every time i'm trying to establish ashi garami and go for an outside heel hook, my opponent has a fairly easy time taking my foot off the hip and sitting on my foot. from there, i go belly down into a straight ankle lock, but, i'd rather stay in ashi, is there a detail u;n missing? or should i just stick to transitioning to a straight ankle lock?
ashi garami- foot on the hip
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When the guy starts messing with that foot, go to double outside ashi. This prevents them from moving over in that direction. From there you can get the heel hook, straight ankle (or reverse straight ankle is even better), and a couple other subs. Other option is to sit up- either from regular ashi or from double outside ashi.
The audio on this video sucks, but it's the only one I could find showing the sit up action I'm talking about:
The audio on this video sucks, but it's the only one I could find showing the sit up action I'm talking about:
I would go to outside ashi. Ashi is a great entry point but outside ashi offers more control. I think the with planet guys call it double outside ashi because they can use the D.O.A. acronym. But it's most commonly called outside ashi.
If you aren't used to outside ashi it might feel like you're going to get stood up on or leg dragged but it's great for control and finishing. So that's typically the order. Ashi to outside ashi, or if they try to split their feet 100% go for outside ashi.
If you aren't used to outside ashi it might feel like you're going to get stood up on or leg dragged but it's great for control and finishing. So that's typically the order. Ashi to outside ashi, or if they try to split their feet 100% go for outside ashi.
I often get leg dragged when I do outside ashi against a good passer. How do you counter?
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Make a frame across their neck/shoulder, post other hand behind you and sit up into them.
What's also cool is to switch sides. Like- take an ashi on their other leg. This is tough from outside and a bit more doable from standard ashi. They are so focused on the one side that switching sides can steal some subs.
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Other way is to underhook the leg you are "ashing" and lift their heel off the ground to stop them from pressuring in to you. If thats not enough you can zero the situation by turning a little bit and getting up to "russian cowboy" from where you can either return to outside ashi or go straight to knee bar/inside sankaku.
