Sock Lock - Counter to Spiral Guard <VIDEO>

[Brent Smith]

At the rise of my britches there. LOL BMAC please put out more videos

[Josh Bodmon]

Awesome, thanks for sharing Brandon! Love the Estima brothers, their styles, and their dynamic subs. Biggest issue for me is that alot of Victor's ankle locks are illegal in tournaments at the lower belts as they are considered slicers the way they are executed to finish under IBJJF rules. I really like your demonstration because it breaks down the technique solid and its something usable that you most likely won't get called for. I attack that top foot plenty for ankle locks, but not with nearly as much support as you have and usually just to get them to open up as I'm passing. Quick question- how often do you find you hit that? My immediate reaction when anyone tries to control my top foot in anyway while I play RDLR is to circle it up to the chest (or back to its original spot just to break any potential grip), or immediately switch to DLR. Definitely want to play with it but curious as to how effective it is against very active (&proactive) open guard players

[Brent Smith]

Awesome, thanks for sharing Brandon! Love the Estima brothers, their styles, and their dynamic subs. Biggest issue for me is that alot of Victor's ankle locks are illegal in tournaments at the lower belts as they are considered slicers the way they are executed to finish under IBJJF rules. I really like your demonstration because it breaks down the technique solid and its something usable that you most likely won't get called for. I attack that top foot plenty for ankle locks, but not with nearly as much support as you have and usually just to get them to open up as I'm passing. Quick question- how often do you find you hit that? My immediate reaction when anyone tries to control my top foot in anyway while I play RDLR is to circle it up to the chest (or back to its original spot just to break any potential grip), or immediately switch to DLR. Definitely want to play with it but curious as to how effective it is against very active (&proactive) open guard players

It looks like a fast lock. I imagine its on before you can do anything but try to spazz out of it.

[bobby rivers]

Breeches (/ˈbrɪtʃɨz/ brich-əz) are an item of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles. The breeches were normally closed and fastened about the leg, along its open seams at varied lengths, and to the knee, by either buttons or by a draw-string, or by one or more straps and buckle or brooches. Formerly a standard item of Western men's clothing, they had fallen out of use by the early 19th century in favor of pantaloons and then trousers. Modern athletic garments used for English riding and fencing, although called breeches or britches, differ from breeches in ways discussed in this article.

Britches (monkey), a baby monkey removed from a laboratory by the Animal Liberation Front

Sorry it was buggin me.

[Tony "The Goods" Garcia]

Breeches (/ˈbrɪtʃɨz/ brich-əz) are an item of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles. The breeches were normally closed and fastened about the leg, along its open seams at varied lengths, and to the knee, by either buttons or by a draw-string, or by one or more straps and buckle or brooches. Formerly a standard item of Western men's clothing, they had fallen out of use by the early 19th century in favor of pantaloons and then trousers. Modern athletic garments used for English riding and fencing, although called breeches or britches, differ from breeches in ways discussed in this article.

Britches (monkey), a baby monkey removed from a laboratory by the Animal Liberation Front

Sorry it was buggin me.

Is that anything like the C.L.I.T (Coalition for Liberation of Itinerant Tree dwellers)? :-)

[Brandon Mccaghren]

Quick question- how often do you find you hit that? My immediate reaction when anyone tries to control my top foot in anyway while I play RDLR is to circle it up to the chest (or back to its original spot just to break any potential grip), or immediately switch to DLR. Definitely want to play with it but curious as to how effective it is against very active (&proactive) open guard players

You can still tap the guy from DLR, too. If he puts his foot on you between your hip and your ribs, toast him.

Watch the video of Victor Estima vs Clark Gracie. Clark is very active with his open guard, but he slips for a moment and it's done.

The thing you need to do that I can't very well demonstrate without injuring someone is that you can chase him with the grip in place and even sit through and roll with it, like what Estima did to Gracie. Very mean stuff.

Give it a couple of runs and come back with questions.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

At the rise of my britches there. LOL BMAC please put out more videos

You were hoping for the rise IN my britches? That's a different video.

[Isaac Atley]

You were hoping for the rise IN my britches? That's a different video.

i cant watch any of your videos without a big smile on my face.

have you found any effective counters to it? or is it more of a "the best counter is not getting caught in it at all" kind of thing?

when you turn your body after getting the grip, do you put your leg against his hip to kind of stop movement or does it not matter?

why are there not more videos of you? every single thing ive seen so far has been golden.

[Eddie Bravo]

Brandon is one VERY good instructor, dayum :-)

[Anthony Peck]

That's awesome, thanks for sharing. I know just the guy to try it on too...