Balto's US Grappling Video

you need come on tues and thurs to roll with matt and brandon more. they both use that foot on the biceps a lot.

with the omo, you need to shrimp out more before sitting up. the problem was that your hips were the wrong side when you sat up.
 
I wish I could make it on Tues/Thurs, but I can't reliably get to the gym before 7:30 because of work. I know Brandon loves to play that style of guard so that would be very good practice for me.

I'll definitely work on shrimping out and dragging the guy flat with the omoplata. Getting better at the omoplata is something that I wanted to work on anyway since it's so versatile.
 
Keep your elbows in and glued to your knee as you approach the open guard. I know Saulo talks about this in one of his gi sets I have. I like to grab the pants by the thigh and put my elbows on the inside of his knees and push them out.

I know this as a couple guys at my gym tear me up with spider guard.
 
Wrestleben said:
Keep your elbows in and glued to your knee as you approach the open guard. I know Saulo talks about this in one of his gi sets I have. I like to grab the pants by the thigh and put my elbows on the inside of his knees and push them out.

I know this as a couple guys at my gym tear me up with spider guard.
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I actually have that DVD too and love using Saulo's open guard passing stance with the elbow and knee connected. It is my favorite way of approaching the open guard.

Unfortunately, I was unable to get to that position much on my opponent. I think I need more practice with breaking off the spider guard control and then immediately getting my elbows inside to stop it from coming back again.
 
I dont understand why u wouldnt take the head when close. It was right there and you had it from the start.

Not sure on the rules tho.lol

Either or cheers for the comp Balto.
 
Q mystic said:
I dont understand why u wouldnt take the head when close. It was right there and you had it from the start.

Not sure on the rules tho.lol

Either or cheers for the comp Balto.
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What time on the video was it?

I'm not sure I understand your meaning, but if I can look at the video too it should be clear to me.
 
Nice Job!! I like the way you turtle to stop the guard pass.

Tony is an awesome coach. He helped me by coaching me at the Abu Dhabi trials.
 
ringwerm said:
Nice Job!! I like the way you turtle to stop the guard pass.

Tony is an awesome coach. He helped me by coaching me at the Abu Dhabi trials.
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Thanks Jordon.

Tony told me you did very well at the Abu Dhabi trials too. Congratulations on that.
 
Balto said:
I actually have that DVD too and love using Saulo's open guard passing stance with the elbow and knee connected. It is my favorite way of approaching the open guard.

Unfortunately, I was unable to get to that position much on my opponent. I think I need more practice with breaking off the spider guard control and then immediately getting my elbows inside to stop it from coming back again.
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Correction: "actually have that DVD too and love using Saulo's open guard passing stance with the elbow and knee stay connect"
 
you might try lifting up on his pants leg and flip him into turtle.

nice match, good composure.
 
Good match, but your spider guard passing needs work bro.

Try breaking one of the grips by explosively bringing your hip up to one side. Wish I could show this, but the key to spider guard passing is breaking one grip and then attacking.

Alternatively, step or put your knee on his thigh, and rip it way.
 
Zankou said:
Good match, but your spider guard passing needs work bro.

Try breaking one of the grips by explosively bringing your hip up to one side. Wish I could show this, but the key to spider guard passing is breaking one grip and then attacking.

Alternatively, step or put your knee on his thigh, and rip it way.
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I know exactly what you mean by bringing your hip up to one side. I more or less know the proper technique for breaking the grip in my head; the problem is just that I have not practiced it nearly enough to pull it off against someone with a good spider guard.

I'm definitely going to be working on passing the spider guard because it's clearly one of my weaknesses.
 
First of all, very good match. It is always hard to say from the sidelines, but it almost looked like you were a bit passive from the top. If he is controlling your biceps and getting a good grip on your sleeve - break grip and step back. That will minimize the effectiveness of his legs. One thing I have played with for passing spider guard is a simple hip switch and using that to pass one leg or force the opponent to close his legs.
 
May be, but some people like to attack the turtle.

Personally I do not like getting lifted up and flipped like that when I am playing spider guard, since I would rather have spider guard than turtle. That was the only reason I suggested it.

When trying to pass a spider guard I typically use the aforementioned techniques like breaking the grip with a hip in or knee.

Straight up, I find spider guard a bitch to pass and a bit confusing, just like de la riva.
 
Slithers said:
May be, but some people like to attack the turtle.

Personally I do not like getting lifted up and flipped like that when I am playing spider guard, since I would rather have spider guard than turtle. That was the only reason I suggested it.

When trying to pass a spider guard I typically use the aforementioned techniques like breaking the grip with a hip in or knee.

Straight up, I find spider guard a bitch to pass and a bit confusing, just like de la riva.
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I know what you mean, and its a valid option. My instructor loves to get people to *almost* turtle and then he attacks the back and gets his favorite choke from there.

All I mean is your goal shouldn't be to get him to turtle. Your goal should be to get him flat under side body. If he does turtle, do it on your terms where you already have the choke sunk or one of your hooks sunk in.

I actually have much less trouble passing de la riva than spider. the bicep control frustrates me to know end - but thats also probably because i play some dlr but i dont really use the foot on the biceps control.
 
anaconda said:
I know what you mean, and its a valid option. My instructor loves to get people to *almost* turtle and then he attacks the back and gets his favorite choke from there.

All I mean is your goal shouldn't be to get him to turtle. Your goal should be to get him flat under side body. If he does turtle, do it on your terms where you already have the choke sunk or one of your hooks sunk in.

I actually have much less trouble passing de la riva than spider. the bicep control frustrates me to know end - but thats also probably because i play some dlr but i dont really use the foot on the biceps control.
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This is something that I love about BJJ. Different academies have different strategies, and people are able to exchange theories on the forums. I contrast to what Anaconda said, I dont mind my opponent turtling at all (at least from a NoGi) perspective. Sometimes I actually want my opponent to turtle so that I can attack his back during the transition of him going to his knee's. Again, this all depends on where I'm at when my opponent is turtling though.

For example, at 02:15 of the Balto vs. the other guy video (Randall Jones -- Dominion Grappling Championships 3 2009 -- Men's Blue Belt 160), Balto's back was in some SERIOUS danger. Had the other guy got the bottom hook first (his left foot), instead of trying to do whatever it was he was trying to do with the top foot, Balto would've ended up with his back being taken. That is a common mistake alot of people make when attacking the back during a turtle transition. The bottom hook should always come first.
 
anaconda said:
you need come on tues and thurs to roll with matt and brandon more. they both use that foot on the biceps a lot.

with the omo, you need to shrimp out more before sitting up. the problem was that your hips were the wrong side when you sat up.
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Sounds like he reaaaalllly needs to work with bma_mat
 
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