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So this is something that i've been experimenting with lately. A lot of guys in my dojo are big spider guard players. It's caused me to really concentrate on getting my grips first before they can get theirs (as we all should be doing always:icon_lol: ). I was losing the battle a lot up until recently.
This is a pass I picked up from Gerbil's youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/GGBJJ?feature=watch)
At first, I was pulling their arms and legs almost straight up and my opponent would still be able to slip their leg and and get spider guard. It's worth mentioning to keep their leg stretched away from them so they can't do that as easily :icon_idea
For a while I've been too lax and slow with my open guard passes, especially against spider guard players. And when I do that, they're getting grips before I do( or at the very least I'm standing there fighting off grips for the greater portion of the match NO MORE :icon_evil ! I say)I like this pass cause it's quick and gets you into a position that offers you a lot of options.
Now, I'm not the best at KOB and I don't really feel comfortable using it for too long, more of a transitional position for me. So from KOB I transition into kesagatame (scarf hold). I feel much more comfortable from this side control variation. At least for me I can be much heavier here and there are many subs that are to my liking that can be applied from here
I've been using this a lot recently and even if I can't catch them with the armbar (maybe they pull their arm out if it's not tight enough) I've had some success turning it into a triangle (inverted if I'm not mistaken). Gerbil makes a joke about it but the hips being back is paramount. It becomes a lazy man's armbar if you're throwing that leg over when you're higher up near their armpit.
As you may or may not have seen, Stephan Kesting and Emily Kwok posted an "ambush armbar" video.
After seeing it I've been trying to put this in the chain of attacks. As of now I've only been able to get it on the lower blues or white belts in my gym.
Now, I guess my questions are...
1. How do you feel about this? If someone was doing these to you in a roll, how would you counter them? E-rolling if you will.
2. Do you use kesagatame? Do you see anything else that can be applied? Have you had success with something else in this area?
3. Anything else. Open for discussion.
Looking forward to seeing what F12 has in mind
This is a pass I picked up from Gerbil's youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/GGBJJ?feature=watch)
At first, I was pulling their arms and legs almost straight up and my opponent would still be able to slip their leg and and get spider guard. It's worth mentioning to keep their leg stretched away from them so they can't do that as easily :icon_idea
For a while I've been too lax and slow with my open guard passes, especially against spider guard players. And when I do that, they're getting grips before I do( or at the very least I'm standing there fighting off grips for the greater portion of the match NO MORE :icon_evil ! I say)I like this pass cause it's quick and gets you into a position that offers you a lot of options.
Now, I'm not the best at KOB and I don't really feel comfortable using it for too long, more of a transitional position for me. So from KOB I transition into kesagatame (scarf hold). I feel much more comfortable from this side control variation. At least for me I can be much heavier here and there are many subs that are to my liking that can be applied from here
I've been using this a lot recently and even if I can't catch them with the armbar (maybe they pull their arm out if it's not tight enough) I've had some success turning it into a triangle (inverted if I'm not mistaken). Gerbil makes a joke about it but the hips being back is paramount. It becomes a lazy man's armbar if you're throwing that leg over when you're higher up near their armpit.
As you may or may not have seen, Stephan Kesting and Emily Kwok posted an "ambush armbar" video.
After seeing it I've been trying to put this in the chain of attacks. As of now I've only been able to get it on the lower blues or white belts in my gym.
Now, I guess my questions are...
1. How do you feel about this? If someone was doing these to you in a roll, how would you counter them? E-rolling if you will.
2. Do you use kesagatame? Do you see anything else that can be applied? Have you had success with something else in this area?
3. Anything else. Open for discussion.
Looking forward to seeing what F12 has in mind
