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Half Guard Desperation
For many of us, half guard is a place of desperation. We’ve lost guard and we’re hanging on to one leg just praying that our partner doesn’t get cross body or mount position. Praying that we can just hang on … Continue reading
So Many Ways to Break an Arm
Everybody knows the armbar. Okay, not everybody, but practically everybody. Heck, there’s probably even a brand of clothing out there called ARMBAR (if not, there’s your new company… go!) out there already. And well that everyone who grapples should know … Continue reading
Fluidity
It is a convention in grappling to talk about various positions between the two players. One player might have another in the guard. Someone might get into head and arm position. The purpose of naming the positions is so we … Continue reading
Too Many Choices?
The world of submission grappling is filled with lots of really cool sounding moves. Take, for example, the Peruvian Necktie or the Ninja Choke. Cool names and no doubt very functional finishers for many people. The trouble comes (I think) … Continue reading
Offense First
Today in grappling class we worked a couple of submissions from the guard – the arm bar and the Kimura. We worked on getting the right position for them. We worked on taking up as much space as we could. … Continue reading