. You can also tighten it by stepping your left leg over to his right side, so you no longer have the mount, and leaning your weight onto his head / neck.
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Head and Arm Choke / Neck Crank from Mount (a/k/a shoulder choke, arm triangle):
-submission
Setups:
1) From the mount, get head control: swim your arms inside his and get one (here, the left) around his head. Lean your weight onto his neck, turning his head to his left. Get him to put his left arm near or across his face.
2) Another opportunity is when you are sitting up in his guard and he posts his hand (here, let’s say his left hand) on your chest, or when you have him in cross side and he pushes up with his hand to escape.
Now shove his left arm across his face with your right hand and slide your face down the back of his left arm. Pin his left arm under his jaw with your left chest/shoulder, holding him around the back of his neck with your left arm.
Now bring your right arm up by his left ear and grab your right biceps.
Bend your right arm and place the palm of your right hand on his forehead. This is basically the same grip as a rear naked choke.
Bring your elbows toward each other, squeeze, and push your head forward and down to tighten the choke. Your left biceps cuts off his right carotid while his own left shoulder against his throat cuts off his left carotid.
If the choke isn’t working well, turn your left palm up to bring pressure from the ridge of your forearm against his neck for a painful neck crank. You can also tighten it by stepping your left leg over to his right side, so you no longer have the mount, and leaning your weight onto his head / neck.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005
BJJ Move #63: Head and Arm Choke from Guard
Guys in your guard often let you get one of their arms across their body with an arm drag. You can use it to take his back or sweep him, as in the last move, or...
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Head and Arm Choke from Guard:
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Your opponent is inside your closed guard leaning against your throat with his right forearm.
With your legs clasped around his body, press him backwards a bit and use your left hand to push his right arm to your right.
Now relax your legs to let him lean forward again and collapse his right arm across his centerline between his body and yours.
Your right arm goes under his right arm and around his neck (past his left ear from the front of his body).
Press your head against the outside of his right shoulder, preventing him from bringing his right arm back out.
Now grab your left biceps with your right hand, place your left palm against your opponent’s forehead, and squeeze your elbows together, press your head into his arm, and push him backward again with your legs for a tight choke.
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Head and Arm Choke from Guard:
-submission
Your opponent is inside your closed guard leaning against your throat with his right forearm.
With your legs clasped around his body, press him backwards a bit and use your left hand to push his right arm to your right.
Now relax your legs to let him lean forward again and collapse his right arm across his centerline between his body and yours.
Your right arm goes under his right arm and around his neck (past his left ear from the front of his body).
Press your head against the outside of his right shoulder, preventing him from bringing his right arm back out.
Now grab your left biceps with your right hand, place your left palm against your opponent’s forehead, and squeeze your elbows together, press your head into his arm, and push him backward again with your legs for a tight choke.
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Monday, August 29, 2005
BJJ Move #62: Arm Drag to Back Mount from Closed Guard
A general tip from a guy who taught me, leading into what the arm drag from guard is about:
A big, strong guy with good posture and strong shoulders can often be caught in an armlock or triangle, but it has to be from open guard where he extends his arm and you swivel your hips and drive them upwards, catching him unaware—you can’t lever him over with your hips from the closed guard.
If he is stiff and defensive and will pull anything out that you try, go for the arm drag from the guard (open or half guard or sitting guard). The move is so simple and you will always at least sweep him if not take his back. The arm drag capitalizes on his weakness: lack of mobility.
Don't play a closed guard with him, he'll just sit in it, you need feet in the hips, you need a solid half-guard or sitting guard. He's all about forward pressure and just laying on you. You need to make that space to allow yourself to work.
What follows is an arm drags from closed guard.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Arm Drag to Back Mount from Guard:
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Arm Drag Reversal to Back Mount from Closed Guard:
Opportunities / set-ups:
1) First, get the no-gi arm control: When trying to control your opponent’s right arm while he’s in your guard, and he isn’t wearing a gi, hold his right wrist with your left hand against your chest, trap his right arm by the elbow with your right hand, and hip up to his elbow, reducing the space for him to bend his arm and pull it away. Your butt will leave the ground.
Now, drop your hips suddenly and to the left, pulling his arms to the mat and slightly to the right, sliding your locked feet to the right so they’re over his left hip.
2) Your opponent is in your guard and is leaning on your throat with his right forearm.
Grab his right wrist / gi sleeve with your right hand, and his right elbow with your left hand.
Push your opponent back with your hips, and push his arm to your right.
Switch your right hand to grab underneath his right upper arm, securing his shoulder to your chest.
Once you’ve done the arm drag, immediately hug your chest against his right shoulder, grabbing around his back with your left hand to his left lat, trapping both of his arms across to your right, and free your right hand (if he’s holding it, you can’t pivot around him).
With your left hand/arm over his right shoulder grabbing his back or the back of his left armpit, start scooting around clockwise towards his back until you have the back mount.
"Thwart" move:
As above, but he’s holding onto your right wrist so you can’t slide around to get his back. Uncross your feet and swing your left leg to the side, rolling him over his right side and taking the cross side on his right.
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A big, strong guy with good posture and strong shoulders can often be caught in an armlock or triangle, but it has to be from open guard where he extends his arm and you swivel your hips and drive them upwards, catching him unaware—you can’t lever him over with your hips from the closed guard.
If he is stiff and defensive and will pull anything out that you try, go for the arm drag from the guard (open or half guard or sitting guard). The move is so simple and you will always at least sweep him if not take his back. The arm drag capitalizes on his weakness: lack of mobility.
Don't play a closed guard with him, he'll just sit in it, you need feet in the hips, you need a solid half-guard or sitting guard. He's all about forward pressure and just laying on you. You need to make that space to allow yourself to work.
What follows is an arm drags from closed guard.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Arm Drag to Back Mount from Guard:
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Arm Drag Reversal to Back Mount from Closed Guard:
Opportunities / set-ups:
1) First, get the no-gi arm control: When trying to control your opponent’s right arm while he’s in your guard, and he isn’t wearing a gi, hold his right wrist with your left hand against your chest, trap his right arm by the elbow with your right hand, and hip up to his elbow, reducing the space for him to bend his arm and pull it away. Your butt will leave the ground.
Now, drop your hips suddenly and to the left, pulling his arms to the mat and slightly to the right, sliding your locked feet to the right so they’re over his left hip.
2) Your opponent is in your guard and is leaning on your throat with his right forearm.
Grab his right wrist / gi sleeve with your right hand, and his right elbow with your left hand.
Push your opponent back with your hips, and push his arm to your right.
Switch your right hand to grab underneath his right upper arm, securing his shoulder to your chest.
Once you’ve done the arm drag, immediately hug your chest against his right shoulder, grabbing around his back with your left hand to his left lat, trapping both of his arms across to your right, and free your right hand (if he’s holding it, you can’t pivot around him).
With your left hand/arm over his right shoulder grabbing his back or the back of his left armpit, start scooting around clockwise towards his back until you have the back mount.
"Thwart" move:
As above, but he’s holding onto your right wrist so you can’t slide around to get his back. Uncross your feet and swing your left leg to the side, rolling him over his right side and taking the cross side on his right.
