Post by Randall Jones on Nov 10, 2007 19:01:07 GMT -5
Hey guys,
Andrew asked me to come up with some drills for you guys in class. Here are just a few ideas you can try out.
Mount
Armbar drill: From the S-mount (knee folded under their arm), fall back for an armbar. Then switch your hips to S-mount on the other side and armbar the opposite. Repeat this for five minutes or so. Remember to fully extend their arm on each armbar attempt, even though you should not be tapping them. Only doing a drill partially will condition you to do the technique partially when you roll.
Cross collar choke drill: Feed your hand inside one collar. I like to feed this one in palm up, but it is personal preference. Then practice finishing the choke by grabbing palm down with the other hand on his gi material. Have your partner defend the choke actively, but do not have him escape. It is good to practice snapping the other hand into position against resistance as this is the way you land a cross collar choke.
Side Control
Retention drill: The person on the bottom establishes the underhook. Then they turn into you with the turtle escape. To counter this, the person on top overhooks the underhooking arm. It also helps to clear your other arm and place it on the close side that the person on bottom is turning towards. Then the person on the top spins over the bottom man’s head and ends up in side control on the other side. Repeat this drill over and over for a timed period.
Knee on belly drill: Person on top practices popping up to knee on belly from side control. The knee should be deep across so that the top of the foot is hooking on their hip. Also try to keep roughly a 90 degree angle between the knee leg and the support leg for stability.
Guard
Spinning armbar drill: Person on the bottom crosses the top man’s arms. He then spins back and forth doing armbars on each arm. Remember to raise the hips off the ground and really lock the hips around the arm each time. This drill is mostly about the hip movement and position.
Triangle drill: Same concept as the armbar drill. Person on the bottom pushes one arm out and does the triangle on each side. To make this drill quicker, the person on bottom can just put the foot of his choking leg in front of his other knee instead of the usual locking behind to finish the choke. This is still a good control position and will prevent your partner from getting choked unconscious after a few reps.
Omoplata drill: Same thing as above, only with omoplata. These three submissions from guard are good to drill though because they require a significant amount of hip movement. Practicing this is very useful and helps in other positions too.
Turtle
Spinning drill: This is not really meant for attacking the turtle, but the turtle position is the best way to practice it. Person on the top spins in circles repeatedly over the person turtling. The key is to make sure that only your hips are in contact with the turtling person. Also, keep your full weight on the back of the turtling person. This helps you maintain good hip contact and pressure from all top positions. Do this for a timed period.
Andrew asked me to come up with some drills for you guys in class. Here are just a few ideas you can try out.
Mount
Armbar drill: From the S-mount (knee folded under their arm), fall back for an armbar. Then switch your hips to S-mount on the other side and armbar the opposite. Repeat this for five minutes or so. Remember to fully extend their arm on each armbar attempt, even though you should not be tapping them. Only doing a drill partially will condition you to do the technique partially when you roll.
Cross collar choke drill: Feed your hand inside one collar. I like to feed this one in palm up, but it is personal preference. Then practice finishing the choke by grabbing palm down with the other hand on his gi material. Have your partner defend the choke actively, but do not have him escape. It is good to practice snapping the other hand into position against resistance as this is the way you land a cross collar choke.
Side Control
Retention drill: The person on the bottom establishes the underhook. Then they turn into you with the turtle escape. To counter this, the person on top overhooks the underhooking arm. It also helps to clear your other arm and place it on the close side that the person on bottom is turning towards. Then the person on the top spins over the bottom man’s head and ends up in side control on the other side. Repeat this drill over and over for a timed period.
Knee on belly drill: Person on top practices popping up to knee on belly from side control. The knee should be deep across so that the top of the foot is hooking on their hip. Also try to keep roughly a 90 degree angle between the knee leg and the support leg for stability.
Guard
Spinning armbar drill: Person on the bottom crosses the top man’s arms. He then spins back and forth doing armbars on each arm. Remember to raise the hips off the ground and really lock the hips around the arm each time. This drill is mostly about the hip movement and position.
Triangle drill: Same concept as the armbar drill. Person on the bottom pushes one arm out and does the triangle on each side. To make this drill quicker, the person on bottom can just put the foot of his choking leg in front of his other knee instead of the usual locking behind to finish the choke. This is still a good control position and will prevent your partner from getting choked unconscious after a few reps.
Omoplata drill: Same thing as above, only with omoplata. These three submissions from guard are good to drill though because they require a significant amount of hip movement. Practicing this is very useful and helps in other positions too.
Turtle
Spinning drill: This is not really meant for attacking the turtle, but the turtle position is the best way to practice it. Person on the top spins in circles repeatedly over the person turtling. The key is to make sure that only your hips are in contact with the turtling person. Also, keep your full weight on the back of the turtling person. This helps you maintain good hip contact and pressure from all top positions. Do this for a timed period.