Is my pulling guard reasons good enough ?

**honest_truth** · Posted On: 10/15/2009 7:28pm

Originally Posted by Hedgehogey

That's still really broad, but i'll partially illustrate my process.

Depending on the position of his arms it can be:

closed guard--->break posture--->isolate and extend effected limb--->sub and associated subs (IE armbar to triangle to omoplata) or associated sweep (IE omoplata sweep or triangle with leg underhook)

Or it could be:

opponent's posture--->open guard and establish an upper body grip to neutralize any lower body grip he may have (IE underhooks for butterfly or wrist control for spider/open)--->sweep

Or:

open guard--->hook opponent's leg--->underhook opposite leg and dive under their hips

Or:

opponent stands--->open guard--->weave legs into ankle lock guard--->sweep into pass OR ankle lock OR belly down ankle lock

yes, something like this.

so in general:
control
break posture (do you mean pull their head down ?)
isolate a limb (start on getting one arm behind your legs as a setup for triangles)
attack a limb (assuming i am going for subs)

**Hedgehogey** · Posted On: 10/16/2009 11:46am

Originally Posted by honest_truth

yes, something like this.

so in general:
control
break posture (do you mean pull their head down ?)

That is the simplest kind of posture break. But if you don't know any more ways, your instructor really needs to be teaching them to you.

Also those are basically the same step.

isolate a limb (start on getting one arm behind your legs as a setup for triangles)
attack a limb (assuming i am going for subs)

Why would you not be?

**3moose1** · Posted On: 10/16/2009 11:53am

I attack limbs, when I go for ice cream.

It makes the girls behind the counter very frightful when I walk in.

**SaintHamish** · Posted On: 10/16/2009 12:50pm

Originally Posted by 3moose1

I attack limbs, when I go for ice cream.

It makes the girls behind the counter very frightful when I walk in.

**3moose1** · Posted On: 4/11/2010 5:43pm

This thread really sucked.

**Hesperus** · Posted On: 4/11/2010 6:56pm

Pretty much entirely your fault.

**3moose1** · Posted On: 4/11/2010 10:07pm

Do I care?

Negative.

**Jcbal93** · Posted On: 4/11/2010 11:41pm

This thread actually had potential before everybody started bashing on canadians...

I like to pull guard too... because I realize that if the fight is going to the ground I am definitely going to be in the bottom at first because I really REALLY suck at takedowns and throws. I am working on them though... I try to keep it standing but whenever I get taken down I either grab a guillotine choke ( o.0... obviously if they have their neck exposed thats what everyone does... ) Or I break the guys posture as fast as I can and drag them into rubber guard so I won't get hit when sparring with MMA rules. After that I try to advance in the rubber guard to chill dog or jew(lol)claw, or if they try to stand up and stack,or slam, I try to go for sweeps... Of course I try to keep them down in the first place. It sucks when you are up against really big guys though...