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Friday, August 26, 2005
BJJ Move #61: Arm Elevator Sweep from Guard
A sweep when your opponent stands up onto onto one foot while in your guard. This happens a lot when you attempt an armlock.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Arm Elevator and Sweep (to mount) with Armlock Opportunity (a/k/a arm-inside sweep):
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Use this move when your opponent lifts up one leg in the guard. If your opponent gets up on his left foot, you slide your right arm underneath his raised left leg.
At the same time, pull on his leg to bring your head to his left foot, pivoting counterclockwise on your lower back.
Using your free left hand, grab the gi sleeve / wrist of his right arm.
In one motion, pulling his right arm and raising his leg, bring your opponent on a 45-degree angle toward your left side (not right across your body, and not right past your head, but the angle halfway between).
The important step with this sweep is to use your left leg for momentum. As your bring your opponent on a 45-degree angle toward your left side, swing your left leg underneath him from left to right.
Use your right leg to kick in the direction of his head underneath his left armpit.
As your opponent is reversed onto his back, climb into the mount by rolling back and over your left shoulder.
Or, instead of climbing into mount, pull his right elbow up to about your waistline, put your left leg across his face and apply an armlock.
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Arm Elevator and Sweep (to mount) with Armlock Opportunity (a/k/a arm-inside sweep):
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Use this move when your opponent lifts up one leg in the guard. If your opponent gets up on his left foot, you slide your right arm underneath his raised left leg.
At the same time, pull on his leg to bring your head to his left foot, pivoting counterclockwise on your lower back.
Using your free left hand, grab the gi sleeve / wrist of his right arm.
In one motion, pulling his right arm and raising his leg, bring your opponent on a 45-degree angle toward your left side (not right across your body, and not right past your head, but the angle halfway between).
The important step with this sweep is to use your left leg for momentum. As your bring your opponent on a 45-degree angle toward your left side, swing your left leg underneath him from left to right.
Use your right leg to kick in the direction of his head underneath his left armpit.
As your opponent is reversed onto his back, climb into the mount by rolling back and over your left shoulder.
Or, instead of climbing into mount, pull his right elbow up to about your waistline, put your left leg across his face and apply an armlock.
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Thursday, August 25, 2005
BJJ Move #60: Neck Crank from Guard
Here's a nice neck crank that's easy to apply and keeps you in a very secure position throughout.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Guillotine Fake to Neck Crank or Reversal to Mount, “Crucifix” Neck Crank (from mount):
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You can do this move when your opponent has his head against your chest or is somewhat low in the guard. Another opportunity is when your opponent is escaping from a guillotine (your right arm is choking him) by driving his right forearm against your throat—clear his arm to your right.
Now wrap your right arm across the back of his neck (as if you were attempting a guillotine choke) and put your right hand under his left armpit, from the front. Try to drive your right arm under his armpit to the crook of your elbow—deeper is better.
Moving your hips to the left make give you more room to drive your arm deeper. Take your left arm and put it across his back.
Clasp your right hand (which is underneath his left arm right now) palm down, to your left hand, palm up.
Pull your hands towards you, lifting up with your left hand, lowering your right arm toward your hips to crank your opponent's neck and/or shoulder.
Slide your forearms up his arm towards his elbow for more pressure on the shoulder and superior leverage; lock your feet and grab closer to his armpit to focus pressure on the neck crank.
If your opponent begins to roll over to release the pressure on his neck, you can use your right foot and bridge to the left side to reverse him (you will pull him over by his underhooked left arm).
You will end up in the mount, but do not release the hold yet. You still have a neck crank submission right here. Just apply the pressure by arching your back and pulling up and towards your body.
Instead of finishing from the mount, you can go to cross side and hook his free arm from under the front of his armpit with your right leg—sit through and crank your right fist towards the ceiling to finish. Be careful, it’s hard for him to tap from this position.
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Guillotine Fake to Neck Crank or Reversal to Mount, “Crucifix” Neck Crank (from mount):
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You can do this move when your opponent has his head against your chest or is somewhat low in the guard. Another opportunity is when your opponent is escaping from a guillotine (your right arm is choking him) by driving his right forearm against your throat—clear his arm to your right.
Now wrap your right arm across the back of his neck (as if you were attempting a guillotine choke) and put your right hand under his left armpit, from the front. Try to drive your right arm under his armpit to the crook of your elbow—deeper is better.
Moving your hips to the left make give you more room to drive your arm deeper. Take your left arm and put it across his back.
Clasp your right hand (which is underneath his left arm right now) palm down, to your left hand, palm up.
Pull your hands towards you, lifting up with your left hand, lowering your right arm toward your hips to crank your opponent's neck and/or shoulder.
Slide your forearms up his arm towards his elbow for more pressure on the shoulder and superior leverage; lock your feet and grab closer to his armpit to focus pressure on the neck crank.
If your opponent begins to roll over to release the pressure on his neck, you can use your right foot and bridge to the left side to reverse him (you will pull him over by his underhooked left arm).
You will end up in the mount, but do not release the hold yet. You still have a neck crank submission right here. Just apply the pressure by arching your back and pulling up and towards your body.
Instead of finishing from the mount, you can go to cross side and hook his free arm from under the front of his armpit with your right leg—sit through and crank your right fist towards the ceiling to finish. Be careful, it’s hard for him to tap from this position.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005
BJJ Move #59: Omo Plata
The omo plata is almost like a kimura you start from guard, then use your legs to finish instead of your hands. It's pretty powerful, and even if you can't always finish from the end, it's also a great control position.
It's a little complicated to describe, but actually not that hard to do. You may want to search Google for a picture.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Omo Plata / Chickenwing Shoulderlock Using Leg / Hiza Gatame (from guard):
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Opportunities / setups:
1) From the guard, if your opponent ever puts an arm down (say, right arm) on the ground above your (here, left) shoulder, trap it by your neck/head with both hands.
2) He puts his hands on the ground near your hips.
3) He’s passing your guard and overhooks your leg (say, left leg).
4) You put your guard up high on his shoulders, until your right leg is over his left shoulder (known as the “crooked” or “climbing” guard), then force his right arm backwards (towards opponent’s back).
5) “Overhook” setup: Your opponent is in your guard and you have an overhook control with your left arm on his right arm.
Change your grip from overhook on your opponent’s right arm to hooking underneath your left leg, behind the knee (your left arm is still over opponent’s right arm but now hooks your left leg instead); your left hand can clasp your opponent’s right shoulder. Continue…
6) “Lockdown” setup: Your opponent is in your guard, and his right hand is on the ground to your left side or is near your left hip (it's not up high or on your chest).
Uncross your feet and bring your left leg, bent, up by the back of his right arm and put your left hand and forearm inside the crook of your knee from the outside, gripping your opponent's right upper arm / shoulder with your left hand.
Now clasp your right hand to your left hand, locking his right shoulder down.
