Moves From Positions

Question 1

Standing

Answer 1

1) Forearm frame to snap down
- Frame forearm on opponents trap, pressure them back then step away and palm smack the back of their head into a front head lock
2) Chicken wing to under hook
Russian 2 on 1
3) Lat drop or the special

Question 2

Bottom Lock Down

Answer 2

Getting the body under hook is most important. If I don’t have it I need to push their face and bring them up and get that under hook.

1) Electric Chair Sweep
2) Old school sweep or plan B sweep
3) Get to stoner control with Electric stone

Question 3

Top Lock Down

Answer 3

1) Slide up and out
2) Slide down and bear hug
3) Twister Pass

Overall: Frame the face to keep them away from my outside leg when pressuring. Don’t allow them to bring your locked down leg into the air.

Question 4

Top Side Control

Answer 4

1) Darse
2) Kesa Gatame kill system:
- Leg Triangle Americana, Head and arm choke, or wrist watch Kimura
3) Pressuring opponent away:
- Reverse Darse
- Back take
4) Isolating their far arm for Americana or shoulder for arm bar
5) Twister side control to Kimura

Question 5

Bottom Side Control

Answer 5

Get frames in before they settle!

1) Normal shrimp to full guard or half guard: Outside arm frames opponents face inside arm frames their body inside quad pressures on other side. Goal is to make inside knee and elbow connection with the shrimp.
2) Ghost escape to Darse
3) Fly trap triangle

Question 6

Mounted

Answer 6

Throw in frames immediately and get on your side!

1) Get a leg to the mat and shrimp
2) Bench press escape to butterfly
3) Take away one of their arms, step over their leg and bridge to that side
4) Grab a foot, lift and slide my leg out.

Question 7

Top Mount

Answer 7

1) Arm Triangle
2) Americana
3) Punch choke
4) Look for the gift wrap

Question 8

Opponent in Turtle

Answer 8

Find an opening and exploit it

1) Front head lock to head in the hole or knee in the hole depending on if they are spazzing out
2) Darse
3) Crucifix

Question 9

I’m in Turtle

Answer 9

Keep arms in tight, protect my neck, body crunched

1) Fat man roll
2) Granbi roll
3) Peak out
4) Switch

Question 10

Top Z-Guard

Answer 10

1) Thigh clamp to reverse knee on belly.
2) Step away and come back with control of the outside leg.
3) Threaten toe hold
4) Quarter Nelson, if they posture up under hook and slam them into a quarter Nelson.
5) Dog fight is coming, grab the under-hook and pressure into they to get side control, watch out for plan B sweep.

Question 11

Twister Side Control Top

Answer 11

1) Working to get leg over for mount

2) Collecting arm for kesa gatame

Question 12

Bottom Open Guard defending a pass

Answer 12

1) de la Riva or reverse de la riva
2) Cross over with outside leg
3) Pushing opponents head away and shrimping

Question 13

Bottom closed guard

Answer 13

1) Arm drag: same side grip wrist control my other arm goes into their arm pit. The elbow of the arm that is grabbing their armpit chicken wings up to make space for their hand. Same side grip arm stuffs their hand under my chicken wing while pulling my legs in. I’m trying to get their elbow to the mat. My hand then reaches for their lat and my chest becomes glued to their tricep. Pendulum up to back control.
2) Sweep

Question 14

In closed guard

Answer 14

1) Low break: Hands on hips, elbows tucked, my lead leg to their tail bone, lean weight to back leg to break the lock, knee slicer
2) High break: Hands on biceps, get to my feet, walk till lead knee goes into his tail bone, hands switch to hips and push down. Pass.

Question 15

Knee on Belly Top

Answer 15

1) Arm Bar

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Question 16

Bottom Kesa Gatame

Answer 16

1) Bridge and row my arm out. Walk my legs to his and insert a hook. Take the back.
2) Body lock and walk my feet towards theirs. Bridge up and roll them to their back. Watch out for Kimura.

Use these back and forth as they work in opposite directions.

Question 17

Opponent on my back

Answer 17

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Question 18

I have the back

Answer 18

1) Seat belt: Control one shoulder with an under hook and another with my elbow over their shoulder. Or double under hooks.
2) Gift wrap / Kimora grip
3) RNC

Question 19

Top open guard

Answer 19

1) Thigh clamp pass: opponent thigh is on my trap and the other is is pinned by my knee. Establish a tight gable grip low on the thigh. Look at opponents sternum and pressure like I’m trying to touch it with my head. Walking my legs to his head. Lots of pressure. Go to a reverse knee on belly. Then go to knee on belly. If they roll away take the back.

2) Knee slicer (pay attention to top leg)
- Regular
- Cradle
- Twister

Question 20

I have front headlock

Answer 20

1) Head in the hole
2) Knee in the hole
3) Crucifix: Circle opponent. My knee goes behind opponents elbow: important. Inside arm grapevines their outside arm. Threaten the choke. Pull their arm back and leg triangle their arm. Finish choke or transition to body lock. Roll to my back. Outside hook in and RNC. I can also sprawl out and keep my chest to their back and then put a hook in and fall to that side if they create too much distance.

Question 21

I have Electric Underhooks

Answer 21

Getting the body under hook is most important start to electric Underhooks. If I don’t have it I need to push their face and bring them up and get that under hook.

1) Electric chair weep / Submission
2) Electric Stone Sweep

If I lose electric Underhooks:

3) Old School Sweep
4) Plan B sweep