randomg1t said:
last night at training we were doing some halfguard techniques (passing, defense..) and later did some sparring from that position. i'm no ground master and the guy i rolled with isn't exactly rickson either.
i was in his halfguard, one leg tied inbetween his - i managed to pull my knee out so i got up pretty high on him (but was unable to go to full side control because he still had my leg locked there), so i just grabbed his arm and swung my other leg over his face. so it was really an armbar but my knees weren't together since one of my legs was still entangled in his. i made him tap.
so here's my question, is this an actual technique or did i just get it because we're both noobs and he didn't know how to defend? if so, please tell me how such an attack can be prevented so i know what to look out for.
I'm having a little trouble visualizing this. Is your free leg stepped up high as close to his head as possible? (Or just high in general)
If so, watch out. There is a sweep from here in Eddie Bravo's book, that is used specifically when people try to avoid the "Old School" by stepping up high.
I'll try to explain the movement. Eddie, if you're reading this, hopefully you don't mind me explaining this technique.
First off, was this submission grappling or with a gi? If it's with a gi, disregard what I say. I know next to nothing about grappling with a gi (I've never trained with one on, and the most I've ever done is viewed some instructionals on gi with Cesar Gracie).
If this is sub grappling or MMA sparring, read on.
First off, after reading Eddie's book, I think the "Lockdown" half guard system is the way to go. Establish the "lockdown" on his leg, and pummel for double underhooks. If you don't know what the lockdown is, sorry, but it's way too early in the morning for me to try to explain it.
Alright, now, here's what you need to be careful of, or if someone's trying to armbar you, do this. The top man, for whatever reason (usually to block a sweep, but in this case we can say for an armbar), steps his leg up, so that the bottom of the foot of the free leg is now on the ground, while the knee of his trapped leg is still on the mat. He is, in effect, trying to posture up, in a way. For all purposes, let's say the top man stepped up with his left leg, and his right leg is trapped in half guard.
The bottom man, who should have double underhooks, gets up onto his (in this case) right elbow and right side. Just by doing this, judging by the photos in Eddie's book, this already eliminates the possibility of the top man getting an armbar. Now his weight is high, and he's in a bad spot.
The bottom man, now on his side, falls back, and reaches his right arm under the thigh of the top man's left leg (almost in the same way you go for X-Guard or a knee bar from open guard). He also traps the top man's right arm to prevent him from posting. From here, the bottom man posts on his right leg and rolls the top man over.
The sweeping motion is extremely similar to the sweep you use if you want to turn your armbar from guard to an armbar on top. Reach between the legs, and bringing him on top of you, roll him over. Except you're also using your leg to bridge up.
The name of the sweep is Plan B.
If this made absolutely no sense, I apologize. Again, I'm having trouble even visualizing this armbar. But I figured, anything involving stepping up in half guard, I should include this.
