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In the latest MTS, Master Eddie shows how to use the Lockdown to save yourself from guillotine, arm triangle, americana, and kimura. Now I've been doing my own research on how to escape those submissions and we been drilling them already. What are you guys leaning toward when it comes to escaping these submissions, traditional escapes or using the lockdown?? Which one you find more effective? Thanks Bruce
Well, I view it more like a positional attribute you can employ.. If you are pressured into escaping, you escape, but if the lockcdown is applied correctly, it might mean your opponents got nothing, and if he's got nothing, then you might not have to do anything extreme to escape. If I have to escape the fig 4, I would bridge, turn Away from him, and Maybe try to Granby back to guard or something. I'd risk giving my back.. But if he's got nothing, then I could go for a sweep after awhile. I'm not that good really, but this theory makes sense in my head. :)
As someone who is pretty much always the smaller, weaker guy, I will say it is all about prevention. You can’t get too deep. Know the best thing to do from everywhere, sure. But sometimes if you’re really caught, the only way to escape is either in the incompleteness of the submission (a detail he doesn’t have yet) or a mistake he’s making. Staying in a position where a submission can’t be applied (like the lockdown in this case) beats trying to escape it always. For instance, if I can secure side control (the correct side) against a guillotine attempt, I won’t get choked.
The lock down will save you. Learn to control the guy with the lock down. It is a very dynamic position. Whipping is for more than just getting to your side. The whip down will save you from a lot of submissions. You can move you opponent completely out of position with just the whip.
Of course never getting in trouble would be great. That's in a perfect world. The lockdown will save you. Practic your whip, stay mobile on your back, and don't ever count the lockdown out. :)
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At a certain level, a submission needs to be perfect. Slightest detail off, even a tiny detail, will allow a skilled opponent to escape. What makes a submission perfect is about control. If he is being controlled with the lockdown there is no sub for him.
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Originally Posted by Brian Debes
The lockdown saves your ass but it's also important to know how to get out without it too :)
so i dunno if this is mentioned yet but when in half guard, keeping your knees wide apart and wrapped up around his thigh and only using the lockdown when doing something. so he goes for the jap necktie or darce etc and as he reaches forward, apply lockdowna dn it pushes him away and makes lots of room. sometimes though ill just throw the lockdown on and really apply it hard so he gets distracted with his legs then i can focus on his upper body either getting underhooks or escaping somewhere, submissions etc.
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Originally Posted by Isaac Atley
My first mode of defense is always the lockdown. then try other defense always looking to get that leg!!. If anything the lock down can by you some valueable time. I recently had a giant bear try and squeeze my head off in a head and arm triangle while in my lockdown to no avail. he burnt some valuable energy while I got some more time. Works great!!!
Thank you so much guys. As of late along with improving her lockdown, I have been teaching her the escapes as well. I just want her defense / escapes to be up to par with her attacks. I feel that right now her attacks are where it should be. And thus focusing on her passing and defense. So for the past 2 weeks we been hitting the passing drills and her escapes. Just trying to tighten up her game some more. We going to do this for another week then move on to the sweeps. Yall should see a huge improvement in the next tournament this Sat.
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Originally Posted by Joachim Hoff
Escapes and defense take time to develop. The good thing about already understanding offense, is you can use reverse engineering to form intelligent defenses. If you know what their next step is, stop it immediately. Don't let them advance deeper in their sub attempt and control. Patience is one of the biggest attributes when caught. Panicking and trying to escape immediately, when youre caught is rarely the answer. That's what turns a triangle that could of been defended into a fully extended armbar.
sorry i was thinking when i posted it that it may not make sense, im still out of it atm so i hope i can make it make more sense. i was talking about the difference of getting into the lockdown and holding it stretched out all the time compared to having your outside leg over and your inside foot under your opponents leg so you can throw the lockdown on in order to throw your opponents balance off etc but while your jsut moving around, youre not going to gas your legs out. im saying that being in the lockdown position is great but the stretching the leg out is something that should generally only be used when trying to throw the opponnents balance off, to stop an escape, or to go for a submission.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobby rivers
does that make more sense? i know there is a proper term for this position but im blanking atm. eddie also says that its really to do for control in twister if that helps.