September 8th, 2011 by jgatienza
When I have my opponent in north/south I need to have over unders on him. With my right arm under his armpit and my left arm under his arm and on his chest I apply pressure on him and turn him to his right side and apply the arm bar. If he defends and clasps his hands together I go for the kimura. I bring my knees around his head, I lock up the kimura grip on his arm, I must put my right knee to the mat over his bicep. I keep tight on his arm, curled up until I’m ready to break his grip, tug, tug, big tug and finish with the kimura.
If he turtles up, and you are on his right side, grab the gi material on his left shoulder and left hip and pull him towards you. It’s very important at that moment to get your left arm under his left arm and to control his head. From here you can attack with an armbar, kimura, collar choke, ezekiel or you can take his back and finish him with other submissions.
If you have your opponent on his side you must have your arm under his arm (your left arm under his left arm), if he tries to roll away from you, you lean back, if he rolls into you, you lean into him.
February 14th, 2011 by jgatienza
Starting from the closed guard
- get an overhook on your opponents arm and grab his collar
- open your guard and get on the right side of your hip
- put your right hand on his left bicep and place your feet on his hips
- shrimp out but still hold on to his collar, pull your right leg up to your chest and then over his shoulder to lock up the triangle
if your opponent grabs your leg to prevent the triangle
- continue to hold on to the overhook and collar, place your right hand over his right shoulder
- kick off his hip a little and get on the right side of your shoulder and straighten your back
- apply pressure downward by putting your left knee over his right shoulder
if he tries to square up with you
- keep your knee/shin in front of him
- with your right hand reach over his shoulder and grab his gi
- use your right knee as a guide and lift your elbow up for the choke
Butterfly sweep
- starting from the closed guard
- get an overhook on your opponents arm and grab his collar
- open your guard and get on the right side of your hip
- work your feet between his legs and hook them in the bend of his knees
- control his wrist with your right hand, do not grip the sleeve
- if he passes on the right, tuck his left hand with your right hand between his legs and extend with your left leg
- if he passes on the left, push his hand away and extend with your right leg
- stay close to him and finish on top
arm bar, armlock, butterfly guard, collar choke
January 19th, 2011 by jgatienza
The first two steps will be used to step up the following techniques.
Starting off in a closed guard.
- control the sleeves, feet on the hips hips up and squeeze the knees together (knees by his armpits)
- walk your shoulders out to break him down
Scissor sweep (alternate: kick the leg out)
- get on your hip, take the right hand and bring it over to the outside of your right leg
- knee/shin across your opponents chest
- drop the leg (left)
- do the scissor motion (sweep with the left, kick with the right)
- an alternate sweep is to kick your opponents leg out if his base is not broken down enough
Sickle sweep (straight like a bat)
- if your opponent stands up
- drop your right leg between his legs and get to your side and with your right hand grab his heel (shin to knuckle)
- swing your right leg like a bat (it must me straight). calf to heel, take his foot out from under him
- continue swinging your leg until your are on your stomach
- underhook their left leg, kick your right leg over
- finish in side control
Sit up and arm drag/take the back
- if your opponent sits up, sit up with him
- arm drag (push his right arm to your right side, right hand goes behind his right elbow)
- drop your left leg to the mat and then your right leg
- get up and take his back
So the reactions are if he is leaning forward do the scissor sweep, if he stands up go for the sickle sweep, if he leans back, sit up and arm drag to take his back.
sweep
September 14th, 2010 by jgatienza
This is a continuation from the last private.
Once you have escaped your opponents half guard and you begin to transition to his back:
- swing your left leg over and place your heel to his gut, your right knee should be behind his shoulder to prevent him from turning into you
- take your left hand (which is under his arm) and feed his lapel to your right hand which is around his neck, reach as far back in his collar
- keep your left hand in there, do not pull it out
- you can do 2 things 1) you can wrap your hand behind his head (top of your hand on his head) and choke him. 2) you can grab your gi preferrably by your bicep and pull your right hand down for the choke
This is a quick transition, this must happen quickly.
If your opponent starts to turtle:
- stay on his back and proceed to set your grips in his collar
- you can set your hooks in and finish with a basic collar choke OR
- you can point and slide your right knee between his legs, take your left foot and sweep his right foot over your left leg
- push your right leg thru and hook his leg, pull your opponent over you and throw your left leg over and set your 2nd hook.
- finish with the choke
choke, taking the back, turtle
July 23rd, 2010 by jgatienza
Left to right: Dustin Denes, Rob Handshy, Gerard Atienza
Scenario: I am in my opponents half guard with my right leg wrapped up
- plant both hands on the mat
- get up on your feet
- clear my right knee pasth his thigh
- cut his right leg using your right knee and point and drive it towards my left heel, point your toes so that it slips past his legs
- with your left hand grab the back of his right tricep and get your hips down and sit thru with your right leg behind his right shoulder
- keep your head down so he can’t frame up and create space
Be prepared IF my opponent underhooks my arm when I put my hands to the mat and pop up on my feet:
- do a whizzer on his arm and grab his right side lapel
- cut his right leg using your right knee and point and drive it towards my left heel, point your toes so that it slips past his legs
- he will want to turn and get on his knees, stay on your toes and spin around his back
- he will be in the turtle position, you should end up after spinning on his right side
- your left foot will be on the mat behind his rear, your right knee will be on the mat, this is important because then your opponent will not be able to reach for it
- left elbow on the left side of his hip and try and get your right hand under his chin and grab his lapel
Mount armbar technique (2nd half of the private)
Scenario: you are in the mount position
- you have your feet grapevined or crossed (whatever you prefer) and your left hand is posted far above his head
- with your right arm, work it to his right arm and grab the back of his triceps
- pull it across your chest and apply pressure, your right foot comes to his gut with the toes pointing to the 2 o’clock position, left leg lays parallel to his back
- apply the kimura grip on his arm
- swing your left leg and clear his head, try and swing it past his head
- squeeze the knees together, flatten him out by straightening your legs over his head and keeping it heavy
- suck him in if you have to to get your hips under his shoulder, do not give him any space to get his shoulder to the mat
- finish the armbar
Note: think of yourself as a tripod, if you only have 2 points it’s easy to bump and roll you
armbar, half guard escape, mount
