Submission Counter Flow Drill

Here's a great drill for developing "Counter to the Counter" techniques. The emphasis on this drill is on the positions and set-ups, not the submissions

• Step 1

Cole has side control on Nate
• Step 2

Nate pushes on Cole and begins to shrimp away to make space
• Step 3

Nate captures the guard position. (Nate places his arms on Cole's chest)
• Step 4

Nate sets up for the armbar
• Step 5

Nate throws his leg over Cole's head for the armbar
• Step 6

As Nate arches to finish the armbar, Cole pulls his arm out - Nate is careful to leave his hips up
• Step 7

Without dropping his hips, Nate throws his left leg over Cole's head in an attempt to set up the triangle submission
• Step 8

Cole wraps his arm around Nate's leg in an attempt to defend the triangle choke
• Step 9

Nate wraps his right leg over Cole's left shoulder in an attempt to set up the Omoplata
• Step 10

Nate continues to go for the omoplata
• Step 11

Cole rolls forward, out of the omoplata
• Step 12

Nate sits up off Cole's roll
• Step 13

Nate continues to sit up and sits on his right hip as he straightens his right leg to pass Cole's left arm
• Step 14

Nate claims side control...Now it's Cole's turn to complete the same techniques