learn-jiu-jitsu-online.com: April 2015

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Break Their Strangle... Then Their Back!

There are so many ways to break strangles. I think I could run an entire class on that topic alone.
Why do we have so many techniques to defeat one type of attack? Options! We like and need options.

Not all attackers are the same size or will react to the same techniques. Our different options also all typically lead to different follow-up techniques.

Here is another option for breaking the rear strangle. This technique allow you to break their strangle, break their balance, and end up in an ideal position to lock them out or throw them.

One word of caution, the spine lock shown in the video doesn't look very powerful but trust me, go SLOW! With your partner bent over like that it takes very little power to apply the lock.

==>Breaking Rear Strangle to throw or lock<==

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Cheers,

Jamie Rickard (Sensei)

Head Instructor

Koketsu Kai - Tiger's Den Jiu-jitsu and Grappling

Located at:

The Academy of Martial Arts

851 Princess Street

Kingston, Ontario

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Osotogari Throw stopped cold... then go to?

Today lets look at a few options from failed osotogari throw.

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As you know by now, I a big believer in options. You have to know where you can go from where you are and the only way for that to happen is to play with chaining techniques together. It really doesn't matter what style of jiu-jitsu or martial art you do, there is only so much that they can teach you.

At some point you need to start taking what you have been taught and play with it outside the box. Try different positions or a a follow up to a failed technique. We need to do this on the mat because sometimes things seem good on paper but don't work in the application. So get out there play with what you know, open your mind and expand your knowledge.

So... where can we go if our osotogari (major outer reaping) throw doesn't work. I mean you step in to kick their leg out and.... thud their leg don't move. Well S@*t! Where do you go from there?

The videos below will give you a few options but remember these are only a small amount of the possible responses. Have a look what would YOU do as a follow up?

==>Osotogari Thow Follow-up Part 1<==

==>Osotogari Thow Follow-up Part 2<==

Cheers,

Jamie Rickard (Sensei)

Head Instructor

Koketsu Kai - Tiger's Den Jiu-jitsu and Grappling

Located at:

The Academy of Martial Arts

851 Princess Street

Kingston, Ontario

www.tigersdenjiu-jitsu.com

www.learn-jiu-jitsu-online.com

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Step Over Arm Lock from Scarfhold

Here is another sport grappling technique and I promise to be back to a more self-defence article next week!

Well the scarf hold position or Kesa gatame position has been around for a long time and a key position in grappling, as well as one of my favourites. But with Ronda Rousey flying to the top of the UFC, the position has become even more popular.

Below a show a wonderful arm lock submission. The best thing about it is once you have scarf hold locked on it takes only one simple movement to get the tap! Even if they manage to hold on and not tap from the first technique it put you in a great position to finish them with an armbar.

Here it is, let me know what you think.

==>Step over arm lock from Scarf hold<==

Cheers,

Jamie Rickard (Sensei)

Head Instructor

Koketsu Kai - Tiger's Den Jiu-jitsu and Grappling

Located at:

The Academy of Martial Arts

851 Princess Street

Kingston, Ontario

www.tigersdenjiu-jitsu.com

www.learn-jiu-jitsu-online.com

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Turn them and tap them!

This week I want to look at a purely sport grappling technique. This technique is from a position that I typically do not teach and do not believe in for sport or self-defence. I do understand that this does happen in sport grappling so I do show my students a few ways of breaking is down. What position am I talking about, we it's the turtle position.

I'm a big believer that you should never be face down with your opponent behind you. Yes I know in sport you don't have to worry about somebody punching you in the back of the head but it simply feels wrong to me for either sport of self-defence.

But having disclosed my dislike of the position I know other will use it and here is a nice way to break down the turtle position and immediately get into a dominate controlling position as well as in position to tap them.

==> Turtle Defence Counter - Roll them<==

Cheers,

Jamie Rickard (Sensei)

Head Instructor

Koketsu Kai - Tiger's Den Jiu-jitsu and Grappling

Located at:

The Academy of Martial Arts

851 Princess Street

Kingston, Ontario

www.tigersdenjiu-jitsu.com

www.learn-jiu-jitsu-online.com

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Wrist Throw from Hand shake

This week’s technique is what I like to call subtle jiu-jitsu. I love simple direct and sneaky jiu-jitsu techniques that work. Here is a nice subtle was to stop that huge hulking monster from crushing your hand or not letting go of a handshake.

==>Wrist throw from a handshake<==

Yes I could just punch of kick him and that would likely make him release his grip, but not all jiu-jitsu techniques need to be that aggressive. There may be times where you just want to get out of where you are without getting into a fight or even appearing aggressive.

This technique is wonderful is this regard. As I turn and wrist throw the guy crushing my hand it looks more like he just fell over than anything I did to him. He may well get up and try to start a fight but now you have warning and distance.

If you hit him while he’s crushing your hand YOU look like the one who started the fight and not him. There are other ways to strip his grip but they will look aggressive, they will cause pain and they will likely lead into a fight.

This would be great in a crowded room at a party… what do you think?