This is a work in progress, but give you an idea…
An If-This-Then-That style approach to grappling.
I never want to be stuck in a position thinking “I’ve absolutely no idea what I’m doing” (which happens a lot)
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 side/backwards) & keep an arm in the way
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
You generally want to frame on one arm and stop the underhook on the other
Framing in Scrambles
Don’t always go for a wizzer, sometimes you need to frame with forearm against opponent’s head to make space
Grip Fighting
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 the 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.
Last Ditch Mount Escape:
Bottom Side Control
Establish a forearm under his chin if possible —> Bridge into him and pull guard or move to knees
Use momentum to try the ‘wheelbarrow’ escape:
If bridge doesn’t 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.
Bump & bridge into him —> underhook (for no gi)
Also try the weird judo escape of gripping hand that is trapped
Also framing and bridging – but set up with a powerful bridge into him for space to shrimp
You need a different escape for when he is High on you, and one for one he’s low
High on your Chest:
establish your frame:
Stay Flat on your back and try a head triangle
Bridge & get an underhook also tends to work in no-gi
Low on your hips:
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)
Posture – Get head underneath his and frame across throat
Drive in and then head snap into anaconda
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 or even attempt a weird scissor sweep by dropping on hip of the leg that is caught
Bottom Half Guard
Avoid an underhook and a ‘head-squish’ by keeping your arms in.
Try and block the cross face by posting on his bicep:
Lockdown:
Bottom – Back Mounted
Tuck chin and look to the side
Drive upwards & bridge and scoot upwards
Try and get 2 on 1 control and loop over your head
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
*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*
If you do get flipped over – go with the momentum and flip again.
Double-Overs
Drive to capture a leg or Sit through/Knee slide if you can’t get to the legs
Knee slide:
Here he moves his right knee up to get a better grip/base
If your far grip is on the inside of the legs, rotate towards that hand/grip. Keep pulling with other grip.
If you
- get stuck underneath
- Opponent is circling at pace to take your back
STAND UP!
or Drive in and push yourself back &up to standing if all else fails
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 an opponent with elbow/forearm or ideally, shoulder.
Move into modified scarf hold
Trap arm in between legs
Top Scarf Hold
Top Knee on Belly
Top in Guard
Stack opponent – this confuses most BJJ Players
Try this minging guard pass:
Dean Lister Pass
Standing Guard Pass
Open Guard Pass:
Top inside someone’s Butterfly Guard
look for a snap down
Counter elevation – cross legs!
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:
Source
Guillotine Defence
Guillotine in Guard
Stack defence
Standing Guillotine
Reach over
Standing sit through
Front Naked Choke Defence
High Percentage Submissions
Guillotine
Front Naked Choke
Kimura
Americana
Head & Arm Chokes
Submissions from Scarf Hold
Stand Up Grappling
Easy Takedown 1
Grip Fighting
Single Leg Defence
Conditioning
Workout 1
Alpine Ski Machine – 1000m
Band Squat & Press x 20
Band High Pulls x 10
Bike Tabata
Band Curls x max
Stretches
Workout 2
Rowing Machine x 1000m
Band Push Press x 10
Alpine Ski x 1000m
Band Shoulder press x max
Lateral raises x max
Bridge Press x max
Stretches
Stretching
Morning Stretches:
- World’s Greatest Stretch
- Piriformis Stretch 1
- Piriformis Stretch 2
- QL Stretch
Day Time Stretches
- Hip Flexor
- Neck
- Chest
Evening Stretches
- Sufi Grinds
- Kettlebell Halos
- Lying – Hip Flexor Stretch
Notes on Striking
- Use the layback & cross to counter a jab:
- Jab & Russian right hook
