Monday, April 26, 2010

inverted arm bar from guard



taught by professor gino. this is the closest video i could find. in prof. gino's variation, i post my far foot on the uke's hips. use a butterfly grip and press my forearm into his jaw, then rotate my whole body. close leg ends up high on his shoulder. need to move my neck closer to his wrist (away from his elbow). need a lot more practice on this one (hard to find his elbow with a gi on). only works if his posture is already somewhat broken.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Spinning arm bar from side control



trapping the arm (that is on the floor) and holding the belt were two details not yet taught to me by professor gino.

Friday, April 16, 2010

how to shrimp



important points: digging the toes into the ground and turning to look towards the ground.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Over Under Choke from the Guard



this video demos the choke from an open guard but prof. gino taught this one from a closed guard position. the setup we learned was also different. we start with the second hand going behind the neck. we jerk it over at the same time we hip out.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

ezekiel choke from the mount



this is a short video but a much better explanation can be found in saulo riberio's revolution 1 dvd, "the mount."

Saturday, April 3, 2010

americana from side control



roll my wrists forward. use monkey grips (no thumbs). the leg positioning shown in the video is something i was not taught but looks accurate.

kimura from side control



keep his elbow high, angle less than 90 deg, roll my wrists forward (like a motorcycle accelerating). thumbs tucked in (monkey grips). to avoid having the uke come up, consider sitting out (sprawling) and standing up so that my hamstring blocks his head on the way up.

Escape from Triangle



taught to me by professor gino. this was the closest thing i could find on the web. on prof gino's variation, i grab the uke's knee with both hands almost immediately.
its early in my training to be learning this move but prof. gino showed this to me because i keep getting caught in the triangle.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

basic kimura from guard



lots of good, small details in this gracie video. this is the "rider" variation but close enough to what i learned from professor gino. in his words, "when you get a guy in a kimura from your guard, be prepared to go for a bull ride." it is ok to open the legs in the process of securing the kimura.