At this point he may try to push your right knee down to pass, but it will be difficult for him to do it before you get the omo plata. The reason he can’t mess with your other leg is that you are trapping his shoulder tight to your body. The “lockdown” puts your opponent in a lot of danger, and without your leg inside can be used to control him from sitting guard, closed guard, or half guard. In fact you can squeeze your right leg tight against his body so it's like one side of a vee, allowing you to switch to an armlock (on his left arm if he tries to push his left arm through to get his head out), a reverse armlock (on his trapped right arm) or a triangle choke.
Your right forearm pressing against his neck is keeping his head away. Unclasp your hands.
Now, the rest of the move:
Push his head further away with your right hand, and bring your left foot underneath his jaw (you may want to use your right hand to pull on your left ankle to help put your put underneath his jaw).
Push against your opponent's left hip with your right foot to pivot you clockwise on your butt / lower back and into the position for omo plata—you sitting up, flush against his right side with your left side against him.
At the same time, put your left heel across your opponent’s back, trying to touch your heel to his opposite shoulder, trying to touch your own right knee.
Now use your left hand to hold his right elbow. Continue pivoting until you’re almost parallel to your opponent. If he resists this turn, drive your right leg out straight to bring his head down, then continue turning.
Now slide your right leg out from underneath him and come up sitting beside him facing toward his head. Your left leg now lies across the back of his right shoulder to press his elbow down into your lap.
Bend his arm into your lap for a chicken-wing shoulderlock as you hip all the way out to his side. His right hand will be palm-up at your belt buckle, arm entangled in your bent left leg.
Figure four your right knee over your left shin to keep his arm trapped.
Keep him from rolling forward with your left hand on his belt, lower back, or by hooking his near (here, right) leg. You want to keep turning until your body is alongside his, with your head facing the same way as his feet, and vice versa.
Now stand up onto your knees, leaning forward towards his head (to the left a little) to apply the pressure.
Tip: Guys with strong arms / shoulders won’t be easy to lock—grab his upper arm to your chest tight, clamping it there with your elbows; this makes the lock much faster and tighter.
Tip: You want his shoulders on the mat so you can apply the lock and so he can’t roll you back onto your back, so when you first sit up, straighten your legs to push his shoulders down.
Tip: Some opponents, however, are too strong to be pushed down by straightening your legs. There are two good ways to bring his shoulders down. First, you can scoot your butt back toward his feet. Second, you can pivot on your hips clockwise, which will take him down to his left where he’ll have no base.
Tip: It can be difficult to finish from here even once he’s down—-you may want to finish with an armlock (if he rolls over), wristlock, toehold, etc.
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It's a little complicated to describe, but actually not that hard to do. You may want to search Google for a picture.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Omo Plata / Chickenwing Shoulderlock Using Leg / Hiza Gatame (from guard):
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Opportunities / setups:
1) From the guard, if your opponent ever puts an arm down (say, right arm) on the ground above your (here, left) shoulder, trap it by your neck/head with both hands.
2) He puts his hands on the ground near your hips.
3) He’s passing your guard and overhooks your leg (say, left leg).
4) You put your guard up high on his shoulders, until your right leg is over his left shoulder (known as the “crooked” or “climbing” guard), then force his right arm backwards (towards opponent’s back).
5) “Overhook” setup: Your opponent is in your guard and you have an overhook control with your left arm on his right arm.
Change your grip from overhook on your opponent’s right arm to hooking underneath your left leg, behind the knee (your left arm is still over opponent’s right arm but now hooks your left leg instead); your left hand can clasp your opponent’s right shoulder. Continue…
6) “Lockdown” setup: Your opponent is in your guard, and his right hand is on the ground to your left side or is near your left hip (it's not up high or on your chest).
Uncross your feet and bring your left leg, bent, up by the back of his right arm and put your left hand and forearm inside the crook of your knee from the outside, gripping your opponent's right upper arm / shoulder with your left hand.
Now clasp your right hand to your left hand, locking his right shoulder down.
At this point he may try to push your right knee down to pass, but it will be difficult for him to do it before you get the omo plata. The reason he can’t mess with your other leg is that you are trapping his shoulder tight to your body. The “lockdown” puts your opponent in a lot of danger, and without your leg inside can be used to control him from sitting guard, closed guard, or half guard. In fact you can squeeze your right leg tight against his body so it's like one side of a vee, allowing you to switch to an armlock (on his left arm if he tries to push his left arm through to get his head out), a reverse armlock (on his trapped right arm) or a triangle choke.
Your right forearm pressing against his neck is keeping his head away. Unclasp your hands.
Now, the rest of the move:
Push his head further away with your right hand, and bring your left foot underneath his jaw (you may want to use your right hand to pull on your left ankle to help put your put underneath his jaw).
Push against your opponent's left hip with your right foot to pivot you clockwise on your butt / lower back and into the position for omo plata—you sitting up, flush against his right side with your left side against him.
At the same time, put your left heel across your opponent’s back, trying to touch your heel to his opposite shoulder, trying to touch your own right knee.
Now use your left hand to hold his right elbow. Continue pivoting until you’re almost parallel to your opponent. If he resists this turn, drive your right leg out straight to bring his head down, then continue turning.
Now slide your right leg out from underneath him and come up sitting beside him facing toward his head. Your left leg now lies across the back of his right shoulder to press his elbow down into your lap.
Bend his arm into your lap for a chicken-wing shoulderlock as you hip all the way out to his side. His right hand will be palm-up at your belt buckle, arm entangled in your bent left leg.
Figure four your right knee over your left shin to keep his arm trapped.
Keep him from rolling forward with your left hand on his belt, lower back, or by hooking his near (here, right) leg. You want to keep turning until your body is alongside his, with your head facing the same way as his feet, and vice versa.
Now stand up onto your knees, leaning forward towards his head (to the left a little) to apply the pressure.
Tip: Guys with strong arms / shoulders won’t be easy to lock—grab his upper arm to your chest tight, clamping it there with your elbows; this makes the lock much faster and tighter.
Tip: You want his shoulders on the mat so you can apply the lock and so he can’t roll you back onto your back, so when you first sit up, straighten your legs to push his shoulders down.
Tip: Some opponents, however, are too strong to be pushed down by straightening your legs. There are two good ways to bring his shoulders down. First, you can scoot your butt back toward his feet. Second, you can pivot on your hips clockwise, which will take him down to his left where he’ll have no base.
Tip: It can be difficult to finish from here even once he’s down—-you may want to finish with an armlock (if he rolls over), wristlock, toehold, etc.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005
BJJ Move #58: Reverse Armlock from Guard
Here's a nice guard submission. With a "reverse" armlock, your hands hyperextend your opponent's elbow by pulling toward you while you brace his wrist against your collarbone and immobilize his shoulder from either side with your legs-- as opposed to a regular armlock, where your hips hyperextend his elbow by pushing away from you, your hands hold his wrist to your chest, and your legs immobilize his shoulder by wrapping around his head and torso and pulling them back.
This tends to be a little quicker and have a little less control than a regular armlock.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Reverse Armlock (from guard) (a/k/a pressing armlock, ude gatame):
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This is a very fast submission. You have your opponent in your guard, and he grabs your head with his left arm to keep your bodies close together. He may also clasp his left hand with his right hand.
