Showing posts with label taking-the-back. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taking-the-back. Show all posts
Monday, August 01, 2022
Monday, July 13, 2015
Friday, April 04, 2014
TGIF Training: Xande Sweeps and Back Takes
(instruction)
Self-Defense/Standing:
Double Leg drill / Morote Seionage drill
Ground:
Armbar from mount drill / Armbar from guard drill / Xande sweep / Taking the back from closed guard
Live Training:
Five minutes
Monday, March 31, 2014
Training Day: Monday
Ground: Back take from closed guard with arm drag
Live Training: Study hall with Robert: Bravo half guard Old School Twist Back, Xande closed guard sweep, scissors sweep
Scale: 169.2
Monday, March 24, 2014
Training Day: Monday
Live Training: 5 minutes
Scale: 171.2
Friday, January 31, 2014
TGIF: Dawn Training
Ground:
Top control vs turtle / Top control vs turtle to spinsit to back / One arm choke from back control / Armbar from back control / Bow and Arrow choke
Live Training:
six minutes
Scale:
166.0
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Training Day: Wednesday
And Live Training. Versus half-guard. Working the lapel. Working the bicep, cross-carotid control. Working the head wedge. Working the pass.
WITStolo.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Friday, October 05, 2012
Training Day: Friday
bourgeois (verb) boor-zhwah
1. to use the inside leg to expose a turtled opponent to an initial hook as part of a back-taking technique in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling:
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Micro. Transitional. Drilling.
Lloyd Irvin has been talking about this for sometime. And while I had an idea of where he was coming from, it is great to hear him talk a bit more about the concept and to show it in this video.
Lloyd Irvin Explains His Micro Transitional Drilling System
It's fascinating how few people, even now, understand what LI is bringing to jiu-jitsu. From quantifying the top performing submissions to bringing standard and widely-used professional sports training and psychological approaches to an art that is still very much in its "emergent" stage, LI is a valuable a figure in contemporary jiu-jitsu as there is. And I'm not just saying that because my kimura/americana submission rate has skyrocketed over the past month by incorporating some of the most fundamental concepts of his kimura mouse trap system.
I've been trying to refine a couple of key areas of my game, including taking the back. The micro transition LI shows here for dealing with an opponent turning into you was as valuable as anything I've read in any of the 10+ BJJ books on my shelf or the 20+ BJJ DVDs on the wall.
Lloyd Irvin Explains His Micro Transitional Drilling System
It's fascinating how few people, even now, understand what LI is bringing to jiu-jitsu. From quantifying the top performing submissions to bringing standard and widely-used professional sports training and psychological approaches to an art that is still very much in its "emergent" stage, LI is a valuable a figure in contemporary jiu-jitsu as there is. And I'm not just saying that because my kimura/americana submission rate has skyrocketed over the past month by incorporating some of the most fundamental concepts of his kimura mouse trap system.
I've been trying to refine a couple of key areas of my game, including taking the back. The micro transition LI shows here for dealing with an opponent turning into you was as valuable as anything I've read in any of the 10+ BJJ books on my shelf or the 20+ BJJ DVDs on the wall.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Training Days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri (2x)
Another good week of training in the books: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and twice on Friday. A part of me realizes that this training pace won't last forever. But given the circumstances, it's been a great way to spend the summer.
A lot of training in back control, which I think reflects an academy-wide effort to keep our training as modern as possible. And right now, nothing is more important in jiu-jitsu than developing good back control. It seems as if we've spent a month on different entries and set-ups - which is fine with me. I'm a big fan of focus when it comes to training and spending this much time working on such a specific - and critical - area has been a godsend. It doesn't hurt that back mount is one of the weakest parts of my game, either.
The interschool event is tomorrow. I'm going to try and get there early and get a good spot since all of the adult matches are going to be on the main mat. I'm not scheduled to help ref (thankfully), but if I can help out I'll do what I can to keep score or even just help them keep the brackets organized. We'll see.
