I just came back from open mat and one of the judokas there kept on making me tap from kesa. It wasn't from an armlock or a collar choke or anything either...the pressure was enough to make breathing difficult and thus the tap. My question is, seeing as I couldn't see it from a different perspective, how do you actually get into a position to simply pin someone into submission?
On a similar note, how do you get out of kesa gatame? I was taught two variations by my BJJ coach...one where the opponent has your arm circled around their waist (you get out by joining your arms and using that to pull/scope your legs close to theirs) and the other by pulling the person's shoulder down with the arm that isn't pinned. However, both variations depend on the fact that your back isn't flattened on the mat and you at least have one arm to use. My opponent ended up lying flat on me with one arm under his leg and the other too far to reach anything (probably because I was on my back). Is that any way to get out while you are flat on your back? Yeah, I know the best thing to do is not to end up in such a position in the first place, but is there?
Thanks.
On a similar note, how do you get out of kesa gatame? I was taught two variations by my BJJ coach...one where the opponent has your arm circled around their waist (you get out by joining your arms and using that to pull/scope your legs close to theirs) and the other by pulling the person's shoulder down with the arm that isn't pinned. However, both variations depend on the fact that your back isn't flattened on the mat and you at least have one arm to use. My opponent ended up lying flat on me with one arm under his leg and the other too far to reach anything (probably because I was on my back). Is that any way to get out while you are flat on your back? Yeah, I know the best thing to do is not to end up in such a position in the first place, but is there?
Thanks.