Grab your own left shoulder with your right hand, trapping his left arm against your body.
Put your right foot against his left hip, and hip out to the right (your butt moves out to the right, and you turn onto your left hip).
Bring your left knee up against his chest and your right knee over his back near his left shoulder, squeezing your knees together to immobilize his left arm.
Keep your head leaning to your right shoulder to keep his arm trapped against your right trapezius, and slide back until his wrist is against your collarbone.
Keep your back slouched so there’s room to lock.
Grab around his elbow with your left hand to turn it so it faces away from your body, and fold your right forearm over his elbow, pressing the arm into your body for a reverse armlock.
Alternative setup: Your opponent puts an arm down (say, left arm) on the ground above your (right) shoulder—trap it by your neck/head.
Slide your hips out to that side (your right) and wrap your left arm around his right elbow, trapping his right wrist between your neck and left shoulder.
Clamp your knees around his left shoulder and squeeze together.
Fold your right arm over your left, both over his elbow joint and squeeze toward your chest, hyperextending his elbow joint.
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This tends to be a little quicker and have a little less control than a regular armlock.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Reverse Armlock (from guard) (a/k/a pressing armlock, ude gatame):
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This is a very fast submission. You have your opponent in your guard, and he grabs your head with his left arm to keep your bodies close together. He may also clasp his left hand with his right hand.
Grab your own left shoulder with your right hand, trapping his left arm against your body.
Put your right foot against his left hip, and hip out to the right (your butt moves out to the right, and you turn onto your left hip).
Bring your left knee up against his chest and your right knee over his back near his left shoulder, squeezing your knees together to immobilize his left arm.
Keep your head leaning to your right shoulder to keep his arm trapped against your right trapezius, and slide back until his wrist is against your collarbone.
Keep your back slouched so there’s room to lock.
Grab around his elbow with your left hand to turn it so it faces away from your body, and fold your right forearm over his elbow, pressing the arm into your body for a reverse armlock.
Alternative setup: Your opponent puts an arm down (say, left arm) on the ground above your (right) shoulder—trap it by your neck/head.
Slide your hips out to that side (your right) and wrap your left arm around his right elbow, trapping his right wrist between your neck and left shoulder.
Clamp your knees around his left shoulder and squeeze together.
Fold your right arm over your left, both over his elbow joint and squeeze toward your chest, hyperextending his elbow joint.
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Monday, August 22, 2005
BJJ Move #57: Some Armlock "Thwart" Moves
You've almost got that armlock-- and the guy's defending!
Here's a bunch of techniques for when your initial armlock attempt is "thwarted" by your opponent defending.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Some Armlock "Thwart" Moves:
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These moves all start from you attempting an armlock on your opponent's right arm.
Basic Go-To Move:
First, make sure your right forearm is hooked in against his wrist, not the crook of his elbow. That gives you a lot more leverage and is more uncomfortable for him.
Now move his right arm into your right armpit and try to get your right forearm deep in near his hand.
Base out near his head with your left hand.
To attack in a direction where your opponent’s grip is weak, don’t lean straight back here; instead, lean towards his head and then swing back to being perpendicular to his body once your left shoulder is near/on the ground. This should break his grip and let you finish the armlock.
Variation:
As above, but instead, switch your left arm into his elbow-crook (move fast, your base is gone now) and put your right forearm against his right forearm to lever it towards his head as you sit that way (as above, but here your right arm is helping release his grip) towards his head, then swing back to make your body perpendicular to his and apply the armlock.
“Cow Hand” Wristlock:
When your opponent’s right elbow is bent, put your left hand underneath your right wrist and grab his right hand across the knuckles, t-stack your hands (right hand over top of left wrist) and lever his right hand down toward his forearm for a “cow hand” (downward) wristlock.
“Cow hand” wristlock #2:
Sit up and brace his right elbow against your stomach/chest.
Grab his right hand at the knuckles (for maximum leverage) with both hands, and press his palm towards his wrist for a “cow hand” (downward) wristlock.
Strip his fingers apart with your hands.
Foot Push:
Use your right foot (the one across his chest) to push his left arm away by pushing on the crook of his left elbow. This will start pulling his right shoulder straight out of the socket and he ought to let go. Then finish the armlock.+
Biceps Slicer:
Place your right forearm in the pit of his right elbow and slide your right foot over his right forearm so your right lower leg rests across it.
Pressing down on his right forearm with your right leg closes his elbow joint around your right forearm; the sharp edges of the radius and ulna in your forearm dig into his biceps and forearm near the joint, causing pain. Your forearm in there also acts as a fulcrum higher than his elbow joint, prying his forearm and upper arm away from each other, i.e., separating his elbow. The pain will make him want to stop using his left arm to pull his hand toward him, and he’ll release it, or even try to push it back straight.
Pull his right arm back as you slide your right foot off it, but watch out that he doesn’t slap you in the face as he lets go.
To use this as a submission instead of a release, base out with your left hand and triangle your left knee over your right instep, tightening down onto his right elbow joint to separate it.
Leg Jerk:
Jerk the knee of your left leg up and down on his face so he wants to let go and give you the armlock.+
Triangle Choke:
If your opponent grabs his own (right) arm when you sit back for the armlock, you can easily put him in a triangle choke.
When he grabs his own wrist to prevent the armlock, take your right leg and slide it between his arms from the bottom.
Take your right hand and put it behind his head to help raise it. He will cooperate in coming off the ground because he’s defending against the armlock.
As he comes off the ground, slide your right leg around his head/neck, and shift your hips to the right. Then fold your left leg over your right ankle, and apply the triangle choke.+
Switch to s-mount, armlock on other arm:
Opponent clasps his hands and hips out to his left to try to extract his elbow and touch it to the ground.
Post your left hand behind you and remove your left leg from your opponent’s face.
Keeping your weight centered on your opponent's upper torso, slide your hip across your opponent’s chest. You will come into a sort of s-mount with your bent right knee off the ground above your opponent’s left ear, with your right inner thigh propping his left arm up. Your right foot is flat on the ground just past his head.
Now continue coming up, rising onto the ball of your right foot and touching your right knee to the ground by his left ear. Control his left arm.
Now sit back, put your right leg over his face and armlock the left arm from his left.
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Here's a bunch of techniques for when your initial armlock attempt is "thwarted" by your opponent defending.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Some Armlock "Thwart" Moves:
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These moves all start from you attempting an armlock on your opponent's right arm.
Basic Go-To Move:
First, make sure your right forearm is hooked in against his wrist, not the crook of his elbow. That gives you a lot more leverage and is more uncomfortable for him.
Now move his right arm into your right armpit and try to get your right forearm deep in near his hand.
Base out near his head with your left hand.
To attack in a direction where your opponent’s grip is weak, don’t lean straight back here; instead, lean towards his head and then swing back to being perpendicular to his body once your left shoulder is near/on the ground. This should break his grip and let you finish the armlock.
