"the baby alligator" (rubber guard)

[Chris Herzog]

Do you use a similiar set up or do you have other tricks up your sleeve?

Similar, I've use it off of mission control. I also use it off "Locking the Shoulder" entry to the spider web toss. If I'm having a hard time turning 90 degrees to my partner and they aren't turning the corner to stack, I switch the the 2 arm in triangle and lift the hips to finish the arm bar. I also use alot of reverse (or backward triagles)triangles as well, due to my bad hip, I do all right sided triangles regardless of the entry, so triangles with two arms in to attack the arm have been pretty common for me. Preston actually sent me this video a few months ago and asked me what I thought. I'm paraphrasing but I remember telling him its a solid technique, something we use, but didn't find it as something new as a concept.

[Brent Smith]

Oooo I would love to hit that mounted (...giggity)

[bobby rivers]

Chris hit it. Locking the shoulder is the key principle in all of this i think. And probly how most people stumble upon it. Lock the shoulder, then you have choices on how to finish.

[Adam Martin]

i like it. awesome.

[DENNY PROKOPOS]

Looks good to me, what challs think?

Isn't this how Orchard got Dewitt at Sub League?

It's totally legit Travis Magalit hit that back it 2009 at Grapplers Quest

[Preston Bludworth]

Looks good to me, what challs think?

Isn't this how Orchard got Dewitt at Sub League?

Thanks for the love sir!

I've used it a couple of times rolling. My only question is why doesnt the other guy have a shirt on?

He was training some MMA stuff with a different group and I stole him to make the video. Contrast is something that is good when making videos so that you can tell which limb belongs to which guy so it made sense to me lol.

[Brent Smith]

Thanks for the love sir!



He was training some MMA stuff with a different group and I stole him to make the video. Contrast is something that is good when making videos so that you can tell which limb belongs to which guy so it made sense to me lol.

Makes sense to me

[DBK]

looks legit will try it out. reminds me of the flower sweep where you gotta push the guys shoulder in for a high guard with the option to the armbar.

[AJ Camacho]

I hit this more than the east coast croc but what Preston's perspective did for me (he's explained it before) was to focus on the squeezing aspects of this variation. You do have to clinch down like a triangle in order to keep the shoulder isolated and to retain the arm bar.

[rickdawson]

Awesome variation... I had a chance to roll with both of these guys, when they visited the school I train at... they are cool dudes with some excellent skills.