Thursday, January 26, 2012

Open Guard: Sweep When Opponent Lifts Knee

This move is done when your opponent lifts their knee inside your open guard. If your opponent lifts their right knee.
Step 1: Control both sleeves
Step 2: Shrimp out and put my left foot on B's right bicep
Step 3: My right foot goes to the side of B's left knee
Step 4: I scissor sweep B's left knee and come up on top

Variations

When B passes over my right leg to avoid the sweep.

Step 1: My right shin comes across B's stomach.
Step 2: Elevate B over my body, holding them up with the foot on their bicep and my shin
Step 3: Sweep them over using my grips

When B stands.
Step 1: My left foot goes to B's hip.
Step 2: My right foot goes behind B's right ankle so that my ankle is touching theirs
Step 3: My right hand grabs B's left ankle
Step 4: I sweep them backwards

Monday, January 9, 2012

North South: 4 Escapes

Escape 1: Grab the belt, kick feet over head, cross feet on B's body, rotate and close guard.

Escape 2:  Arms around B's arms, grab the gi/belt, backwards shrimp, roll over shoulder and take the back.

Escape 3: Both arms in at the chest, grab the belt/gi, backwards shrimp, turn onto knees and go for single leg, if B whizzers, cut corner and leg ride B's leg, use your leg to push their leg outward, force arm forward to clear the overhook, clock choke

Escape 4: One arm in one arm out, backwards shrimp, turn into B, bring bottom knee in front of their arm and triangle.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Guard: 3 Sweep Combo

Sweep 1: Hip push

Sweep 2: Grab elbows, get hips underneath, roll over shoulder backwards

Sweep 3: Clamp legs together, pull with legs, break grips, come up and hug legs, sweep over