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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

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