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Okay so here's the deal. I got Eddie's book Mastering the Rubber Guard, and I'm chomping at the bit to start working on this stuff. Do you guys know any solo drills I can do to work on half guard. In particular the lockdown, the jaws of life, the whip up, and the old school. I'm the kind of guy that has to do it to learn it, but I don't have a partner all the time, and when I study I wanna drill what I'm learning then and there otherwise I'll forget it. Thanks in advanced :D
Grab one of your homies and have them be a grappling dummy. Or just get in and see Brandon as much as you can. A private with specific questions or paths you want to work would probably be good as well.
Just stretch your ass off and visualize.
If you have a few hundred bucks to blow you could always buy a good quality grappling dummy. There are tons of threads on here evaluating the various types, I asked about it a while ago and got good responses.
Haha that's what I'm doing right now. Brandon's a really good teacher and he's pretty flexible about working with me. I usually just have to text him and he'll figure out a time within at most a day that we can sit down and start working. I'm also just reading and visualizing what it's saying to do, which helps a lot actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh Passini
stretch like crazy and find someone to dummy it up for you.
Pull guard on a homeless man.
Developing the right attitude will help a lot when you start swimming with the sharks. Don't take no for an answer.
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Buy a small (10lb) medicine ball and use it to work your squeeze. It does wonders for your lockdown, whip-up, and RNC squeeze.
I have a 100 pound sandbag that I made (surplus store rucksack, hefty bags, playground sand < $20). I squeeze it between my knees and whip it up. I focus on using my core and my legs and only use my arms to "steer" the bag up and to the side. I also focus on an explosive lift and try to get my sacrum all the way off the ground. Helped my lockdown game (especially the whip up) tremendously. I rep it now mainly for core strength.
This sounds like an awesome idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Wilcken
When I first started 10th Planet it was also from MTRG. I used to grab a pool noodle for practicing the lockdown, and wrapped a belt around my shoulders like a head and arm to give me something to do the jaws of life on. But thats pretty basic stuff, and it won't take you too far.
For solo drilling, i find it best for learning new moves, putting the steps together and smoothing them out so you don't need to think. You can also do a lot of reps, so when it comes time to train with a partner, you only need to add the tactile feel to it.
It's also good for linking moves together. I'd whip up for old school, assume that they post the foot and start to work your secondary options
- weight back into you = plan b
- can underhook the leg = electric chair etc.
A lot of the game is just being a step ahead and knowing where you're going
When you start to add more moves, the ones which have bigger motions tend to work better
- electric chair
- using the dip set, swinging between electric chair and dog fight
Micro movements are good (like grabbing the foot for old school), but gross motor movements are easier to do (whip up) for solo drilling.
That being said, sometimes breaking each step down and drilling it hundreds of times really makes it automatic (grab that foot, grab that foot, grab that foot)
And learning/practicing moves that are similar helps too
- old school
- boa
- dog fight to half and half
That way, when you drill one, you're getting some cross over skill transfer.
Maybe.