Twister troubleshooting

cheers all !

Im writing to you guys to try and help improve my twister side, and twister transitions to the best one can do over an internet forum.Around here there is no 10thpjj school, although I train at a classic BJJ school, with a world class Brasilian coach, who is actually encouraging me to look into the 10p stuff, if it feels right for me, but cannot counsel me on it, since he says it outright that he does not know the system.

anyway....to the matter at hand

The number one problem I have currently, when in twister side control, of course with proper constant repositioning, ass off the ground, wide base and pressure, is people are hooking my "baiting" leg with ther bottom leg, not their top, which I am looking for to grapewine, grabbing the opposite leg and rolling over for the Truck.

Lets say im on the left side control, from the bottom guys perspective. My right leg is extended, base switched, left leg far back, left hand checking the knees and the righ arm at his far side. So guys are not rolling into me, but kinda just slightly turning into me, getting their left knee under my right leg (instead of me forcing their right leg over, hooking it), and dragging me into half guard. I dont mind half guard at all, since I love attacking from there, but I would really like to start working on the twist side and twister (with the truck of course)

I hope the description was understandable enough, so you guys can conjure up an advice for me on what to do to prevent this.

kind regards

vele.

Can u post some vids of u rolling, so that the belts here can help critique? I don't want to offer any advice right now as I'm a white and am still practicing my twister SC too, but some of the other blues, purples, etc here can try to see what they spot...

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Originally Posted by velebrzB

I hope the description was understandable enough.

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Nope.

So the person on bottom is hooking your top leg with the leg they have closest to you?

hahahah rivers, good one. I will try to get some footage by the end of the week

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1193800/TSC_5.jpg

red guy turns to the right a bit and is hooking purples left leg with his right leg

Fishnet.

I actually like fishnet to wrestler to the dodge. My memory may be faulty. Dodge is when you pull them on top right? My vocab is rusty.

Another bs thing I toy with to bait is to use your right leg to butterfly their right leg. Guys will feel that and want to use their other leg for some weird quarter guard.


Just some off the top suggestions of what I've done in the past to make it work.

By the way, your right leg should not be extended. Tsc is not reverse judo side. Your knee should be to their hip, but your leg should be bent. And always back dat ass up. Keep the small of your back on their face, hip on their bicep.

From what I gather from your description, it sounds like you aren't keeping enough pressure to the ground with your bottom leg. He shouldn't be sliding underneath your bottom leg ever. You're gonna get flipped.

Post a quick video of what you're doing. Just some positional sparring. We will pick it apart for you. Too hard to tell from your description.

From your description plus pic… I say bottom knee glued to the mat with the foot angled more in would help solve your problems if they are just scooping your bottom foot. You need that knee glued to the mat anyway so you don’t get the twister flipped on you…

Yup. Get that knee down.

Get the Mastering the Twister DVD! It will explain this and many other adjustments and techniques for your twister game! This reversal and how to avoid it are one of the first things covered in it :D

Repetition repetition repetition

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Originally Posted by David Rosado

Fishnet.

I actually like fishnet to wrestler to the dodge. My memory may be faulty. Dodge is when you pull them on top right? My vocab is rusty.

Another bs thing I toy with to bait is to use your right leg to butterfly their right leg. Guys will feel that and want to use their other leg for some weird quarter guard.


Just some off the top suggestions of what I've done in the past to make it work.

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Just noticed your picture.

1. Left knee shoule be blocking his hip.

2. Left elbow should be shoving your opponent's tricep...as if you're trying to put his bicep to his ear.

3. Weight should be centered between the small of your back and your ass crack.

4. Small of your back/love handle smashed on opponent's face. Hip weight on opponent's bicep.

5. Right leg should be bent about 90 degrees. Knee pointed up toward the ceiling.

That should fix your twister side.

But yeah, fishnet works great.

Ford is pull on top, although I like to shoot under. Dodge is roll over. These are from turtle though. Chevy is from the back.

But yes, hogtie to fishnet is money.

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Originally Posted by bobby rivers

Ford is pull on top, although I like to shoot under. Dodge is roll over. These are from turtle though. Chevy is from the back.

But yes, hogtie to fishnet is money.

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Thanks bro. My terminology is rusty AF. I need to dust off my twister DVD. Haven't watched it in a month. Finally gonna start training (knock on wood) next month. Gonna try to make it to Rochester too. Crossing my fingers man.