As I tweeted the other day, I've changed up a few things in my sparring that has made life a whole lot easier. I've been trying to play a Marcelo Garcia-style sitting guard for about a year and a half and I'm pretty much ready to abandon the project. Although Marcelo and I have (relatively) similar body types, I don't think our bodies want to move in the same ways - or at least not as much as I've assumed in the past. I've been very reluctant to add core Marcelo Garcia moves to my game - the X-guard, the armdrag - and while I still want to look for ways to incorporate these moves, I'm thinking more and more there's a reason why my body just doesn't seem interested in playing along.
The good news is that I've been refocusing my game in many ways to resemble my Professor's game. Ironically, it was a minor injury to Professor Rodrigo that got me thinking about the way I have been going about things and what it would mean to make a major change at this point. Making key adjustments at critical junctures in your development is what allows for that development to take place and there was an interesting moment when it hit me as to what I need to do to get more out of my training. And what's funny is the way that "the answer" has been right in front of me all along.
It's only been a few days. But so far, so good.
A lot of training in back control, which I think reflects an academy-wide effort to keep our training as modern as possible. And right now, nothing is more important in jiu-jitsu than developing good back control. It seems as if we've spent a month on different entries and set-ups - which is fine with me. I'm a big fan of focus when it comes to training and spending this much time working on such a specific - and critical - area has been a godsend. It doesn't hurt that back mount is one of the weakest parts of my game, either.
The interschool event is tomorrow. I'm going to try and get there early and get a good spot since all of the adult matches are going to be on the main mat. I'm not scheduled to help ref (thankfully), but if I can help out I'll do what I can to keep score or even just help them keep the brackets organized. We'll see.
As I tweeted the other day, I've changed up a few things in my sparring that has made life a whole lot easier. I've been trying to play a Marcelo Garcia-style sitting guard for about a year and a half and I'm pretty much ready to abandon the project. Although Marcelo and I have (relatively) similar body types, I don't think our bodies want to move in the same ways - or at least not as much as I've assumed in the past. I've been very reluctant to add core Marcelo Garcia moves to my game - the X-guard, the armdrag - and while I still want to look for ways to incorporate these moves, I'm thinking more and more there's a reason why my body just doesn't seem interested in playing along.
The good news is that I've been refocusing my game in many ways to resemble my Professor's game. Ironically, it was a minor injury to Professor Rodrigo that got me thinking about the way I have been going about things and what it would mean to make a major change at this point. Making key adjustments at critical junctures in your development is what allows for that development to take place and there was an interesting moment when it hit me as to what I need to do to get more out of my training. And what's funny is the way that "the answer" has been right in front of me all along.
It's only been a few days. But so far, so good.
Friday, August 03, 2012
Training Days: Double Time Fridays
At least through the balance of August, I'll continue to do double-duty training on Fridays. Especially when I'm not always able to get in a session on Saturday, getting in the extra work on Friday is a pretty fair substitute.
A lot of work on basics: arm-stuff triangles from the guard, armbars from the mount - a lot of critical details on this one, by the way - collar drag ankle pick (as opposed to the Rip Cord takedown). Heading into the next eight week stretch leading up to the Masters and Seniors World Championships, I'm looking to keep up the training pace - and set a good opening standard for the new training year - and to focus in on my core techniques a bit more. This means more deep half guard, but it also means drilling the Shaolin sweep backtake to give my half guard game more options when playing at range. It also means broadening my passing game a bit; Nadir was doing a great job of stymieing my Effing Pass in the early session, mostly by allowing his legs to pancake. Unfortunately, my folding pass is very weak, and I was consistently unable to attack - a fact that only became more apparent as time went by.
One major alternative I want to train diligently is the knee cross/leg drag passing series Rafa Mendes teased in a recent promo for his new online technique/training database service. I don't think the video is still available. But I watched it enough times when it came out today that I think I have enough of the key ingredients down to start putting in some practice time with it. A lot of nice details in this series, including tactics for controlling the legs, and for getting the back.
