Sock Lock - Counter to Spiral Guard <VIDEO>

[Brandon Mccaghren]

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.

obviously, don't get caught in it, yes. but that means you have to play your RDLR against a standing opponent in a less than perfect way. it's a trade off. and it's a trade off that most people don't know they need to make. so, you turn their foot into dust and they learn the lesson.

as far as countering once you are there, if you watch the comp video i posted of victor estima vs clark gracie, you'll see that estima was looking for it early, but gracie continually went inverted to relieve the pressure. when he finally got stuck it was from estima's kneeling position (remember in the video how i said it was tighter but harder to land), and estima jumped into a leg entanglement/guard sorta position to make the kill.

[Stewart Landry]

The off shoot of the L.A.B.I.A .... liberate apes before imprisoning apes movement

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

[Stewart Landry]

yeah we played with it at class tonight ... the one you must have missed writing this lol. Thanks Brandon was a fun move to play with

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

[bobby rivers]

As soon as he begins the trap, kick and invert hard and fast. This will def keep people on their toes.

I started scissoring their calf and ankle picking the far leg if I know their looking for it now.

Either way. Def changes the game. No time to think. Execute or react. Love it.

[tobyshell]

Nice!!! Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[Chris Herzog]

Dope, gunna try this soon.

[Sean Marshall]

Interesting stuffs

[ScottRay]

BMac, I'm gonna be straight up. I don't like the technique, but i did love the video! What amazes me is your teaching skills and personality. You can make shrimp fun to learn. Your teaching style and you as a person are definitely an asset to your gyms success. Keep up the good work!

[George Katechis]

im gonna start saying britches

[Isaac Atley]

obviously, don't get caught in it, yes. but that means you have to play your RDLR against a standing opponent in a less than perfect way. it's a trade off. and it's a trade off that most people don't know they need to make. so, you turn their foot into dust and they learn the lesson.

as far as countering once you are there, if you watch the comp video i posted of victor estima vs clark gracie, you'll see that estima was looking for it early, but gracie continually went inverted to relieve the pressure. when he finally got stuck it was from estima's kneeling position (remember in the video how i said it was tighter but harder to land), and estima jumped into a leg entanglement/guard sorta position to make the kill.

awesome thanks mate, no one really plays spiral or anything here in nz but i see where i can make this work.

btw i think youve fucked yourself. youre definitely going to have to make more tech videos now, were going to make decatur go viral.