I work with data for my day job. I’m always looking to analyse, find quicker ways to do things and take a logical approach.
I don’t like to roll much these days as my back and neck are goosed from rugby, football and years of bad weight training and some old school MMA training.
With this in mind, I’m putting together a load of go-to techniques and some relevant solo drills so that techniques are always clear in my mind when I do roll.
This is a work in progress, but give you an idea…
Scrambles
Keep elbows tucked and hands ‘inside’ when establishing position to avoid kimuras & triangles.
Keep one knee up to avoid closed guard (Combat Base)
Keep Chin Tucked when on knees (look to the floor/backwards)
When flipped or bridged – use momentum & bridge & roll opponent in the same direction
This momentum-stealing also works if someone flips your legs over to pass guard or pushes them to the side or with a wrestler’s pancake
Bottom
Mounted
High knee – avoid grape vines & break top guys posture with bump & a high knee
Hip Hop escape into bridge —> Bridge into an additional second Bridge in the same direction —> Hip Escape on opposite hip
- something to try – if you bridge and guy is kind of dangling to your side but still has mount, try and bridge again but go all the way over and give your back – then forward roll immediately or pop up into a tripod/down dog position.
Bottom Side Control
Establish a forearm under his chin if possible —> Bridge into him and pull guard or move to knees
If bridge does work, push his head down towards your feet and scoot your body upwards
Push on his armpit and use a straight arm to push and get up to knees (Tuck chin to avoid guillotine)
If that doesn’t work, try and bring your feet round to the side and push/bridge into him again:
Bottom Modified Scarf Hold
Escapes are similar to side control.
Also try the weird judo escape of gripping hand that is trapped
Bottom Scarf Hold
Grab around his bottom rib
Scoot feet and hips around as if you’re trying to bum your opponent
Bridge straight up and backwards
Then bridge and roll opponent over
Bottom Knee on Belly
Bottom Butterfly Guard (on bum)
Drive in and then head snap into anaconda
Bottom Butterfly Guard (on back)
Bottom Guard
Posture in guard:
Establish head & arm control
Lift hips up and drive feet down
Sweep from Guard:
Chest 2 chest sweep/Hip Bump
Stand up Technique from Guard with headsnap/snap down
Opponent may well grab your foot or gi pants when trying to stand up – either pull arm off and kick leg back into guard, turn away and roll, or kimura grip his arm
Bottom Half Guard
Bottom – Back Mounted
Bottom – Sprawl/failed double leg
Headlock or Double Underhooks
*Always Keep chin Tucked onto your Chest*
Reach around technique to counter headlock or double unders
Double-Overs
Drive to capture a leg or Sit through/Knee slide if you can’t get to the legs
Knee slide:
*Don’t get pancaked/flipped with an underhook. Drop to left shoulder and hip if opponent is lifting you up with an underhook on your left armpit*
Drive in and push yourself up to standing if all else fails or opponent is running around to your back
Top
Top Mount
Establish grapevines, underhook head, base out with other arm
Gain a high mount after 10 secs or so of grape vines
look for head & arm choke or Americana
Top Side Control
Cross face opponent with elbow/forearm or ideally, shoulder.
Move into modified scarf hold
Trap arm in between legs
Top Knee on Belly
Top in Guard
Stack opponent – this confuses most BJJ Players
Dean Lister Pass
Standing Guard Pass
Top inside someone’s Butterfly Guard
Submission Defence
Kimura Defence
Push on his hip with free hand
Straight trapped arm and bring it close to your body
Posture up (like a deadlift)
Counter with a Police-man style shoulder lock:
Guillotine Defence
Guillotine in Guard
Standing Guillotine
Front Naked Choke Defence
High Percentage Submissions
Guillotine
Submissions from Scarf Hold