Variation:
As above, but instead, switch your left arm into his elbow-crook (move fast, your base is gone now) and put your right forearm against his right forearm to lever it towards his head as you sit that way (as above, but here your right arm is helping release his grip) towards his head, then swing back to make your body perpendicular to his and apply the armlock.
“Cow Hand” Wristlock:
When your opponent’s right elbow is bent, put your left hand underneath your right wrist and grab his right hand across the knuckles, t-stack your hands (right hand over top of left wrist) and lever his right hand down toward his forearm for a “cow hand” (downward) wristlock.
“Cow hand” wristlock #2:
Sit up and brace his right elbow against your stomach/chest.
Grab his right hand at the knuckles (for maximum leverage) with both hands, and press his palm towards his wrist for a “cow hand” (downward) wristlock.
Strip his fingers apart with your hands.
Foot Push:
Use your right foot (the one across his chest) to push his left arm away by pushing on the crook of his left elbow. This will start pulling his right shoulder straight out of the socket and he ought to let go. Then finish the armlock.+
Biceps Slicer:
Place your right forearm in the pit of his right elbow and slide your right foot over his right forearm so your right lower leg rests across it.
Pressing down on his right forearm with your right leg closes his elbow joint around your right forearm; the sharp edges of the radius and ulna in your forearm dig into his biceps and forearm near the joint, causing pain. Your forearm in there also acts as a fulcrum higher than his elbow joint, prying his forearm and upper arm away from each other, i.e., separating his elbow. The pain will make him want to stop using his left arm to pull his hand toward him, and he’ll release it, or even try to push it back straight.
Pull his right arm back as you slide your right foot off it, but watch out that he doesn’t slap you in the face as he lets go.
To use this as a submission instead of a release, base out with your left hand and triangle your left knee over your right instep, tightening down onto his right elbow joint to separate it.
Leg Jerk:
Jerk the knee of your left leg up and down on his face so he wants to let go and give you the armlock.+
Triangle Choke:
If your opponent grabs his own (right) arm when you sit back for the armlock, you can easily put him in a triangle choke.
When he grabs his own wrist to prevent the armlock, take your right leg and slide it between his arms from the bottom.
Take your right hand and put it behind his head to help raise it. He will cooperate in coming off the ground because he’s defending against the armlock.
As he comes off the ground, slide your right leg around his head/neck, and shift your hips to the right. Then fold your left leg over your right ankle, and apply the triangle choke.+
Switch to s-mount, armlock on other arm:
Opponent clasps his hands and hips out to his left to try to extract his elbow and touch it to the ground.
Post your left hand behind you and remove your left leg from your opponent’s face.
Keeping your weight centered on your opponent's upper torso, slide your hip across your opponent’s chest. You will come into a sort of s-mount with your bent right knee off the ground above your opponent’s left ear, with your right inner thigh propping his left arm up. Your right foot is flat on the ground just past his head.
Now continue coming up, rising onto the ball of your right foot and touching your right knee to the ground by his left ear. Control his left arm.
Now sit back, put your right leg over his face and armlock the left arm from his left.
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Friday, August 19, 2005
BJJ Move #56: Some Papercutter Chokes
These chokes are all variations on a theme-- your opponent is wearing a gi or some other kind of shirt, you are face-to-face on the ground with an advantageous position (usually mount or guard), and you strangle him with the fabric of his collar or lapels.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Some Papercutter Chokes:
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There are three grip variations on the papercutter choke, which is done face-to-face with your opponent (e.g., mounted or guard):
1) Nami Juji Jime: Both your palms face away from you (thumb down and inside his gi) in opposite collars (your right hand grabs his right lapel, your left hand grabs his left lapel, so your hands cross).
2) Kata Juji Jie: One palm faces you, one faces away in opposite collars; otherwise like above. The palm of the hand crossing over the top of the other hand is the one that faces you.
3) Gyaku Juji Jime: Both palms face you (thumb faces up and is outside gi) in opposite collars; this is strongest grip. Finish the same way.
Apply the strangle by bending your arms at the elbows and pulling your arms apart, pushing your hands past each other. This pulls his gi collar tight around his throat.
Tip: First, grab his right lapel, thumb up, with your left hand. Use that to feed the lapel to your right. Then, grab the right lapel above your right hand with your left, and wrap your left arm around the back of his head so you’ve got the choke. This is sneakier, and so, easier, than trying to grab the second lapel with one hand.
Tip: Alternately, loosen his gi collar over his right shoulder so you can attach both hands up there. If he tries to hold you off, go to the standard armlock.
Tip: If applying the papercutter from the mount position, place your forehead on the ground above his head to increase the leverage.
Vale tudo tip: Street clothing is often strong enough to use for collar chokes.
Here's a detailed description of this choke from the mount:
From the mount, pull your opponent’s right collar open with your left hand and reach inside his right collar with your right hand, palm up. Slide your right hand in toward his neck as deep as possible; you would ideally like to touch your knuckles to the ground inside his gi.
Now reach across with your left hand, palm down and thumb inside to his left collar. Lean forward and place your forehead to the ground, giving you a better base. Apply the strangle by drawing your elbows up and back, which pulls your hands across his throat, tightening the collar around his neck.
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Some Papercutter Chokes:
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There are three grip variations on the papercutter choke, which is done face-to-face with your opponent (e.g., mounted or guard):
1) Nami Juji Jime: Both your palms face away from you (thumb down and inside his gi) in opposite collars (your right hand grabs his right lapel, your left hand grabs his left lapel, so your hands cross).
2) Kata Juji Jie: One palm faces you, one faces away in opposite collars; otherwise like above. The palm of the hand crossing over the top of the other hand is the one that faces you.
3) Gyaku Juji Jime: Both palms face you (thumb faces up and is outside gi) in opposite collars; this is strongest grip. Finish the same way.
Apply the strangle by bending your arms at the elbows and pulling your arms apart, pushing your hands past each other. This pulls his gi collar tight around his throat.
Tip: First, grab his right lapel, thumb up, with your left hand. Use that to feed the lapel to your right. Then, grab the right lapel above your right hand with your left, and wrap your left arm around the back of his head so you’ve got the choke. This is sneakier, and so, easier, than trying to grab the second lapel with one hand.
Tip: Alternately, loosen his gi collar over his right shoulder so you can attach both hands up there. If he tries to hold you off, go to the standard armlock.
Tip: If applying the papercutter from the mount position, place your forehead on the ground above his head to increase the leverage.
Vale tudo tip: Street clothing is often strong enough to use for collar chokes.
Here's a detailed description of this choke from the mount:
From the mount, pull your opponent’s right collar open with your left hand and reach inside his right collar with your right hand, palm up. Slide your right hand in toward his neck as deep as possible; you would ideally like to touch your knuckles to the ground inside his gi.
Now reach across with your left hand, palm down and thumb inside to his left collar. Lean forward and place your forehead to the ground, giving you a better base. Apply the strangle by drawing your elbows up and back, which pulls your hands across his throat, tightening the collar around his neck.
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Thursday, August 18, 2005
BJJ Move #55: Sleeve Choke, Fist Choke
Here are two similar ways to choke someone out from the mount.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Sleeve Choke and Fist Choke:
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Sleeve Choke (gi):
You have the mount position, and you are wearing a gi or other shirt with long sleeves.