Finished up the second session with some HICT work: 5 minutes of alternating technical lifts. I'm going to start incorporating HICT work into every session (at least the day sessions), switching off between technical lifts and hipscapes. Nice weights at 159.2 and 158.3 respectively, just under the middle of the lightweight range.
A lot of work on basics: arm-stuff triangles from the guard, armbars from the mount - a lot of critical details on this one, by the way - collar drag ankle pick (as opposed to the Rip Cord takedown). Heading into the next eight week stretch leading up to the Masters and Seniors World Championships, I'm looking to keep up the training pace - and set a good opening standard for the new training year - and to focus in on my core techniques a bit more. This means more deep half guard, but it also means drilling the Shaolin sweep backtake to give my half guard game more options when playing at range. It also means broadening my passing game a bit; Nadir was doing a great job of stymieing my Effing Pass in the early session, mostly by allowing his legs to pancake. Unfortunately, my folding pass is very weak, and I was consistently unable to attack - a fact that only became more apparent as time went by.
One major alternative I want to train diligently is the knee cross/leg drag passing series Rafa Mendes teased in a recent promo for his new online technique/training database service. I don't think the video is still available. But I watched it enough times when it came out today that I think I have enough of the key ingredients down to start putting in some practice time with it. A lot of nice details in this series, including tactics for controlling the legs, and for getting the back.
Finished up the second session with some HICT work: 5 minutes of alternating technical lifts. I'm going to start incorporating HICT work into every session (at least the day sessions), switching off between technical lifts and hipscapes. Nice weights at 159.2 and 158.3 respectively, just under the middle of the lightweight range.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Training Day: Monday
The fact that I've spent the past hour eyeballing Ryan Hall's Back Attacks DVD over on eBay at a nearly-too-sweet 30% discount tells you much, but not all, of my training on the first training day of the week.
To the good, Prof Carlos had us working on the standing guillotine off a double leg defense, the counter to the standing guillotine, and a variation of the running escape from side control. The latter was especially good for me, having struggled from this position in recent days against larger and/or stronger opponents. Ironically, I had spent Monday morning watching the volume of Saulo's classic DVD series that focuses on the crossbody position, specifically, chapter 13 which dealt with the running escape.
Live training gave me the opportunity to test out my side control escape on at least one occasion to positive effect. But my rear mount defense has really deteriorated over the past year and repairing it has become as critical as developing a Unified Field Theory of Guard Passing was a year ago. Hence, me, Ryan Hall, and the eyeballing over at eBay.
Some say bend at the waist to pin the leg, shuck the leg, wide step and hipscape in (Saulo). Others insist on getting your back to the mat as the prime directive (Marcelo). Still others advocate a theory of "relative hip height", insisting that the key is to avoid having the attacker's hips at the small of your back at all costs (Hall).
So obviously there are plenty of ways to escape the back mount. What I need to figure out, as I did for the guard and have begun to do in earnest with the guard pass, is the way of movement to escape that best fits the way my body is most likely to move - especially under duress - and to move that way for a while until it sticks.
More rear mount escapes/counters from Robson Moura and Kurt Osiander.
To the good, Prof Carlos had us working on the standing guillotine off a double leg defense, the counter to the standing guillotine, and a variation of the running escape from side control. The latter was especially good for me, having struggled from this position in recent days against larger and/or stronger opponents. Ironically, I had spent Monday morning watching the volume of Saulo's classic DVD series that focuses on the crossbody position, specifically, chapter 13 which dealt with the running escape.
Live training gave me the opportunity to test out my side control escape on at least one occasion to positive effect. But my rear mount defense has really deteriorated over the past year and repairing it has become as critical as developing a Unified Field Theory of Guard Passing was a year ago. Hence, me, Ryan Hall, and the eyeballing over at eBay.
Some say bend at the waist to pin the leg, shuck the leg, wide step and hipscape in (Saulo). Others insist on getting your back to the mat as the prime directive (Marcelo). Still others advocate a theory of "relative hip height", insisting that the key is to avoid having the attacker's hips at the small of your back at all costs (Hall).
