Fundamentals – Thursday 15th May
Ok, apologies about the lateness of posting. I’m stumbling through the fog of memory for this, but hopefully we’ll get the big picture right at least. Ask Geoff for the details!
Reverse Triangle
Opponent has you in side control, legs out to your right hand side. Their right arm reaches between your legs and clasps your left leg to their shoulder.
Your job now is to:
- push their head down toward your legs
- cut your left calf across their neck
- lock your left shin/ankle under your right knee
- clasp your arms around their torso
- scoot your body underneath them
- squeeze the life out of them with legs and arms until they pop/tap
Anaconda
From head-to-head, opponent has escaped side-control to knees. Keep the weight of your chest on their back to stop them posturing up.
- reach under their neck with your right arm and through to their right armpit
- clasp the outside of their right arm with your right hand
- climb your right hand up your left arm as far as you can – aim for the shoulder
- squeeze your arms and drive your chest forward – this may already get you a tap
Now:
- drop your weight back to your heels to stretch them out
- turn your torso to the left to create a space under their right side
- turn into the space, rolling underneath them
- walk your legs to the right, like you’re aiming to curl into a ball
Still haven’t tapped? Check their pulse.
Guillotine from Head-to-Head
Keeping the weight of your chest on their back to stop them from sitting up:
- reach under their neck with your right hand – thumb side up
- the edge of your wrist is pressing against their throat
- grab the meaty part of your right hand with your left
- raise your hands – imagine you’re cutting a straight line through from the front to the back of the neck
If you don’t get the tap from there, pull full guard, lie back and continue raising your hands in a straight line up your chest. If they still haven’t tapped, either there’s something wrong with your technique or you’ve just lost a friend.