Put your right arm around the back of your opponent's head.
With your right hand, palm down, grab the cuff of the sleeve of your left arm.
Sneak your left hand across his throat.
With your left hand, palm up, grab your right sleeve.
Now tighten your grip; pivot your forearms so the bony edges face his neck and throat instead of the soft sides, reducing the space between. Do this by turning your wrists from their current positions—right palm facing down, left palm facing up--to right palm facing up, left palm facing down.
If you can’t sneak your left hand in, use your left fist to do a fist choke (below).
Fist Choke:
First, get head control: put your left arm around your opponent’s head and lean your shoulder onto his neck, turning his head to his left.
Base out to the top-right with your right hand, where your weight should be leaning.
Now hook your head next to his left ear and use it to turn his face to his right.
Do the rest of the move quickly, because you’re now vulnerable to a reversal.
Open your left hand. Make a fist w/your right hand and bring your right forearm in against the front of his throat from a 45-degree angle from the top (halfway angle between his head and shoulder) and feed it in until your fist is against his left carotid artery.
Grab your own right biceps with your left hand.
Squeeze for a choke.
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Sleeve Choke and Fist Choke:
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Sleeve Choke (gi):
You have the mount position, and you are wearing a gi or other shirt with long sleeves.
Put your right arm around the back of your opponent's head.
With your right hand, palm down, grab the cuff of the sleeve of your left arm.
Sneak your left hand across his throat.
With your left hand, palm up, grab your right sleeve.
Now tighten your grip; pivot your forearms so the bony edges face his neck and throat instead of the soft sides, reducing the space between. Do this by turning your wrists from their current positions—right palm facing down, left palm facing up--to right palm facing up, left palm facing down.
If you can’t sneak your left hand in, use your left fist to do a fist choke (below).
Fist Choke:
First, get head control: put your left arm around your opponent’s head and lean your shoulder onto his neck, turning his head to his left.
Base out to the top-right with your right hand, where your weight should be leaning.
Now hook your head next to his left ear and use it to turn his face to his right.
Do the rest of the move quickly, because you’re now vulnerable to a reversal.
Open your left hand. Make a fist w/your right hand and bring your right forearm in against the front of his throat from a 45-degree angle from the top (halfway angle between his head and shoulder) and feed it in until your fist is against his left carotid artery.
Grab your own right biceps with your left hand.
Squeeze for a choke.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
BJJ Move #54: BJJ-Style Rear Trip (Tani Otoshi)
This takedown is a simple and no-nonsense way to get you and your opponent to the ground, where you (hopefully) have an advantage.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
BJJ-Style Rear Trip (Tani Otoshi):
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You execute this move from behind your opponent, clasping your hands together around the front of his waist (a "rear clinch") and pressing your chest and left cheek against his back.
You can get to a rear clinch in a variety of ways, including a duck under (described in a later post) or just rushing in under his hands to grab around his waist.
Now step to his left, pull his hips tight against yours, squat a bit, straighten your right leg behind him and sit down onto your butt, collapsing your left leg.
Your right thigh should hit the ground first. You aren’t tripping him over your leg. Instead, he’s going to come down with you as you sit your weight down and fall toward your right side, and you’ll pivot over your right leg to take the mount.
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BJJ-Style Rear Trip (Tani Otoshi):
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You execute this move from behind your opponent, clasping your hands together around the front of his waist (a "rear clinch") and pressing your chest and left cheek against his back.
You can get to a rear clinch in a variety of ways, including a duck under (described in a later post) or just rushing in under his hands to grab around his waist.
Now step to his left, pull his hips tight against yours, squat a bit, straighten your right leg behind him and sit down onto your butt, collapsing your left leg.
Your right thigh should hit the ground first. You aren’t tripping him over your leg. Instead, he’s going to come down with you as you sit your weight down and fall toward your right side, and you’ll pivot over your right leg to take the mount.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005
BJJ Move #53: S-Mount and submissions
The "S-Mount" is a way to open your opponent up to more strikes and submissions if you already have the mount, especially in a vale tudo ("anything goes") context.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
"S-Mount" and Submissions:
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From the mount, get “head control:” put your left arm under your opponent’s head (elbow pointing out to your left, forearm behind his neck, shoulder across his face) and use pressure with your shoulder to turn his head to his left (your right). Getting head control is critical to making things happen from the mount. This means your opponent can only effectively move his hips to his right, which makes it hard for him to escape.
Now, place your right hand on the ground under his left elbow wit your forearm pressed up beneath his elbow, and “walk it” (crawl with your fingers) up towards his head in a circular motion, forcing his elbow up toward his head.
Slide your right knee under his left upper arm to keep it in place. Your right foot is folded under your butt, and the top of your right thigh is pressed under his left upper arm by the shoulder.
Now go to an “S-Mount:” First, lean your weight over your right thigh a bit. With both hands, pull up on the back of his head to keep him from bridging. Now turn your hips out to the right (counterclockwise) so your weight is on your left thigh on his chest, your left leg is bent at the knee and your left thigh lies across his chest with your left sole facing forward. Your right knee points up and right foot is planted on the ground outside his left ear (or: your right leg stays more or less where is was).
His left arm should be stuck up between your legs. From here, you can do a neck crank by grabbing behind your opponent’s head with both hands and pulling up and forward (keep your weight on his chest so he can’t sit up, so his neck will hyperextend).
You can also do an armlock: his left arm should be up between your legs and against your body from when you propped it up on your right leg—just slide your right leg over his face and fall back to your right for an armlock.
Vale Tudo Mount to S-Mount
If you have the mount in a vale tudo situation, slide up high near your opponent’s armpits if you’re going to punch or you’ll be bumped off when he bridges his hips.
With your left hand, press his chin to his left or grab behind his neck—-then you can punch him in the face with your right hand.
When he puts an arm (say, his left) across his face to protect against punches, secure a “giftwrap” hold: Use your left hand to grab his left wrist with your thumb facing his elbow, holding his left hand to the ground. Put your right hand beneath his neck from under his left ear and grab his left wrist with your right hand (thumb faces his elbow, use your thumb for this grip). His left arm is now pinned across his head (“giftwrap”).
Now move to an "s-mount" as above, sliding your right leg under his left upper arm to keep it in place; turning your hips counterclockwise so they face across his body; lying your left leg across his chest, bent at the knee, the sole of your left foot pointing out in the direction past his head; balancing your weight on the outside of your left thigh on his chest.
Punch his face again with your left hand, or hook his left arm, which is now sticking up between your legs, and apply an armlock as above.
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"S-Mount" and Submissions:
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From the mount, get “head control:” put your left arm under your opponent’s head (elbow pointing out to your left, forearm behind his neck, shoulder across his face) and use pressure with your shoulder to turn his head to his left (your right). Getting head control is critical to making things happen from the mount. This means your opponent can only effectively move his hips to his right, which makes it hard for him to escape.
