Misc info Flashcards
Distance - level - position
If you change the distance level or angle you change the position.
Standing Strategy
If you’re standing you’re attacking
Bottom Strategy
If you’re on the bottom your defending
On the bottom you’re trying to get to closed guard or better
From bottom all you have are escapes, sweeps and closed guard subs…
The man on the bottom can’t fall down or get off balance. Attack the top persons balance, its a vulnerability that the bottom person doesn’t have.
If you’re in an inferior position don’t give them time to work their game. Get a two on one grip, get them off balance, shrimp away. Don’t give them time to settle. Always be doing something to off balance them and distract them.
Start fighting to recover your position as soon as you feel like they are advancing.
When on the bottom, be like a ball.
Top Strategy
From top you have pressure and subs…
Attack and maintain/ advance position. If you’re in a dominant position, relax and work your game
When on top, be relaxed, like a heavy weight or a sandbag. They should be able to push on one part of you and only that part will move. Pushing on one part of you doesn’t move the rest of you because you’re so relaxed and there is no tension connecting one part of you to another. If you’re rigid you’ll move as a unit. Think of a wet sandbag compared to a solid block or a pillow vs a 2x4.
Positional Strategy
Dominant position…period…if you’re in an inferior position get out. Stand up and get away.
Standing up resets you to you standing strategy
Loose Vs. Tight
Stay loose and only get tight when you need to respond to something or attack. Being tight at any other time is just a waste of energy.
Slow down and do one thing at a time, survive, position submission
Tension…they are strong only if you push back, when they move out of one position they open themselves up to another
Chaining moves
A move meant to be a set up has to be strong enough to illict a response.
The first sub is not your goal, start with a move and then flow to the 2nd or 3rd sub. The 2nd or 3rd is where you catch them.Go for the sit up sweep full effort…
as they push down go for the arm lock or kimura
Hot floors
Stay off your back and out of the bottom position by imagining that the floor is hot.
As soon as your ass hits the mat you need to pop right back up.
As soon as you come up go right into the next move.
Get to your feet no matter what…
Set ups
A good set up = gaining the initiative
The set up is the most important part of any move. Before the set up your and your opponent are on equal footing. After the set up you have the initiative and everything becomes easier for you.
Creating openings
Use sweeps and movement to create openings. Even if they don’t go over you will be a step ahead
Pins
The basis of pins is not body weight, it’s using your body as a series of wedges that prevent movement. Your weight only serves to back up the wedges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuXq-k__9lQ
Pressure and rhythm
You always want them carrying your weight. When you grab you want to hang on them. Dont grab with the hand, attach your hand and pull with the arm…
You want to control your pressure. Hover above them and make them carry all your weight as needed. Dont get ridgid and attach your self yonthem or you’ll be immobile. It will also be easier to reverse you…
Rhythm, you establish a rhythm and then change it. Step step step go (no step, just go)… grip fight and then get a grip and keep it. They have to address that grip and now you have the edge.
Establish a rhythm by pushing into them… they will either push back to let u push them. If they let you push them keep going. If they push back you reverse direction and make them overcommit… you push, they push, you oush they push, you pull
