June 19th, 2009 by jgatienza

Scenario: you are in position 1 but in the wrestlers position

• your left hand is under his head and the right is under his arm and you have a gable grip applied
  go heavy on his left arm/shoulder Note: you can also go knee on belly and slide your right knee to his right arm
• slide your right knee up to his right arm and press it down to the mat
• take your left foot and step on his trapped right arm and post on it and take your right leg and point your knee in the opposite direction and dorsi flex your foot on his arm
• place your left foot above his head to keep your balance
• break your gable grip and slide your thumb in his collar, with your right hand slide your fingers into his collar and place them together like you are holding a bat
• straighten your left arm and try to touch your elbows together for the choke

baseball choke, position 1, wrestler's position

April 11th, 2009 by jgatienza

Position 1, mount to an armbar:

• from side control (position 1) remember to drive your hip to your opponents hip, left hand behind your opponents neck in his collar, right hand on his side under his left shoulder and your left leg is driving into him using your chest on his ribs. If he is not grimacing you are doing it wrong.
• he is going to want to turn into you to shrimp out, to prevent this drive your left shoulder to the side of his face, he is also going to want to try and get his left hand and push off, lock your hands together and bring it up to the side of his head, or with your left hand grip under his left armpit and use your right hand to crawl the mat to move his arm away.
• slide your knee across his belly and over for the mount, squeeze your legs together once you are in the mounted position
• bring your right knee to where your left hand was, work your right hand under his left arm, windshield wipe your left foot  and lean to the right, stay heavy on him
• bear hug his trapped arm and swing your right leg over his head for the armbar

armbar, knee on belly, mount, position 1

December 11th, 2008 by jgatienza

Position 2 will be my new home now. I am comfortable with position 1, but I am going to have to start advancing my position.

Position 1: 1) left hand under the head. 2) right hand by your opponents side. 3) hip on hip. 4) head should be laying on your opponents chest. 5) on your toes and push into your opponnent.

From position 1 you will transition to position 2: 1) switch your hips, your right leg should be under his right shoulder, do not use your hand to get your leg under his shoulder. 2) left hand goes back to defend. 3) hip should still be on his hip. 4) right hand should still be on his side. 5) you are still applying pressure using your left leg and driving your weight into him.

Submissions from position 2:

Americana: when your opponent defends or tries to push you away 1) with your left hand, grip his left hand and flex it downward and apply the kimura grip right away. 2) switch your hips and push his arm up with your hip. 3) pull the arm to the side of his body. 4) turn into him for the submission, he may have already submitted…

If he resists and fights it off… go for the:

Armlock: 1) if he straightens his arm out, get your right arm above his elbow and with your left arm apply pressure downward. (you can use either hand for this) 2) put your head to the mat

If he resists and fights it off… go for the:

Kimura: 1) switch arms arm and hand grips 2) throw your left leg onto the other side of his head 3) torque his shoulder

Other submissions from position 2 to be aware of:

Armlock: 1) put your left hand on your butt or leg (loose). 2) slide your left leg back under your right leg. 3) your right leg steps over his head to his neck, put your left knee under his shoulder, hip down, squeeze your legs together  and extend your back

Collar choke: 1) if your opponent is defending and you can’t budge his arms, slide your hand down his collar (thumb inside the gi) till your knuckles touch the mat. 2) Right hand grabs his lapel (which is loose) pull the slack, once the slack is gone drive your elbows to the ground

Collar choke: 1) slide your hand down his collar till your knuckles touch the mat. 2) switch your hips 3) with your right hand go under yourself and grab the gi material on his traps. Your body should be straight (shoulders, hips, foot should be a straight line) and drive your left elbow to the mat.

*Note: position 1: hip to hip, rotate on the hip when moving to position 2, head should be on his chest, on your toes driving into your opponent.

Position 2: left hand never touches his right arm, it automatically goes to your chest ready to attack. Do not lean to far back.

americana, armlock, collar choke, kimura, position 1, position 2

August 7th, 2008 by jgatienza

Holding position (kesa gatame): starting from position 1 (left arm under the head, right arm by opponents side, hip driving to the hip, and on your toes), go to position 2, except you pull your opponents head up and replace it with your right hand, lift your opponents right arm and shove your right leg under it and grab your pant gi just above the crook behind your knee. Push with your left leg to keep pressure and prevent him from rolling you.

Shoulder lock: from the holding position (explained above) keep your elbows close to your body. Your opponent is going to want to shrimp out, when he moves his right hand, control it and lock it down with your right leg and ”figure 4″ it to lock it in place. *Note his trapped arm must be bent, with his hand close to his head before you apply pressure with your right leg. From there you can take both hands and lift his head, or you can go for an Ezekiel choke (forearm/sleeve choke).

If you can’t hook his arm, you can transition to an armlock, this is difficult to do and has a 20% chance of success. To do that, when your opponent fights and his arm is straight, take your left leg and hook it, squeeze your knees together a drag your left foot back.

Defending from this position: go to your side like you are going to shrimp out, build a frame and place your hands just below his jawline and push up and away, raise your hips and place your left leg around your opponents face and drive it down. You end up rolling on top, at this point you may still be in a headlock, step over your opponents with your right leg, take the blade of your hand and push down on his neck and raise your head up. *Note from here you can go for an armbar. 

armbar, armlock, ezekiel, kesa gatame, position 1