Now, place your right hand on the ground under his left elbow wit your forearm pressed up beneath his elbow, and “walk it” (crawl with your fingers) up towards his head in a circular motion, forcing his elbow up toward his head.
Slide your right knee under his left upper arm to keep it in place. Your right foot is folded under your butt, and the top of your right thigh is pressed under his left upper arm by the shoulder.
Now go to an “S-Mount:” First, lean your weight over your right thigh a bit. With both hands, pull up on the back of his head to keep him from bridging. Now turn your hips out to the right (counterclockwise) so your weight is on your left thigh on his chest, your left leg is bent at the knee and your left thigh lies across his chest with your left sole facing forward. Your right knee points up and right foot is planted on the ground outside his left ear (or: your right leg stays more or less where is was).
His left arm should be stuck up between your legs. From here, you can do a neck crank by grabbing behind your opponent’s head with both hands and pulling up and forward (keep your weight on his chest so he can’t sit up, so his neck will hyperextend).
You can also do an armlock: his left arm should be up between your legs and against your body from when you propped it up on your right leg—just slide your right leg over his face and fall back to your right for an armlock.
Vale Tudo Mount to S-Mount
If you have the mount in a vale tudo situation, slide up high near your opponent’s armpits if you’re going to punch or you’ll be bumped off when he bridges his hips.
With your left hand, press his chin to his left or grab behind his neck—-then you can punch him in the face with your right hand.
When he puts an arm (say, his left) across his face to protect against punches, secure a “giftwrap” hold: Use your left hand to grab his left wrist with your thumb facing his elbow, holding his left hand to the ground. Put your right hand beneath his neck from under his left ear and grab his left wrist with your right hand (thumb faces his elbow, use your thumb for this grip). His left arm is now pinned across his head (“giftwrap”).
Now move to an "s-mount" as above, sliding your right leg under his left upper arm to keep it in place; turning your hips counterclockwise so they face across his body; lying your left leg across his chest, bent at the knee, the sole of your left foot pointing out in the direction past his head; balancing your weight on the outside of your left thigh on his chest.
Punch his face again with your left hand, or hook his left arm, which is now sticking up between your legs, and apply an armlock as above.
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Monday, August 15, 2005
BJJ Move #52: Cross Side Neck Cranks
From cross side, there are a number of ways to hyperextend your opponent's neck. Needless to say, you have to really watch for a tap here even more than for a choke or lock on a limb to avoid injuring someone's neck.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Cross Side Neck Cranks:
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1) Neck Crank #1:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Release your hands and sneak your right hand up your opponent’s chest, moving it toward his head.
With your left upper arm still behind his head, clasp your left hand over your right hand.
Turn onto your right hip (“switch your base”), pull his head forward towards his belly with your left forearm, and fold your right forearm in parallel to your left so it’s across his throat, forming the fulcrum for a very uncomfortable neck crank / choke.
Do not pull your opponent’s back off the ground, just lift his neck.
It is difficult to get Neck Crank #1 without moving your opponent’s right arm out of the way; he will use it to block the neck crank.
From side mount on your opponent’s right, switch to knee on belly, right knee on his stomach.
Now slide your left shin over his right arm and back into side mount and apply the neck crank.
2) Neck Crank #2:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Plant your left hand on the ground and use your right arm to hook under your opponent’s right arm as close to the armpit as possible (from under his right arm on the outside to over his chest from his armpit).
Get to your knees, moving about 45 degrees toward the North & South position.
Wrap your left arm behind your opponent’s head (under his head from his right and then over his neck from his left) and place it palm down into your right hand, clasping them together.
Now push forward towards your opponent’s feet, levering his chin towards his chest (by raising your left arm / elbow-crook against the back of his neck) for a neck crank.
3) Neck Crank #3:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Your right arm goes under his left armpit with your right shoulder pretty far across his chest, to hold his weight down. A good opportunity for this move is when your opponent lifts his head off the ground.
Wrap your left arm around his head guillotine-style (from his left ear, behind his head, to his right ear, with your hand near your own left ribs/hip). If you are wearing a gi, grab your own right lapel with your left hand to make your grip much stronger.
Wrap your right arm under his left arm in a tight underhook, bringing your right hand toward your own left shoulder.
Keeping your weight on his ribcage to keep him from sitting up with you, switch your hips out so your right hip is on the mat and feet are off to your left, facing past his head.
Pull his head with your left arm up off the mat and turn to look over your own left shoulder for a neck crank.
The neck crank is tighter if you grab around his chin.
Do not pull your opponent’s back off the ground; just lift his neck.
4) Neck Crank #4:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Get good shoulder pressure on his head to turn it to his left.
With your left hand, grasp underneath his left shoulder.
Use your right hand to move his right elbow and push it to your left, then use your left knee to push it farther left, so it’s next to his head (as long as your knee’s back in close and it’s on the left of your leg, it’s out of the way, and OK). You can also clear his knee several other ways, such as using your right knee, then your left knee (especially if his arm is up on his body); hipping out; etc.
Move your left hand, in a fist, onto the top of his left shoulder, and touch it to the ground just below his armpit. Move your left knee underneath his neck.
Now use your right hand against the back of his neck to draw his head towards the right side of your own chest, like bringing a baby to nurse, for a neck crank.
5) Neck Crank #5: Inverted Guillotine from North & South
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Release his head with your left arm, and grab around his head ‘guillotine-style’ (from his left ear, behind his head, to his right ear, with your hand near your own left ribs/hip).
Circle clockwise until you are at the North & South position, and grab your own right biceps with your left hand.
Squeeze and lean your ribcage to the left against his head for a neck crank / choke.
6) Neck Crank #5 Variation:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Switch your hands so your left hand holds onto his left arm and your right hand blocks his right hip on the ground (“overclasp”).
Circle clockwise towards north & south and slide your left arm underneath your opponent’s head going under his left ear.
Grab your own left wrist with your right hand, thumb on the outside, in a sort of reverse guillotine grip. Your torso should still be on the side of his head beside his right ear.
Keep your weight as close to the mat as possible, draw his head in toward you, and turn a little bit onto the left side of your ribs for a tight choke / neck crank.
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Cross Side Neck Cranks:
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1) Neck Crank #1:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Release your hands and sneak your right hand up your opponent’s chest, moving it toward his head.
With your left upper arm still behind his head, clasp your left hand over your right hand.
Turn onto your right hip (“switch your base”), pull his head forward towards his belly with your left forearm, and fold your right forearm in parallel to your left so it’s across his throat, forming the fulcrum for a very uncomfortable neck crank / choke.
Do not pull your opponent’s back off the ground, just lift his neck.
It is difficult to get Neck Crank #1 without moving your opponent’s right arm out of the way; he will use it to block the neck crank.
From side mount on your opponent’s right, switch to knee on belly, right knee on his stomach.
Now slide your left shin over his right arm and back into side mount and apply the neck crank.
2) Neck Crank #2:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Plant your left hand on the ground and use your right arm to hook under your opponent’s right arm as close to the armpit as possible (from under his right arm on the outside to over his chest from his armpit).
Get to your knees, moving about 45 degrees toward the North & South position.
