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3. Escapes to be addressed


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Hold down Hold down Hold down Hold down Hold down Both hands on the far side of the body

This particular hold down is more of a transitional pin

and is not used as a primary control position The struc

ture of it is not as strong as the other hold downs

Therefore an opponent can escape from this position

rather easily

Notice how the right elbow (red arrow) and right knee(yellow arrow) are jammed together underneath my

opponents head!

However this is a great position to set up for arm locks leg locks and triangles! In the

beginning of my Jiu Jitsu experience I used this position a lot In the middle of my

experience (blue and purple belt) I rarely used this position because I could no longer

hold people down with it Then at the brown belt level I started experimenting with

it and found a bunch of new uses for it I now use it to set up for arm locks chokes leg

locks and triangles!

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Hold down Hold down Hold down Hold down Hold down One hand on each side of the body

This is used primarily to hold a person on their

back to pin their shoulders to the ground It is

much more difficult to escape from than hold

down because of its structure

The structure of the technique allows the op

ponent to bury his arms (yellow arrow) underneath your back as well as drive his knee

into your hip (red arrow) These two components give him a tremendous amount of

control over your upper torso This also gives him an incredible amount of leverage to

apply weight onto your chest However you can escape this position quite easily

with good technique timing and posture!

When I need to hold someone down for a period of time I generally use this hold

down However if I want to transition to various submission holds I will not use this

position! (Escaping from this position will be a breeze when I show it to you!)

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Hold down Hold down Hold down Hold down Hold down One hand on each side of the body

This particular hold down is one of the

hardest to escape The structure of it

allows the opponent to anchor his

weight on your upper torso by placing

his forearms under your body (yellow

arrow) It also allows him the freedom

to move his legs wherever he likes andwhenever (red arrow) Additionally

the opponent is able to place all of his

weight on your upper torso

This hold down is used extensively by grapplers of all different disciplines and is very

hard to escape when employed by an adept grappler who knows how to use it in

combination with other hold downs! Escaping from this hold down will take some

time to develop However once you get it you will be amazed at how easy it will be

to escape from other hold downs!

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Hold down Hold down Hold down Hold down Hold down Both hands on the near side of the body

This hold down is not used very much

However I have encountered a number of

Judo stylists who have used it quite fre

quently and quite well!

This hold down is best used as a transitional

one rather than a primary Difficulty in escaping this hold depends largely on the per

son who is employing it The more adept

the grappler the harder it will be to escape

I will use this position primarily as I am in the process of passing an opponents guard

and he attempts to turn into me and go to his knees What will make it difficult for

him to turn into me is the fact that my right arm is under his neck and chin and the

fact that my left arm will control his left knee Like I said before the difficulty in

escaping this position will depend on who is applying it

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Scarf hold Scarf hold Scarf hold Scarf hold Scarf hold One hand controls the head one hand controls the near arm

The scarf hold better known as kesa gatamekesa gatamekesa gatamekesa gatamekesa gatame is

widely used amongst grapplers from all different

disciplines It is a great position to control an op

ponent as well as transition to any number of

submissions As a result this hold down is ex

tremely difficult to escape especially against

someone who has been using it for several years

Being able to escape from this position at will is

definitely a skill you want to have (I spent two

years training my escapes from this position)

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Modified scarf holdModified scarf holdModified scarf holdModified scarf holdModified scarf hold One hand controls the far shoulder one hand controls the near

arm

The modified scarf hold is another position that

gives the opponent a great amount of control

over your body Because his forearms are under

your shoulders this anchors his weight on your

upper torso making it is very difficult to escape

this position

I use this position a lot to control my opponent

and force him to use his arms When he uses his

arms to push against me I flow into an arm lock

choke or triangle

The difficulty in escaping from this position depends on who is using it!

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Reverse scarf hold Reverse scarf hold Reverse scarf hold Reverse scarf hold Reverse scarf hold One hand controls the far ribs and hip one hand controls the near

arm

The reverse scarf hold is a rather complex con

trol position It can be used to hold an oppo

nent down as well as transition to another po

sition However many students have problems

keeping their weight on their opponents

The main differences between the normal scarf

hold and the modified scarf hold are the posi

tions of your body (one faces the head while

the other faces the feet) and the point on the

body that you use to control your opponent

I will address this position extensively in an upcoming issue!

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Knee on the stomachKnee on the stomachKnee on the stomachKnee on the stomachKnee on the stomach One hand controls the head one hand controls the near arm

Knee on the stomach position is one of

the harder positions to escape especially

when someone has a lot of experience

using it

Usually the opponent places his knee (or

shin) on your stomach grabs your beltsleeve or knee pants with one hand

while simultaneously grabbing your

other sleeve or collar with the opposite

hand

This is another position I will spend a lot of time discussing in future issues!

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4. Posture


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Number one both forearmsNumber one both forearmsNumber one both forearmsNumber one both forearmsNumber one both forearms

Posture gives you the ability to

push with power It places your

arms in a position that makes it

easier to push an opponents

weight off of you Plus it makes it

difficult for your opponent to tran

sition to another position or a submission hold

For this particular method you place one forearm underneath an opponents neck

(yellow arrow) and the other forearm underneath the opponents hip (red arrow)

The forearm that is underneath the neck is placed directly on the throat This helps to

elevate the opponents upper torso off of your chest taking much of the weight off

of you The opponents hip is used as a wall You place your forearm on the opponents

hip to push your body away from him

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Sometimes an opponents upper torso is so long that your forearm can not reach his

hip When this happens it is OK to use the heel of your hand to push off of his hip

Lastly you must raise your right knee to

make it harder for your opponent to transi

tion to the mount position When you raise

your right knee place the sole of your right

foot against the inside of your knee

This posture is the one I use most of the time

It really helps me to get the opponents

weight off of my upper torso which makes

it easier for me to move my hips

Some people have argued with me regarding the use of this position They say I

expose my arm (the one under the neck) when I do this Well as long as my other

arm monitors my opponents legs Im OK (Keep in mind that each and every position

of posture exposes an arm to some extent!)

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Number two one forearm at the hip one bicep under the armNumber two one forearm at the hip one bicep under the armNumber two one forearm at the hip one bicep under the armNumber two one forearm at the hip one bicep under the armNumber two one forearm at the hip one bicep under the arm

For this particular method you place one forearm at

the opponents hip (yellow arrow) and one arm un

derneath his far armpit (red arrow)

You use the forearm on the opponents hip to push

your hips away from his hips You can also use it to

keep his hips from coming closer to yours

The arm underneath the opponents far armpit is used

to elevate the opponents weight off of your chest To

do this you push with the antecubital fossa (the bot

tom of the bicep and top of forearm) What also helps

with the pushing movement is to drive upwards with

your hips and then push with your bicep

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Number three both biceps underneath the bodyNumber three both biceps underneath the bodyNumber three both biceps underneath the bodyNumber three both biceps underneath the bodyNumber three both biceps underneath the body

This particular method is not used that often

However there are instances where placing

your arms in this posture can be very benefi

cial For this posture both arms are placed un

derneath the opponents body One arm is

placed underneath the arm pit (red arrow)

while the other is placed underneath the floating ribs (yellow arrow)

When you apply pressure with this posture

both arms reach for the ceiling as you bridge

up and over the top of your head In addition

to the pushing motion with the arm the hips drive up into the air just as though you

were doing the upa technique The hips start the pushing motion and the arms con

tinue the pushing motion

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One comment this posture is only used when the opponents weight is riding high on

top of your chest If you were to use this posture when an opponents weight was

resting on your stomach or abdomen you would trap your own armsPosture

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