Elbows to thighs in guard

**Antagony** · Posted On: 6/30/2004 11:49pm

I've noticed that my guard gets opened pretty regularly by guys driving their elbows into my inner thigh(s). Sometimes I just keep it closed and wait for them to give up, but often they drive in so hard that I can't stand it and have to give way.

Any good means to defend against this?

I often try going for that arm, but that just boils down to strength against strength.

I guess you could distract their arms by working on a choke or something, but surely some of you veterans could offer me some sage advice.

**JohnnyS** · Posted On: 7/01/2004 12:20am

Sit up and post your arms behind you so your arms are straight. Then start rocking from side to side. He will have to post his hands on the floor to maintain balance. You should be able to then use this to get an underhook on an arm.

Saulo does this move in one of the Mundials from a couple of years ago.

**Shuma-Gorath** · Posted On: 7/01/2004 12:21am

How else do you open the guard :confused:

**Te(V)plar** · Posted On: 7/01/2004 12:27am

I once licked my own ass in the Abercrombie changeroom.

**chaosexmachina** · Posted On: 7/01/2004 12:31am

The ankle lock where you reach around in the guard works to open it sometimes. Funny thing is I can't seem to get the grinding thing to work.

**Antagony** · Posted On: 7/01/2004 12:53am

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**redrover** · Posted On: 7/01/2004 12:54am

The elbows to thigh will work on a few people but mostly noobs. If your opponent is doing this drill on you for a period of time, your thighs will be conditioned to accept the elbow grinding. Hence it will not work in the long run, especially if you are used to taking inside thigh kicks.

**redrover** · Posted On: 7/01/2004 12:56am

Originally posted by Antagony
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**willy** · Posted On: 7/01/2004 1:29am

in most cases this when this happens to me,if he is grinding in to your thighs with enough persure to break them than his hands are not controlling my hips or my biceps. if he is not controling those it is generally easy to sweep him or at least make him defend a sweep and stop thinking about leaving bruises on my thighs. another thing that i have had work is to sit up and grab him and pull him down on to you. it is hard to produce enough pressure when you are locked against the guy's chest