So obviously there are plenty of ways to escape the back mount. What I need to figure out, as I did for the guard and have begun to do in earnest with the guard pass, is the way of movement to escape that best fits the way my body is most likely to move - especially under duress - and to move that way for a while until it sticks.
More rear mount escapes/counters from Robson Moura and Kurt Osiander.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Training Day: Saturday
Your final training day of the week should be a big deal and for me, this week, Saturday's session delivered on a number of accounts.
The cardio component was very good, a pair of two-minute rounds in the 360 drill against the turtle got things off to a good threshold testing start. We worked on taking the back from turtle, the controls at the nape of the neck and the far hip, the switch and open to provide "falling space" as you take the back - as opposed to trying to "roll" the guy into your rear mount ... Prof Carlos added a clock choke, as the guy tries to return to turtle after you've changed your grip to the collar. It was a nice reminder of how powerful the choke can be, and why it's worth keeping part of your regular set of options.
The specific and Live Training were excellent, with a couple of tough rolls with Dave, a blue belt I see on Saturdays usually, and Prof Abel, who earned the first degree on his black belt today. I'm working more DLR as part of the Leandro Lo sweep I've been trying out for the past week or two. Guys are fighting to keep me from inserting the lead single X leg by pinching their knee in, which I know sets up a DLR backtake for me.
More critically, I'm patching up my half-guard defense to the backstep pass, especially when I've already got a grip on the lapel. I'd been stymied here for the past month or so, and couldn't really get my technique clear. Simply by switching hands on the lapel grip, I'll be able to both go belly-down and then on top while keeping the guard passer from being able to turn in (their inside leg is kept up by my new lapel grip, now on my outside hand rather than my inside hand).
Even though it's sort of a junkyard dog position, I think I want to work it a lot more just to see if I can turn it into another effective "heads I win/tails you lose" situation like my Gordo/Twist Back half guard sweep combo. If I can pull half guard from standing with that lapel grip (as I did in my first brown belt competition against a very tough opponent), then even the worst case scenarios of the knee cross and backstep pass are a lot less to fear.
156.6 on the scale post-train. Almost an ideal number for the end of the week.
The cardio component was very good, a pair of two-minute rounds in the 360 drill against the turtle got things off to a good threshold testing start. We worked on taking the back from turtle, the controls at the nape of the neck and the far hip, the switch and open to provide "falling space" as you take the back - as opposed to trying to "roll" the guy into your rear mount ... Prof Carlos added a clock choke, as the guy tries to return to turtle after you've changed your grip to the collar. It was a nice reminder of how powerful the choke can be, and why it's worth keeping part of your regular set of options.
The specific and Live Training were excellent, with a couple of tough rolls with Dave, a blue belt I see on Saturdays usually, and Prof Abel, who earned the first degree on his black belt today. I'm working more DLR as part of the Leandro Lo sweep I've been trying out for the past week or two. Guys are fighting to keep me from inserting the lead single X leg by pinching their knee in, which I know sets up a DLR backtake for me.
More critically, I'm patching up my half-guard defense to the backstep pass, especially when I've already got a grip on the lapel. I'd been stymied here for the past month or so, and couldn't really get my technique clear. Simply by switching hands on the lapel grip, I'll be able to both go belly-down and then on top while keeping the guard passer from being able to turn in (their inside leg is kept up by my new lapel grip, now on my outside hand rather than my inside hand).
Even though it's sort of a junkyard dog position, I think I want to work it a lot more just to see if I can turn it into another effective "heads I win/tails you lose" situation like my Gordo/Twist Back half guard sweep combo. If I can pull half guard from standing with that lapel grip (as I did in my first brown belt competition against a very tough opponent), then even the worst case scenarios of the knee cross and backstep pass are a lot less to fear.
156.6 on the scale post-train. Almost an ideal number for the end of the week.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Training Day: Saturday
157.4 on the scale post train.
