Brad Souders
10-10-2003, 08:45 AM
Well it's that time of the month again :D I figured since i was talking about position grappling and the four most common positions i'd touch on my favorite escape for each one of these positions. So here we go.
Mount- We all know this is NOT the place to be. On the bottom blows nuff said. If striking is allowed wrap up opponents head to keep it tight to you to avoid getting hit and if just grappling focus more on not getting an arm lose from the body. OK on to my personal favorite escape. Alot of people like to bridge *thrust hips up into the opponent on top and try to quote unquote tip him over* but i use this as a set-up. So lets say i try to bridge/bump him off to my left his right. I'll explode into the bridge but not to rock him off but to get him to move his legs from my sides. This leaves space to work in other parts. Almost as i'm bridging my leg elbow/arm slides to the inside of his right thigh, and my left knee comes up and meets my elbow under his leg. *While doing this turn onto your left side to produce even more space and explosive power to get the knee and elbow to beat him to the punch* Once the left leg is outside the opponents right thigh keep your left foot on the inside of the thigh and your right leg wrapped over the back of his right calf. *This stops from wrestlers cutting their knee back across your thigh to pass* This becomes a very strong half-guard position but not today ;)
Side-mount/crossbody- This has your opponent's head on your left side and his legs to your right. His arm away from your head (right arm) is at your right hip and the closest arm (left arm) is on your left rib side. First place your right elbow into the close part of his left hip bone. The other arm careful *and i mean careful* works to his right hip underneath him. As you sneak your arm through begin to turn to your right side. (Now this foot work makes this escape) Your left leg stays planted with knee bent up into the air and the right leg shoots underneath that leg. This hip motion creates the same torque as throwing a punch. As you do this turn complete into the opponent. Aim your head so it shoots between the opponents knee. This ends with your on all fours with your head between his knee and from here you can sit back onto your butt to guard or work on other techniques to escape. We call this escape 12o clock 9o clock because instead of simply turning over your body starts as if its on the 12 or 6 of a clock | and ends with you in the 3 or 9 position -- If u turn over and he is still on your side focus more on getting your head between his legs.
Continue.....
Mount- We all know this is NOT the place to be. On the bottom blows nuff said. If striking is allowed wrap up opponents head to keep it tight to you to avoid getting hit and if just grappling focus more on not getting an arm lose from the body. OK on to my personal favorite escape. Alot of people like to bridge *thrust hips up into the opponent on top and try to quote unquote tip him over* but i use this as a set-up. So lets say i try to bridge/bump him off to my left his right. I'll explode into the bridge but not to rock him off but to get him to move his legs from my sides. This leaves space to work in other parts. Almost as i'm bridging my leg elbow/arm slides to the inside of his right thigh, and my left knee comes up and meets my elbow under his leg. *While doing this turn onto your left side to produce even more space and explosive power to get the knee and elbow to beat him to the punch* Once the left leg is outside the opponents right thigh keep your left foot on the inside of the thigh and your right leg wrapped over the back of his right calf. *This stops from wrestlers cutting their knee back across your thigh to pass* This becomes a very strong half-guard position but not today ;)
Side-mount/crossbody- This has your opponent's head on your left side and his legs to your right. His arm away from your head (right arm) is at your right hip and the closest arm (left arm) is on your left rib side. First place your right elbow into the close part of his left hip bone. The other arm careful *and i mean careful* works to his right hip underneath him. As you sneak your arm through begin to turn to your right side. (Now this foot work makes this escape) Your left leg stays planted with knee bent up into the air and the right leg shoots underneath that leg. This hip motion creates the same torque as throwing a punch. As you do this turn complete into the opponent. Aim your head so it shoots between the opponents knee. This ends with your on all fours with your head between his knee and from here you can sit back onto your butt to guard or work on other techniques to escape. We call this escape 12o clock 9o clock because instead of simply turning over your body starts as if its on the 12 or 6 of a clock | and ends with you in the 3 or 9 position -- If u turn over and he is still on your side focus more on getting your head between his legs.
Continue.....