As people get better with their leg control and transitions, it is becoming harder than ever to escape. Once you think you are free, people quickly switch to another form of control. In situations like this your only hope is to look for a submission of your own. One of my favorite ankle lock counters … Continue reading Countering the Ankle Lock with a Knee Compression
When learning a submission you eventually reach the point where you need to find new set ups because your training partners know how to stop all of you go to set ups. I recently had this happen to me with the Kimura from side control. I was becoming frustrated because people were not falling into … Continue reading Side Control Kimura Set Up from Rafeal Mendes
This month at 10th Planet Van Nuys Coach Alder Hampel has been sharing his deep half guard game. Deep half guard is one of those positions that I have always played around with but have never been able to figure out. In addition to training in class, one of my training partners Tim Coon and … Continue reading Half Guard to Deep Half Guard