Wrap your left arm behind your opponent’s head (under his head from his right and then over his neck from his left) and place it palm down into your right hand, clasping them together.
Now push forward towards your opponent’s feet, levering his chin towards his chest (by raising your left arm / elbow-crook against the back of his neck) for a neck crank.
3) Neck Crank #3:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Your right arm goes under his left armpit with your right shoulder pretty far across his chest, to hold his weight down. A good opportunity for this move is when your opponent lifts his head off the ground.
Wrap your left arm around his head guillotine-style (from his left ear, behind his head, to his right ear, with your hand near your own left ribs/hip). If you are wearing a gi, grab your own right lapel with your left hand to make your grip much stronger.
Wrap your right arm under his left arm in a tight underhook, bringing your right hand toward your own left shoulder.
Keeping your weight on his ribcage to keep him from sitting up with you, switch your hips out so your right hip is on the mat and feet are off to your left, facing past his head.
Pull his head with your left arm up off the mat and turn to look over your own left shoulder for a neck crank.
The neck crank is tighter if you grab around his chin.
Do not pull your opponent’s back off the ground; just lift his neck.
4) Neck Crank #4:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Get good shoulder pressure on his head to turn it to his left.
With your left hand, grasp underneath his left shoulder.
Use your right hand to move his right elbow and push it to your left, then use your left knee to push it farther left, so it’s next to his head (as long as your knee’s back in close and it’s on the left of your leg, it’s out of the way, and OK). You can also clear his knee several other ways, such as using your right knee, then your left knee (especially if his arm is up on his body); hipping out; etc.
Move your left hand, in a fist, onto the top of his left shoulder, and touch it to the ground just below his armpit. Move your left knee underneath his neck.
Now use your right hand against the back of his neck to draw his head towards the right side of your own chest, like bringing a baby to nurse, for a neck crank.
5) Neck Crank #5: Inverted Guillotine from North & South
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Release his head with your left arm, and grab around his head ‘guillotine-style’ (from his left ear, behind his head, to his right ear, with your hand near your own left ribs/hip).
Circle clockwise until you are at the North & South position, and grab your own right biceps with your left hand.
Squeeze and lean your ribcage to the left against his head for a neck crank / choke.
6) Neck Crank #5 Variation:
You have cross side on your opponent's right side, with the "underclasp" grip around his head and left arm (“mune gatame”).
Switch your hands so your left hand holds onto his left arm and your right hand blocks his right hip on the ground (“overclasp”).
Circle clockwise towards north & south and slide your left arm underneath your opponent’s head going under his left ear.
Grab your own left wrist with your right hand, thumb on the outside, in a sort of reverse guillotine grip. Your torso should still be on the side of his head beside his right ear.
Keep your weight as close to the mat as possible, draw his head in toward you, and turn a little bit onto the left side of your ribs for a tight choke / neck crank.
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
BJJ Move #51: Scarf Hold Defense and Escapes
What to do when someone puts you in a scarf hold. Even though you may find it's not such a good idea to put someone experienced in this technique, people will often put you in it, so the escapes are important.
WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Scarf Hold Defense and Escapes:
-defense
-reversal
Tips:
Your opponent has you in scarf hold on your right; try to get your right elbow against your side and on the ground.
Escapes:
1) Head high: Arm brace, hook head with leg
If his head is not tightly against you then sneak your left forearm against his neck, brace your left wrist with your right hand and push him away enough so your left leg can hook his head.
Use your legs to drive his head back, rolling him onto his back. Come up onto your knees and take cross side. He may still be grabbing your head, but now you are on top and in control.
2) Head low: Hook leg
Try this escape when your opponent’s head is low to keep you from sneaking your forearm in (and also better if his legs are low, meaning, near your body).
Turn onto your right shoulder (this keeps him from controlling your right arm). Throw your left arm over his back to grab his left shoulder. Throw your left leg over his left leg, hooking it.
From here you can pull yourself around the left to his back.
If his right arm is still around your neck, you can do a chickenwing shoulderlock: Use your left shoulder to pin down his right shoulder and drive it into the ground, then use your right hand grip on his right wrist to chickenwing him by pulling his hand behind him and back up towards his right ear—-this will release his grip on your head and submit him. Or just choke him.
3) Legs far: Turn to knees
If his legs are away from you (or balled up near him), hook his left shoulder with your left hand and get your hips far away from him and get on your right side as much as you can.
Then turn on to your knees and drive forward. Base out on your right hand. If he lets the headlock go, simply take the back mount.
Otherwise, extend your left leg behind you and pull him backwards onto his left side. Come around to a cross side on his right.
4) Legs far: Roll over
Your opponent is now controlling your right arm in his left armpit in a proper kesa gatame.
Lock your hands around his ribs.
Try to turn to your right onto your knees (or at least scoot your entire body close to that of your opponent). This will make your opponent lean more weight onto you.
Now quickly bridge in the other direction (to your left), rolling him over you and taking the cross side on his right.
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WARNING! These techniques could result in serious injury or death if practiced incorrectly or even if performed correctly. They should only be practiced with the supervision of an experienced instructor.
Scarf Hold Defense and Escapes:
-defense
-reversal
Tips:
Your opponent has you in scarf hold on your right; try to get your right elbow against your side and on the ground.
Escapes:
1) Head high: Arm brace, hook head with leg
If his head is not tightly against you then sneak your left forearm against his neck, brace your left wrist with your right hand and push him away enough so your left leg can hook his head.
Use your legs to drive his head back, rolling him onto his back. Come up onto your knees and take cross side. He may still be grabbing your head, but now you are on top and in control.
2) Head low: Hook leg
Try this escape when your opponent’s head is low to keep you from sneaking your forearm in (and also better if his legs are low, meaning, near your body).
Turn onto your right shoulder (this keeps him from controlling your right arm). Throw your left arm over his back to grab his left shoulder. Throw your left leg over his left leg, hooking it.
From here you can pull yourself around the left to his back.
If his right arm is still around your neck, you can do a chickenwing shoulderlock: Use your left shoulder to pin down his right shoulder and drive it into the ground, then use your right hand grip on his right wrist to chickenwing him by pulling his hand behind him and back up towards his right ear—-this will release his grip on your head and submit him. Or just choke him.
3) Legs far: Turn to knees
If his legs are away from you (or balled up near him), hook his left shoulder with your left hand and get your hips far away from him and get on your right side as much as you can.
Then turn on to your knees and drive forward. Base out on your right hand. If he lets the headlock go, simply take the back mount.
Otherwise, extend your left leg behind you and pull him backwards onto his left side. Come around to a cross side on his right.
4) Legs far: Roll over
Your opponent is now controlling your right arm in his left armpit in a proper kesa gatame.
Lock your hands around his ribs.
Try to turn to your right onto your knees (or at least scoot your entire body close to that of your opponent). This will make your opponent lean more weight onto you.
Now quickly bridge in the other direction (to your left), rolling him over you and taking the cross side on his right.
Comments? Please feel free to point out mistakes, describe tips on the techniques, suggest ways to make the descriptions clearer, etc.
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