Effectiveness of lockdown

[Brandon Mccaghren]

The Lockdown is nearly unstoppable against a guy who knows how to play it. You can avoid it, yes. But if you know how to control your opponent from there it's pretty much a guaranteed sweep. I believe the Electric Chair is the most powerful sweep in jiu jitsu. I've used it effectively against every level of player that I've ever rolled with or competed against. Some guys are great at avoiding that game. Have a solid contingency plan for such animals.

As for the Whip Up, if it isn't working for you it's likely a timing issue on your part. You've been grappling for 9 months; I think it's fair to say you've probably got quite a few more years on the mat before you develop the kind of sensitivity, awareness, and timing needed to begin understanding the beauty of sweeps and the principles that lie underneath them.

Don't give up on it. I promise it'll make your half guard game amazing and powerful if you will commit to learning it. It is, in my opinion, the most high percentage game you can play from the bottom.

[Paul Hughes]

To share my own experiences with the lockdown, I started using the lockdown after about 6 months of training. I spent every rolling session getting swept and tapped, swept and tapped, over and over again. I began using the lockdown after I got a copy 'The Twister' just to experiment after seeing how well it worked for Eddie on his road to ADCC. My first atempt at the lockdown was against a bluebelt about my size, I pulled half guard, slapped the lockdown on and stretched his leg out, I could feel him panic instantly, whipped up to my side, grabbed the foot and pulled off an oldskool sweep, first attempt! I quickly lost side control and got tapped, but that's besides the point, for me, the lockdown is now a vital part of my game and if it wasn't for the lockdown I doubt I'd be anywhere close to where I am now.

If nothing else, your opponents knowing you have the lockdown in you game, it gives them something else to think about.

Good luck with it buddy.

[JeremyBJJ]

In my relatively short BJJ experience, a technique without proper application is pretty worthless. I have 10 months training and have started integrating 10PJJ into my game and the lockdown works great - I use it mostly for frustrating my opponent and getting to my deep half game.

In one of the first 3 or 4 MTS episodes, Eddie makes reference to the fact that you need to work when using the lockdown and you can't just stall or you'll get passed.

[Cora Sek]

Aww you guys, I can't wait for the holidays to be over to go back to the gym and see more of cora's lockdown. Now she has 3 go to moves, before it was just the triangle and rubber guard, now with the lockdown, we. just opened up a whole new game for her. Now more than ever I have so much confidence in her game. And this excite her to work even harder.

[jasonic]

Thanks. I trained Judo since I was little so it didn't take me very long adapting to BJJ.
Yoga & pilates is a good option to improve your BJJ training.

[DanConway]

lockdown is a must know.....i was caught in a guilotine when i had lockdown and the only reason i escaped is because of the lockdown whip up. lockdown is the only halfguard i use anymore(unless im desperate to save position)

I've used the lockdown to peel myself out of more gullioteens than I can remember... sometimes if im in a gulli and cant manuver to the side ill try to secure lockdown so i can just pull them down, it will commonly make them let go of my head or in the least buy me some breathing room (my long legs make it easier to peel people downward away from my head)

[Josh Passini]

I've used the lockdown to peel myself out of more gullioteens than I can remember... sometimes if im in a gulli and cant manuver to the side ill try to secure lockdown so i can just pull them down, it will commonly make them let go of my head or in the least buy me some breathing room (my long legs make it easier to peel people downward away from my head)

This is the truth.

[Cora Sek]

wow....lockdown to get out of a guillotine?? thanks guys....

[Jonrivello]

Not as simple as it sounds, I need to do a few evil rainbows it will get you the sweep but you got to make sure you get to side control right from there bc they still got the guilli your just on top now