Zog, a little help here?!?!
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Zog, a little help here?!?!
Rule number one of sharing techniques online: Never give them the escapes.
Damn it. So your saying I need to take another trip up to the ROC lol?
Lol.
why not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Herzog
Get in the position and work with what Zog has generously provided on the TWIR. It won't be long before you figure out where the weak links or transitional windows are that may be available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig Murray
Russian Cowboy aka honeyhole aka saddle, my understanding is that a knee pummel could give you inside position to kick out. Or if you post your foot on the mat, it can't be twisted in an awkward direction. Or catch them in transition and throw'em off base if they go for it. Or use both your hands to hold one of their hands to buy yourself a second or two. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Reason why I started juicing* in the first place.
*Fruits and Vegetables
Russian Cowboy is not the honeyhole/saddle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arman Fathi
Damn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Herzog
Dear all,
Please make amends on my post at 3:44 CST today and forgive my blunder. I accept responsibility for my actions, and will triple my efforts in understanding the positions to the nth degree.
Love,
Arman
I think youre thinking of Capoeira Cowboy and thats still not the saddle/honey hole. Much closer than the Russian Cowboy though
The best way to get anything from Zog is to have him out for a seminar. Just sayin...
How many videos have you seen of Eddie teaching how to correctly defeat and pass rubber guard or the twister?Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig Murray
I just had my mind blown in training last night. A much higher level guy told me that he looks at every part of their body, every inch, every orifice, and looks to exploit any 'open-face' that comes up. This 'open face', as it were, could be any part of the body that is a pushing point for a joint or limb opening on the body. As an example, if you think about traditional spider guard in the gi, the crook of the arm is the point where you can make them become weak. The same could be said about the openings of the shoulders, the hips, the knees, the wrists, basically any joint that works on a hinge will have an open face. When you want to pin a guys shoulders to the mat, you pin the open face of his shoulder. When you want to attack his neck, you find the opening below the chin/jawline that can manipulate exposure to the neck. We brought up some of the lockdown half and quarter guard stuff and it all applies in a twisted fashion. In quarter guard or quarter clinch, you may often times post your outside hand on his trapped knee to push it in a more favorable direction. These are just examples. You are still attacking and locking up knees in a manner where you take away their power. It's tougher to explain than to show. In any case, he made a point that the gi could bend the rules in or against your favor with this principle. We briefly discussed defending leg locks and a lot of these same basic principles applied. Attack his leg at a point that it's weak and make your leg strong in the transition. I'd give a +1 to the reposted post just for the idea of getting into the position and working with it. But consider the exact hand and foot placement in the defense, perhaps a discovery can be made.Quote:
Originally Posted by NameLikeNoOther
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Not rolling with you. Or that dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arman Fathi
LOL I unno why I wrote that, not what he said specifically but tried to make a point hahahahaha
I found out what the Russian Cowboy is last night. My now-informed amended opinion goes as follows: basically, unless the guy fucks up and you time the fuck up and escape, there is no escape. There is only survival in the deepest depths of the abyss.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Herzog
Im not understanding nothing at all. But I want to, so where do I start?
I would suggest Zog's TWIR episode on Leg Lock Basics as a good place to start, there is a link to it in techniques guide. Then all the other leg lock stuff on the TWIR. I also like Igor Yakimov's Ultimate Leglocks and 100 Sambo Lessons, and Scott Sonnon Mastering Saddle.Quote:
Originally Posted by milojitsu
Igor is my Sambo Coach ;) You can see alot of his game injected into mine. He's who I learned the Russian Cowboy from.
Eddie stated on EBR that Vlad Koulikov was my coach, which was incorrect. Vlad and I are old friends and training buddys. We would frequently get together along with our students to cross train and share techniques. Vlads a stud and is crazy knowledgeable, however just to set the record straight Igor Yakimov is my Sambo teacher.
Here is the most updated RC material I have out:
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJrPEukE0co
The Electric Cowboy (& there a few escapes on this one as well):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhSUrKIM3FM
Capoeira Cowboy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvCz9Rb04ao
Oh Dam - there goes my lunch hour!! Love the RC, hit it all the time - still need to perfect flyover from Twister side thou :/
Yeah dude. Russian Cowboy is one of my highest percentage dead zones once I get there. I find it super easy to get there too because most guys are expecting you to try and mount or pass toward them. They're not expecting you to turn your back to them. The element of surprise is really helpful.
I'll actually be covering some of this material next week at my seminar at 10th Planet Medford.
Zog, you're a genius. Thanks for wackin this up brotha for all of us knuckleheads to benefit from.
I truly appreciate your work ZOg..
Thanks a million