Grappling Techniques

Taking the back is an obsession for me, and in past classes I’ve gone over how to take the back from an armbar attempt and how to take the back from a kimura. Rather than rehash those techniques, I wanted to challenge my students explore the concept of taking the back a bit more deeply, so we covered a technique that many jiu-jiteiros don’t learn: the switch.

If I woke up in the morning and there just happened to be a magical lamp at the foot of my bed and when I rubbed it a giant, green grappling genie appeared and told me that due to the economy crises the normal three wish rule had been cut down to only one wish and then asked me, "What fighter would you most like to grapple like ?" I would probably say "Shinya Aoki please !!!"

Lockflow loves leglocks. Look at the work L-O-C-K-F-L-O-W, it begins with a "L" just like "Leglocks" and L-O-C-K-F-L-O-W also has the work "Lock" in it. Coinsidence? I think not. Look at the upper left hand side of this page at our logo at guess what? It's a leglock. Whoa. Mind blown. 

For some more mind blowing, check out this leg lock technique from UFC and Bellator alumni Roli Delgado.

Hey guys, here's an article I wrote for my site after watching a grappling match between Joao Miyao and Marcio Andre'. This article deals with incorrect positioning and common flaws when playing the leglock game. Enjoy!

Leglocks and Positioning: A Case Study

All grapplers should have a good triangle choke in their arsenal of techniques to use. The problem is, we all know the signs that it's coming and know not to leave one arm in. Here's a sneaky way to finish off the triangle and look like a ninja doing it!

Matt Kirtley of Aesopian.com makes a special appearance in this edition of Artechoke in a Can!

As I continue to have my students drill finishing the rear naked choke from the back, paying particular attention to winning the hand fight that leads to the finish, we are resuming our exploration of paths to the back. Before we leave the arm drag behind, I wanted to cover some re-counters for common defenses to the arm drag from the butt scoot position, which is where most jiu-jiteiros will probably find themselves using the arm drag.

Thus far, we have discussed at great length taking the back, and though we've spent some time covering some often ignored back take opportunities, we have yet to really scratch the surface. For the most part, we have focused primarily on the arm drag as a means to making the transition to a back mount position.

The very first time I saw 'X-guard' in action was in 2003 in Brazil when Marcelo Garcia made grappling history by defeating my then student Otto Olsen in the championship round of ADCC. Allthough it was dissapointing to lose that match, I did recognize the very slick technique of Marcelo.  

Every week, I film my no-gi class to help my students remember the material that we covered, and I am now making our class blog public to all so that everyone can benefit from some open source jiu-jitsu. I hope that Lockflow enjoys it. -Marshal D. Carper

Hello Guys Check Out this great escape from Side control.