Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Marcelo Garcia- Winning Techniques of Submission Grappling (series 1) vol. 1- the arm drag

setup from standing-




same side wrist control (side of front leg)
-either grab wrist first
OR let him grab your wrist

-->make move IMMEDIATELY after getting control
get front leg to side of his front leg

step forward in line w/ front leg, drive shoulder into his shoulder
grip elbow with free hand (cup hand)- can't be below or above elbow- must be directly on
head resting on side of shoulder




-->always look to move first

option-
if he grabs first
bait with own wrist forward




other hand close enough to break grip IMMEDIATELY
yank out hand towards open fingers

switch grip and start over with you controlling his wrist

...other option
you offer wrist, he grabs OTHER wrist as well

-->Marcelo huge tip- his jiu jitsu is always about BEING A STEP AHEAD of opponent
even if opponent is aware of move, he'll be reacting AFTER you do it.

switch and come inside- if you react quickly, you can still arm drag
(his arm can jam you from coming in)

...defense to move- counter
once it's in completely, it's a bad situation

once you get armdragged- bring far hand (forearm) between your shoulder and head- DRIVE
take leg off line with his leg- step back
break grip and reset head to head



...dragging opponent past you
once he starts moving around, make opponent walk past you
PULL opponent past you- step leg back, legs like squat-lunge



IMMEDIATELY turn in same direction as opponent
bring chest onto opponent's upper back
shoulder tight against upper back
establish harness grip (hand under armpit is always grabbing wrist of hand over shoulder)
if you're not tight to back- opponent can step out

BE A STEP AHEAD

...the harness grip
once opponent is dragged past
harness grip
DRIVE grip into chest- with your chest driving into upper back
keep tight against upper back

if grip is loose, they can escape

...getting the hooks
getting the hooks
there's an easier way than most people make it
"the jiu jitsu is SIMPLE. it can't be complicated."
get closer hook first
wait for opponent to start lifting (they aren't comfortable there)- put first hook
opponent keeps going- jump with far hook



hooks need to be above the knees- not below the knees

...hook defense to mata leao
they defend first hook
it's useless to try far hook as well- they are on defense about hooks
BUT something else is wide open...the NECK

jam arm into throat- don't walk it gently
get fingers into groove of shoulder/armpit
other arm comes out- get mata leao

takedown option from shoulder to shoulder

once shoulder to shoulder- they resist and try to pull arm out
can't make opponent walk?
before they pull out arm- put weight down on shoulder w/own shoulder-don't hesitate

take them to the ground
front leg in line still
other leg- step in between legs and drop



keep arm tight



from ground
don't wait or they can establish position
as soon as you fall- elbow control helps you lift self up



sit up- use outside leg kick as pendulum to get momentum and sit up
release elbow- post (inside leg still hooking like half guard- toes pointed down for extra control)
other arm shoots over to far armpit
etablish harness grip
keep grip tight

take advantage of what opponent gives you

if they aren't moving, just take back
you already have one hook

until submission
come in with second hook
jam hand into throat
grab shoulder
take bottom arm out
lock mata leao for the choke

as you get second hook- JAM hand into throat simultaneously (not before)

from ground- they resist and try and lift up from turtle
they lift up
you go with them (like one armed row)- use strength against them
you must do it fast before they can get up fully



marcelo used this in abu dhabi against bigger opponents


variation- from ground- opponent coming up
use leverage and momentum against them
take what they give
once hips come up, you are already on their back pretty much
hips completely off ground




third variation of opponent coming up
before you lock your hands together for harness-
opponent puts back to floor and tries to keep rolling
POST OUT LEG so they can't spin out



drive leg into back, roll and make them come around



put into second hook
loosen harness
drive arm into throat, grab shoulder
lock up RNC

same move, more details
chest to back
counter roll by posting toes- leg coming around anticipating the roll
if you don't put leg down, they can keep spinning and possibly end on top
push knee into small of back
spin around, second hook
you are flat on back- if you sit up, you have more control over opponent
back is completely off floor



make sure the harness is TIGHT
neck is more under control
STILL jam hand into throat even if they grab

footage: Marcelo choking out Shaolin in Abu Dhabi 2003 using the same sequence.




key things- Marcelo takes him down with the arm drag and switches from harness to RNC right away. Marcelo jams the forearm in throat right away and continues to roll with Shaolin as he tries to escape. He uses that knee in back move to come around and get the hooks. Marcelo loses the bottom hook and comes to a half guard variant with marcelo on top, but the RNC is already locked in tight and Shaolin goes out.

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