A great day on the mat on Saturday. I got to work with John, who I haven't trained with since he got his brown belt the day I got my black belt. We reviewed the techniques of the week, taking the back after sprawling against the double leg, and adding both a bow and arrow choke and a knee-in choke for the finish. Professor Carlos added that nice detail of hipscaping back and allowing the guy to fall into your lap, rather than trying to roll the guy over and into you. It's another great example of the physics of jiu-jitsu at work.
A lot of training today. Guard specific, shark tank training (six minutes each in the middle), then a couple of sparring sessions with blue belts David and Ron. I was able to attack much, much more with the Effing Pass and, quite frankly, am getting close to the point where I need to start thinking about working both sides a little. I'm still reverting to the Flat Pass against tight closed guards (twice today), adding in the handcuff behind the back if I can get it. It's a little bread and butter. But if nothing else is working, then I go to it.
I still haven't done much so far with the deep half. I don't want to play deep half against guys that are smaller than me. But I've got to remember to switch to the deep half anytime I've got a "body" to climb around. I'm liking my Faria move from deep half - the one I drilled with Mark a little bit on Friday - and am anxious to see it at work in real-time.
Had a very nice conversation with Zee after training. He's been running a new 6:30 am class on Friday, and invited me to stop by. I'm going to take him up on it next week. The class has been growing and there is talk about expanding it to other mornings. This might be the best news I've gotten in a month.
A great day on the mat on Saturday. I got to work with John, who I haven't trained with since he got his brown belt the day I got my black belt. We reviewed the techniques of the week, taking the back after sprawling against the double leg, and adding both a bow and arrow choke and a knee-in choke for the finish. Professor Carlos added that nice detail of hipscaping back and allowing the guy to fall into your lap, rather than trying to roll the guy over and into you. It's another great example of the physics of jiu-jitsu at work.
A lot of training today. Guard specific, shark tank training (six minutes each in the middle), then a couple of sparring sessions with blue belts David and Ron. I was able to attack much, much more with the Effing Pass and, quite frankly, am getting close to the point where I need to start thinking about working both sides a little. I'm still reverting to the Flat Pass against tight closed guards (twice today), adding in the handcuff behind the back if I can get it. It's a little bread and butter. But if nothing else is working, then I go to it.
I still haven't done much so far with the deep half. I don't want to play deep half against guys that are smaller than me. But I've got to remember to switch to the deep half anytime I've got a "body" to climb around. I'm liking my Faria move from deep half - the one I drilled with Mark a little bit on Friday - and am anxious to see it at work in real-time.
Had a very nice conversation with Zee after training. He's been running a new 6:30 am class on Friday, and invited me to stop by. I'm going to take him up on it next week. The class has been growing and there is talk about expanding it to other mornings. This might be the best news I've gotten in a month.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Gui Mendes: Pass to Spin Move to Toquinho w/Kimura
The initial backstep move is very similar to the one Prof Rodrigo shows us a number of times last week when passing the butterfly guard. It's all about those elemental movements.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Training Day: Monday
Trained with Bryan today, working on different elements from the fundamentals program: side control escape to turtle position, turtle to taking the back with an emphasis on putting in the hooks by rolling over the shoulder, and finally putting it all together and attacking with the choke.
Three rounds of Live Training: J.M., Bryan and Chaim - tough rolls all. One thing that is very clear about training from my Cobra guard position is that I need to re-emphasize the arm control that Marcelo uses from this position. I'm just allowing far too much movement and grips, and not doing enough to take advantage of the fact that I'm in a relatively unfamiliar position for most folks. That 2-on-1 grip is critical to avoid the guardpasser getting momentum and confidence about the pass by putting him initially on the defense (trying to escape your 2-on-1 control).
Also thanks to Professor Carlos for the help with the Ryan roll. I'm feeling pretty good about attacking with the roll from the backstep against the half, and from the deep half the way Ryan did at the Houston Open last weekend. But I still don't quite have the feel for the straight half guard version, where you walk the guy into exposing his back by doing a Roger Gracie half guard pass, then turn 90 degrees toward the back and execute the roll. Trying it a time or two with Bryan, I didn't get the initial move right. Fortunately, I remember Prof Rodrigo showing us this move a few weeks ago. I'll have to remember to ask him about it this week.
