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July 15th, 2011 by jgatienza

Starting from your opponents closed guard, grab both sides of his lapel and both elbows over his thighs. Lean to to the left to get up on your right foot, lean your body forward to get up on your left foot. Suck your opponent’s body under your, get your butt up a little higher than the lowest point of a squat, elbows pinching your opponents thighs so that he can’t pull his hips down, you want to be able to control his hips.

Place your left knee behind his right leg/butt, take a step back with your right leg and push his left leg down with your right arm, keep your left elbow in the inside of your left leg, keep control of his lapel with your left hand, take a step forward with your right leg until it clears his leg and your right arm, drop to your right knee and then try and get head control (if you can) it can be under or over, transfer your left hand from his lapel to his right knee to prevent him from getting side control, drop to the right side of your hip, use your right knee to block his left leg to pull your leg from a possible half guard attempt.

Submission

Let’s say that he beats you and drops his hips and gets his foot on your hips, place your right hand over his left foot and with your left hand go under his leg and apply the kimura grip, once locked point his ankle to his butt for the submission.

ankle lock, breaking guard, side control

June 27th, 2011 by jgatienza

45 minutes of Self defense
Scenario: somebody comes from behind and puts their arm around your neck:
1. first thing first protect your neck, place your hands on their arm and bend your knees and lean forward and feet shoulder width apart. You should be able to lift him off his feet.
2. The attacker does the same thing (see above) except he pulls you backwards, protect your neck (see above), place your right foot behind his right foot, take small steps with your left while going around your opponent, this should cause your attacker to loos balance and should be able to take him down easily.
3. An attacker comes from behind and grabs you around your waist with both arms, immediately bend over, feet shoulder width apart, hands to the ground, your weight is leaning forward, with your right hand reach between your legs and grab the back of his heel, start walking backwards while holding his foot this will make him fall to his back.

Scenario: attacker comes from behind and grabs your neck with both hands, immediately protect your neck, establish a good base, place both hands on top of his hands, hold on to the meat of his thumb with your right hand and take a step back with your right foot and swing under his arms, with your left hand place it on the pinky side (fingers over his palm) and twist his hand over and away.

Use this same technique if he uses only 1 hand on your neck.

Sport jiu-jitsu
Breaking Guard
You are in your opponents closed guard. Grab both sides of his collar with your right hand and place your left hand on his belt. Lean to one side (it doesn’t matter which side first), post up on your right foot, lean the other way and post up with the left foot, keep your head up and stand up like you are doing a squat, as you are raising up you suck him under you.

Adding another step.
Right hand in collar, grab his pant leg with your left hand, step back, swing his leg between your legs, keep your right elbow tight to prevent him sneeking a leg or knee in, dorsi flex on his right leg and pass to side control.

If he opens his guard and drops his knees to your waist and grabs your heels, grab his collar and pull him and lean into him. Note* if he tenses up you tense up, when he relaxes you relax. From this position use take your right hand and let go of his collar and grab the opposite side above your left hand. Take your left hand and swing it behind you and hook his right foot and bring it to the front and proceed to side control.

A few other ways to pass if he grabs only one foot (right foot) is to take his right leg and swing it over to your right side, another way is to swing his right leg over on top of hhis left leg and push it down, with your left foot step on his left hand holding your right foot and pull your right foot away, another way is to take small steps over him so that he rolls backwards, he will roll over his shoulder, you can take a leg and go for an ankle lock.

Ankle lock, you can go for an ankle lock once he opens his guard, place your left knee in the middle of his butt, fall backwards, squeeze your knees together.

If your opponent is on his back and is controlling your sleeves and his feet are on your hips, grab his pant legs and walk backwards placing his feet on the mat.

If your opponent is on his back and is controlling your sleeves and one foot is on your bicep and the other on your hip. Take your hand that doesn’t have his foot on your bicep and grab his pant leg and swing it to the opposite. Or you can walk backwards and sway side to side until his foot is off and then proceed to side control.

Questions & Answers:
knee lock
your opponent has both feet between your legs in the butterfly guard. squeeze both his legs together, place your right leg behind his feet, you can use your left hand to help do this, apply a figure 4 lock on his legs and straighten him out for the submission.

