does it matter which leg i have the lockdown on?
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does it matter which leg i have the lockdown on?
what?
no
What are you a brown belt in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeox34
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan Wylie
It doesn't matter. Although, if you can get both legs in lockdown at the same time it's a plus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeox34
Never really thought about it, but I usually have the right leg in lock down. I suppose because it is my comfortable side.
I suspect many of your opponents feel most comforatable passing your guard on your right side, leaving their right leg behind as they do, and that's why you grab it more often than the left.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steven Daniels
my bad i thought it meant what rank am i in general not in 10th planet jj my bad. and i usually lock down the left leg. were i train we have one nogi class a week and im an avid 10th planet follower so ive been trying to work in the system to through my training partners off. but any way thank you all for helping me with that one problem ill be sure to change my rank to white!
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Wylie
lmao! for real
You can have a BB in from a McDojo in 3 years if you join their accelerated program so long as you can afford all the stripe and belt tests, even if you're under the age of 9!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0szzGLRfRx...s1600/dojo.jpg
well its definitely not a MC dojo lol but thanks for the help on that
i think he ment does it matter which way the legs cross
the answer is yes
if you have alockdown on there right leg
your left leg should be on top (its basically a figure 4 with the knot between there legs fully extended)
you need to do it like that to do the foot work to get to dogfight etc etc
Also while trying to help with what I think was a well intentioned/honest question?
To state the obvious (to most) depending what leg you lock down also dictates which way you will go for Old School then Plan B etc
Although I would like to see someone do the opposite :)
I'm comfortable with either leg...
Lol on that note reminds me of CHael Sonnen's quote on a black belt from the Nogeriu brothers (sry spelling).Quote:
You can have a BB in from a McDojo in 3 years if you join their accelerated program so long as you can afford all the stripe and belt tests, even if you're under the age of 9!
“He’s got a black belt under the Nogueiras,” Sonnen said, referring to Silva. “I think a black belt under the Nogueiras is saying, like, I got a free toy in my Happy Meal. I don’t really understand what the big deal is. One of ’em’s a punching bag, and the other one I just ignore; he’s really irrelevant.”Quote:
Originally Posted by HerbChao
I'm not sure about this question either. What is the question? I take whatever leg I get. It works on both sides. If you're talking about your legs, there's only one way to do the lockdown. Outside leg first.
Yeah it's possible to lockdown either leg but it's not like in half guard you're going to have a choice to lockdown a specific leg, only whatever leg you have trapped in your half guard.
i was just checking to make sure it didn't matter thank you all for helping me
It does make a difference to which leg you lock down.
For instance, in Mastering the Rubber Guard and Mastering the Twister, Eddie does everything on the same side.
eg.
- strong side lockdown is strong side grapevine (when going for truck/twister)
- overhook you don't want in half guard = over hook for cocoon = hand on mat in Rubber guard = arm you sit on in Twister Side Control
If you're learning, especially through instructionals, it does help keeping everything to the same side so it's less confusing, and you can flow between positions
eg. Specifically for Half Guard
* lets say your strong side Lock Down is with your right leg outside and right underhook
* and your strong side Rubber Guard is with your right foot on the hip, left leg curling, right hand grabbing the ankle
- it might not make that much difference going from half guard to closed guard (opponent leaves knee off the ground and you replace full guard), since you can just choose what side to throw up when you break them down and start going for mission control.
- however, if your opponent passes over your leg in Rubber Guard (and you don't have time to hit the Carni), then you'll be stuck on your weak side Lock Down
Same thing goes for lots of other positions. You don't want to sweep a guy from Jiu Claw and end up in Twister Side Control, only to have to transition over to the other side to start setting up the Fishnet/Twister.
(Ideally it would be great to wreck people from any side, but this rarely happens. It helps to have all your things connect. eg even Marcelo mainly attacks the seatbelt one side, has his x guards on one side, butterfly sweeps and guillotines one side)
TL/DR
Kind of.