Technique: Turtle Position

1/31/2011 ~ 2/4/2011
    
       This week in El Dorado Hills, we focused on a modified arm-drag takedown and attacking the turtle position. The important thing to remember is to maintain your balance while trying to open up your opponent. If you are able to open your partner up and trap one of your partners limbs, you are well on your way to getting a submission. 
        The arm-drag can be a very effective attack from the feet. Let's use it to our advantage to help us get an angle on our partner and secure a solid takedown. Unlike the typical arm-drag offense we are used to, don't forget this modified arm-drag requires you to get hip to hip and face the same direction as your partner as you shovel them down to the mat.  


Takedown:
- Partner cross grips: Secure the arm to the chest, reach for the far back pocket (get hip to hip). Shovel partner down to the mat.
- Modified arm drag: Post on elbow & wrist grab with thumb out. Elbow hand goes for the arm drag, wrist hand reach for the far back pocket (get hip to hip). Shovel partner down to the mat.

(There is also the option of snaking your leg around their leg, we did this during no-gi)

- Sprawl: Get your legs back and hips/stomach down and in. (Very important to arch your back/look up to the ceiling)

Submissions:
- Clock choke: Walk around the body leading with the hips, keep far wrist anchored. 
- Off to the side, rear naked choke (leg wrapped around their leg): 1st secure the arm around the neck. Slide your body forward trapping the head between your shoulder and elbow. Lock up the choke.
Partner grabs between your leg:

(You can also set up and force your leg around your partners arm from the Sprawl)

- Roll through omoplata: look away from your partner and roll over. Keep the arm trapped. Elevate hips, bring knees back. 
- Arm bar: Trap the arm and extend the legs while pressing down with your hips on the back of the shoulder. 
- Walk arm over to Americana: Extend their arm and circle it over all the way to side control. Keep one arm trapped with your legs, attack the other arm with both of your arms. 
- Crucifix Choke: Keep one arm trapped with the legs, trap the wrist with one arm, attack the neck with the free arm.

Eliot Kelly 

www.edhbjj.com
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in El Dorado Hills, CA 

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Technique: Arm-drag Offense

1/10/2011 ~ 1/14/2011
        Anytime you can cross your partner's body over and expose their back to you, you are definitely in the advantageous position. This week at El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, we focused on mastering the Arm-drag and seeing how it can be executed from different positions. The Arm-drag is a simple yet effective way of getting your partner to expose their back. 


Standing:
Arm-drag to the body lock (middle/high attack)
Arm-drag to the double leg trip (low/middle attack). Inside leg trips, both hands must post on the mat
Arm-drag to the re-drag. Hips must turn and cut an angle. Finish with the body lock


Butterfly Guard:

Arm-drag to a rollover sweep when they push in. Hand must reach over to far back pocket. 

Arm-drag to take the back (seat belt grip): 

 note: hand thats over the neck attacks the neck, hand thats under the arm attacks the arm

 - rear naked choke while blocking one of their arms (deep arm around neck, hand behind the back)

 - rear naked choke while blocking both of their arms (use the leg to block the other arm)

 - arm bar. hip escape to get the leg over the head. 

Arm-drag to re-drag and get the back (post arm to stop 1st drag, turn hips and pull him through)


Closed Guard:
Arm-drag to take the back (must get far outside leg between their legs):

 note: hand thats over the neck attacks the neck, hand thats under the arm attacks the arm

 - rear naked choke while blocking one of their arms (deep arm around neck, hand behind the back)

 - rear naked choke while blocking both of their arms (use the leg to block the other arm)

 - arm bar. hip escape to get the leg over the head. 

Arm-drag to the arm bar. Trap their arm in your armpit. 

Eliot Kelly

www.edhbjj.com

El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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