Practice on your good side until you have mastered the technique and then work on your weaker side.
Try new techniques on smaller, less experienced partners and when you get better try them on bigger partners.

breaking guard, guard passing

January 11th, 2011 by jgatienza

mount escape:
kimura bait, get to half guard and take the back

bump up and get your shins between his legs and push out

breaking guard:
knee in butt, leg back, both hands under his right leg, right arm goes around, turn away, establish side control

Closed guard
opponent lies on top of you stalling
bump up quickly getting your hand in his collar, work for the basic collar choke
shin in arm (this can be set up for the triangle, collar choke or omaplata)
bump up quickly getting your hand in his collar
place your hand on his bicep, open your guard, kind of do a shrimp out motion and work to your your shin on his bicep
grap his wrist and at the same time lay your leg across his shoulders to keep his posture broken. Note: make it uncomfortable for him, pull and push with your shin on his bicep

if he pulls his arm away from you slap the triangle on him
if he tries to straighten you out apply the collar choke
if he turns away from you go for the omaplata

breaking guard, closed guard, mount escape

July 10th, 2010 by jgatienza

Warmed up with breaking the grip (standing), basic collar choke (standing) and jumping guard

Takedown

• opponents right foot steps forward
• scoop it with your left arm (using the crook of your arm) trap between with the knees and squeeze the knees
• left hand goes to the heel and left foot steps around the foot and take down
  Or
• after you scoop the leg and squeeze it between your knees
• replace your left arm with your right arm and swing your right leg over his leg
• your left hand goes to his gi (around his collar), your hip to his hip
• you can step with your right leg and sweep his left leg
  Or
• you can sweep with the left leg and trip him forward
• if your opponent blocks, you drop to your knees and scoop his other foot for the takedown

Defending the Butterfly pass (2 techniques)

• your opponent has both feet between your knees
• lift your left knee and place it between his feet
• underhook with your left arm and turn him to your right
• finish in his half guard

Or

• your opponent has both feet between your knees
• squeeze your knees together
• take your left hand hug his legs together, grab the gi material on the left side of his pant sleeve
• with your right hand grab the back of his gi collar
• straighten your left leg back
• turn your your opponent clock wise, in a circular motion
• hold his pant leg until you can establish side control

Guard break

• starting in your opponents guard
• right hand on his lapel, left hand on the belt
• get on your left foot
• shift your weight so you can get up on your right foot
• stand up and pull him under you
• place your right knee behind his butt and step back with your left foot
• work your knee between his legs until he breaks his guard
• pass over his leg and into side control

OR

• if he extends his legs you also extend up, if he crumbles you crumble with him, up and down, up and down
• once he breaks his guard, work your right elbow between his knees
• take your left hand and swing it behind you hooking his right leg
• grab his lapel with your left hand and into side control

Jumping over the legs (Advanced move)

• you have your opponents leg pinned down, your chest is above his knees and you are trying to get to side control
• he blocks your shoulders with his hands to prevent you from going any further
• press down on his knees with your left hand and jump over his legs
• repeat the steps if he turns into you alternating your right and left hand

breaking guard, takedown

July 9th, 2010 by jgatienza

2 techniques were taught to us today.

1st technique

Starting from your opponents guard:

• right hand on his armpit or bicep, keep your elbow tight to his hip, your head glued to his stomach, facing to the left
• left hand also on his armpit/bicep area
• get up on your feet and create pressure buy downward on his hips
• walk clockwise
• switch your hips and collapse on his right leg
• keep your right hand on his armpit/bicep, with your left hand push his open
• step over his right leg with your left
• with your right foot dorsi-flexed to his right shin….. then bring your right knee over to finish in side control

2nd technique

Starting from your opponents guard:

• right hand on his armpit or bicep, keep your elbow tight to his hip, your head glued to his stomach, facing to the left
• left hand also on his armpit/bicep area
• walk clockwise
• you will begin stacking your opponent
• place your left elbow on the left side of his face
• place your left knee right next to your elbow
• thrust your hip out to finish in side control or possibly even north south position

breaking guard, guard passing