Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherdog_Mutt
I'm coming onto this thread late and still reading up on the posts but I just had a suggestion for you Aesopian regarding your 2 biggest concerns: getting onto your side and getting the underhook.
A trick that Gustavo Machado showed me (as a little guy he says this really helped him out) was to simply shove the inside portion of the untrapped knee. It's weird but this results in you stretching out the opponent's base (easing any weight he's using to crush you) and you naturally turn onto your side when this happens. Moreover, at this juncture you've created a sliver of space to help you obtain the proper underhook. I've used this tip a ton of times against some of the behemoths that I roll against and found it very effective.
|
That interests me because it is somewhat similar to what Jorge does in this clip.
http://www.aesopian.com/164/jorges-half-guard/
He grabs the pants on the outer side of the untrapped knee with his free hand and, by bumping with his knees and pulling on the pants, hoists the guy way up and gets the hips extremely elevated, at which point the opponent is hapless. I'm not sure how well that pants grip would work with bigger opponents who drop a nasty crossface on you, but it seems to be a very effective way of unbalancing guys near your own weight.