So I need that review, plus a little drilling with the deep to X and RDLR to back transitions and then I'll be ready to put in some serious drilling volume on all of these variations.
A very wonderful 156.5 on the scale-post-train in the gi. Maybe it was the scale, but that is almost exactly where I want to be on a training day-in, training day-out basis. Eu sou pena, after all!
Three rounds of Live Training: J.M., Bryan and Chaim - tough rolls all. One thing that is very clear about training from my Cobra guard position is that I need to re-emphasize the arm control that Marcelo uses from this position. I'm just allowing far too much movement and grips, and not doing enough to take advantage of the fact that I'm in a relatively unfamiliar position for most folks. That 2-on-1 grip is critical to avoid the guardpasser getting momentum and confidence about the pass by putting him initially on the defense (trying to escape your 2-on-1 control).
Also thanks to Professor Carlos for the help with the Ryan roll. I'm feeling pretty good about attacking with the roll from the backstep against the half, and from the deep half the way Ryan did at the Houston Open last weekend. But I still don't quite have the feel for the straight half guard version, where you walk the guy into exposing his back by doing a Roger Gracie half guard pass, then turn 90 degrees toward the back and execute the roll. Trying it a time or two with Bryan, I didn't get the initial move right. Fortunately, I remember Prof Rodrigo showing us this move a few weeks ago. I'll have to remember to ask him about it this week.
So I need that review, plus a little drilling with the deep to X and RDLR to back transitions and then I'll be ready to put in some serious drilling volume on all of these variations.
A very wonderful 156.5 on the scale-post-train in the gi. Maybe it was the scale, but that is almost exactly where I want to be on a training day-in, training day-out basis. Eu sou pena, after all!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Friday, February 03, 2012
Training Day: Friday
Conditioning and live training today, with an emphasis on the latter. After my warmup, I was only able to get through two sets of cardiac power workouts (spin move) before the regular class was over and Live Training about to start. I got in an eight-minute roll with Prof Casey, another eight-min roll with Prof Carlos and an almost 20-minute roll with Brian. Very good work - a lot of choke defense with the Professors, but that's how that goes.
Still trying to settle into my Feitosa guard pass. I'm starting to see the interconnectedness of the variations, the transitions, and looking forward to training it on some of the lower belts over the next couple of days and weeks to tune things up a bit.
As much as the RDLR spin move is popular with DLR players, I'm seeing a lot of utility with it for half guard guys (I'm including the X-guard and single X as half-guard variations). I need to drill it more to get a feel for what seems like an almost impossible way to get to back consistently. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating; Stephen Wanderer says that the RDLR spin move is all they do at Megaton's school in Phoenix. And we saw plenty of it at the last ADCC as well - especially among the smaller guys like Cobrinha and Rafa.
Speaking of smaller guys, 158.4 on the scale, post-train w/gi and belt. A four pound swing lower from Monday's post-train weight-in. More like this.
Still trying to settle into my Feitosa guard pass. I'm starting to see the interconnectedness of the variations, the transitions, and looking forward to training it on some of the lower belts over the next couple of days and weeks to tune things up a bit.
As much as the RDLR spin move is popular with DLR players, I'm seeing a lot of utility with it for half guard guys (I'm including the X-guard and single X as half-guard variations). I need to drill it more to get a feel for what seems like an almost impossible way to get to back consistently. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating; Stephen Wanderer says that the RDLR spin move is all they do at Megaton's school in Phoenix. And we saw plenty of it at the last ADCC as well - especially among the smaller guys like Cobrinha and Rafa.
Speaking of smaller guys, 158.4 on the scale, post-train w/gi and belt. A four pound swing lower from Monday's post-train weight-in. More like this.
Monday, January 30, 2012
3 February Transitions from the Half
Half to deep half to Homer/Stack
Deep half to half to Gordo/Twist Back
Deep half to X to Technical Lift/Back
Deep half to half to Gordo/Twist Back
Deep half to X to Technical Lift/Back
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