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David Gao (Bottom Guard) (Concepts to Remember (When inverting for the…
David Gao (Bottom Guard)
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Concepts to Remember
- When inverting for the saddle keep your hips high and look to roll underneath your opponent instead of rolling to the side
- Leg connection is key with any leg entanglement, if your opponent has any chance to free their leg they will, so ensure tightness
- Hip work is very important for the improvement of the scissor shot, don't let your hips disconnect from your opponent's leg even if you have ample arm control
- Remember that although the saddle is the end goal, you should try to set up other attacks more aggressively, don't show your intention to saddle until you have shown them other looks (the saddle is an overhand right not a jab)
- Open Guard retention should be based on the top foot pedal, hand position on the wrists and ankles, as well as chest position pointing toward the opponent.
- Open Guard is a main entry point to SLX / X via inside foot hooks
- Work to slow your opponent's passing and then work to SLX / X / Closed / Scissor shot. Do this via keeping strong angles with your hips and strong grips via the inside hooks and wrist grips
Key Half Guard Concepts
- (FAR) When opponent is far away and not engaging you can either wrestle up or you can switch toward butterfly
- (PRESSURE) When you opponent is crowding you, seek butterfly hooks for elevation and leg entanglements
- (KNEE CUT) When you opponent is knee cutting you have to seek underhooks and knee bumps to get further behind them
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