Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Old School + Open Guard Pass + Open Guard Sweep

Old School Half Guard Sweep:
B starts in half guard position blocking the cross face and far side underhook. Using the underhook B goes to deep half guard and using the arm that was blocking the cross face grabs T's heel. B's left underhook arm then comes around the outside of T's thigh and grabs the heel that is being held with their other hand. B then uses their right arm to base on the mat and comes up to their knees to sweep.

Open Guard Pass:
This pass is used when B opens their guard to sweep when T stands up to pass.
T comes forward over B's head as if diving like superman. This forces B's legs to go over their head and they are stuck inverted with pressure. T then takes either of their arms and comes across the legs and secures a lapel grip like a double under pass. T then clears the legs and lands in side control.

Open Guard Sweep:
This sweep is used when T stands up in guard to pass.
B has same side sleeve grips on both sides. Once T stands, B opens their guard and places their legs on the sides of T's shins. B then clamps their legs together to force T's legs to close. After the legs are closed, B triangles their legs, locking T's legs together. Using their legs and the sleeve grips, B brings T into them and sweeps them to whichever side.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

New Guard Position + 3 Sweeps + 2 Attacks

New guard position starts with T in B's guard. B has a cross collar grip with their left hand. When T goes to posture up, B opens their guard and places their right foot on T's hip and their left foot right behind T's right knee on the left side. B's right hand then grips T's left pant leg.

Sweep 1:
Starting from the guard position. B pushes at the hip with their right foot, pulls with the pants grip, and pulls with the hook at the knee. B keeps the collar grip and uses that to come up on top and possibly finish with a cross choke.

Sweep 2:
Starting from the guard position. B switches their hips and brings the foot that was behind T's right knee up to the hip and the foot that was at the hip down to T's right ankle. Then B pushes at the hip and scissor sweeps T's ankle to sweep.

Sweep 3: Starting from the guard position. B brings their hips in closer to T and elevates T as if going for a helicopter sweep. Using the collar grip and the hook behind the knee, B brings T over their shoulder and rolls backward to sweep.

Attack 1+2:
These attacks start from the guard position but T has a grip on each leg at the knee. B releases the collar grip and breaks T's pants grip on B's right leg. B then swings his left leg in to come up against T's shoulder and pushes the shoulder away to break the grip. From here B can either go to triangle or omoplata and finish.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Side Control Escape + Half Guard Attack -> Sweep

Side Control Escape:
T has side mount position on my right side. I place my arms in a prayer position to block the cross face. I keep my right arm up to block the crossface and use my left arm to get an underhook on the far arm. I also bring my leg up to block the mount. In one motion I use my arm that is blocking the cross face to create space by pushing against T's knee. I use my underhook to hip escape and turn onto my stomach. From that position I come onto my knees and either single or double leg T to sweep.

Half Guard Attack -> Sweep:
This attack is a counter to the side control escape above. Once B has escaped and has a single leg locked up I use my left arm to come across the head and the other arm underneath in an over under position with a gable grip. *whichever side the head is on, I put my arm over the shoulder*. Once I have my grips I sprawl out to defend the takedown. From here My over the shoulder arm feeds the lapel to my overhooking arm. Once I have fed the lapel I use my free hand to grab the back of the lapel at the neck. From here I use the same side leg with the overhook lapel grip and step up clearing B's arm. From here I pull half guard and end with a modified cross choke with the arm trapped. To finish the choke I use my collar grip and bring my elbow to B's chest and then bring it across the throat to finish. If B defends the choke, I hip escape and use a butterfly hook to sweep to the side of the defending arm. I can follow the sweep into mount and finish the choke from mount. If B decides to post his arm out to defend the sweep I just finish the choke instead.