OK so been a couple of weeks since my last blog post, but how many of you took my advice and made a training log? Not many I bet but for those who did, well done and I hope you can see how it can benefit you!
Many of you will know that in 4 weeks time I am fighting BJJ Black Belt and all round Icelandic hard man Gunnar Nelson in what promises to be a war of a fight at Cage Contender in Manchester. Now this fight has really brought to the surface the importance of having a good game plan, drilling that game plan so it becomes second nature and then of course executing that game plan and then reviewing it after the fight.
So, today’s blog will be short and sweet (much like a sexual encounter with myself) and it is aimed at the beginner level student but anyone can try this and I am sure many of you will get something out of this.
Basically I am going to give you a real basic technique ‘system’ that you can use to finish someone. I will use a video I found as I don’t have time to film one right now. But this will become your mission for the next month. Yes one whole month.
Your mission (if you chose to accept it) is to get to side control by any means necessary and once you get there you will use the following ‘mouse trap’ system to submit your opponent. It is that simple. Just watch the following video and make sure you understand the finishes and try drilling them on someone to make sure you have it in your head……ok watch it now! (ignore the blatant ad’s)
Right, so now you know the path to finish from the side control. All you gotta do for one month is try to get to side control and go into this series. If you find yourself underneath someone in mount or someone has your back, all you should have to focus on is escaping then getting to that side control. I don’t care what crazy moves you have seen or what you have been working just try this for one month or even one week.
By having a focus point like this you will be surprised how your game changes to accommodate it and by have a system to finish someone rather than flailing around like a mad banshee for anything you can grab hold of you will increase your submission success.
This is basically what I teach beginners to do in side control but even if you are an advanced grappler sometimes its cool to just go back to something like this and break down your game a little. I have seen some of my guys tap more experienced grappling with this exact system and it kinda reminds you how important it is to have a good understanding of the basics.
Try it for yourself then drop me a comment about how things went. Really try this out because over the next few months we will introduce more techniques and start to build a real game plan that you can use.
Remember you can only finish your opponent with this exact system, if you catch anything else just let it go until you can get to this system. Forget ego’s and let go!
