[codemonkey76]

here's a tiny clip i found of the technique
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HTA1HEYI

[jasond]

Indrek Reiland's free half guard instructional split it into smaller videos to make it easier to browse through the sections.

http://rapidshare.com/files/99628716/FHG01.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/99823472/FHG07.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/99884967/FHG11.zip.html

FHG01
Introduction
Basic Positioning
Stay on your side
Paw and under-hook
Cross-face and flatten (top guy)
Isolation drill: paw vs cross-face

FHG02
Triangling the legs
Returning to closed guard
Isolation drill: adding the guard return

FHG03
Double paw
Defending the brabo choke
Isolation drill: adding the double paw
Wedge
Isolation drill: adding the wedge

FHG04
Behind the back arm trapping + sweep
Isolation drill: adding the arm trapping
Discussion on teaching basic positions and isolated drills

FHG05
Two ways of taking the back
1. Stretch the under-hook
2. Exploding crunch
Toe grab sweep
Isolation drill: adding the toe grab sweep

FHG06
Sweeps off the wedge
Going out the back door
Grab pants sweep
When to teach half guard, the more advanced games and the basics

FHG07
Basic goal - cross-face and turning out
Safety position 1
- down by hips to negate the under-hook
- pinching knees to prevent guard return
- cupping elbow to negate the paw
- head in shoulder to flatten them out
Isolation drill: safety position 1
Importance of head position

FHG08
Brabo choke

FHG09
Safety position 2
Whizzer
Why not to kill the paw with a knee
Isolation drill: safety positions and whizzer

FHG10
Basic goals in detail
- Cross-face
- Turning out
- Hand on hip

FHG11
Gi Grips
- Shoulder lockdown
- Face covering

FHG12
Passing off their bridge
Wristlock

FHG13
Passing to mount
Passing to side control
Passing to side control or mount
Isolation drill: passes

FHG14
Hip switch pass
Isolation drill: Review of passing drills
Putting the whole passing game together
Closing and thanks

* The videos are WMV files. If anyone wants the original big MP4 or the AVI I converted it to, just let me know. I can upload them.

[Knots619]

Originally Posted by Zankou

I currently have a black eye from gettting kicked in the face as I went for this exact kneebar setup.

That said, you are right, it's an awesome move, and sitting right there from the z guard.

On Kesting's dvd he describes this move as an entrance into the general leglock game. And so Kirby's move into the "leglock" guard is his approach. Myself, I tend to prefer the kneebar (particularly since the leglock guard isn't that great when you can't use heelhooks), so that's what I find myself trying for. You could also toehold them ... basically the whole leglock game is there.

what is 'z gaurd?'

[codemonkey76]

Originally Posted by Knots619

what is 'z gaurd?'

read the thread, it's already been asked and answered in this thread

[codemonkey76]

Zankou or Aesopian,
In regards to the back roll sweep, flavio almeida teaches it to put the cross gripped sleeve "in your pocket" instead of circling it over your head, have you tried this? what do you find more effective... My main problem is getting their weight over me so i can execute the back roll if i can get them over me i don't stall and can complete it, i have tried really committing to the scissor sweep but it's like they don't have to drive into me very hard to stop it, which means i am not getting the momentum to pull them in and get their weight on me

[Zankou]

Yeah it's interesting that Almeida teaches it that way. I don't have much luck with that put it in the pocket approach for the reason you mention, the guy stays back too far (though it's an awesome way to set up the butterfly sweep, btw). Instead I use the "sweep the arm over me" approach.

I think if you got really good at the scissors sweep portion, Almeida's approach might work well, but it doesn't seem as reliable as the circling arm entrance to the backroll. It seems to rely more on timing and reaction, which if you're not some crazy good and athletic black belt, is not as good.

[codemonkey76]

funny thing is on his DVD each move he shows first and then breaks it down in slow step by step fashion, in the clip before he breaks it down he circles the arm over the head, in the step by step breakdown he does the "put the hand in your pocket"

[codemonkey76]

I drilled the scissor sweep to back roll combo last night, and my instructor thought it was pretty funny bacause the guy i was trying to do it on, was about 120lbs heavier than me.

I managed to get the scissor portion working a couple of times, but just couldn't get his weight on top of me to do the back roll, i did have another try with a smaller white belt, but he wouldn't defend the scissor properly but was opening him self up to all other kinds of sweeps.

Also my instructor added a detail to the scissor sweep that i was doing, when you do a bit of a crunch and put your elbow over their arm, you should pull the arm abit with your cross grip so you are stretching his arm out a bit... it seemed to make it a little easier... your thoughts?

[Zankou]

Bro, I wish I could help ya but I never get this scissors sweep to go except against newbs. I use it as a setup. The only thing I will say is that it seems to work by the same mechanics as a hip bump sweep, not a true scissors sweep -- you almost turn on your stomach as you twist over the arm and throw your hips in. Try executing it that way for better results?

[codemonkey76]

thanks, will give it a bit more of a go... i realize it's difficult to get but my half-guard scissor is so weak that i am not getting the reaction necessary to fold up and do the back-roll... if i tell the guy ok just put your weight over on me to defend the sweep and they do what they are told, then i can execute the sweep, it's just getting the reaction live is difficult.