Originally Posted by Don Blankenship
Brandon what makes Eddie's quarter guard so hard to pass? I know he didnt work lockdown much you kept him from that. But for real say what makes his different from ours? I gave up on quarter guard and lolockdown pretty much cuz it keeps getting passed however hes not doing anything different from what i do . Is it just his squeeze or something? Thanx 
i try to be very patient in my guard passing, but of course he is patient in playing his guard. that turned into a boring game for observers probably, but i found it intriguing as a player. (BTW, jean jacques has a DVD where he discusses the patience required in the passing/guard game. he says that it's good to get to a secure and safe position and wait for your opponent to move/make a mistake before proceeding. there is a purple belt in that video that looks very familiar... can't remember his name...)
when i tried that twister pass the first time i felt him reach up for Apollo control, so i made a quick switch back to avoid it. the second time i jumped through to try the twister pass my weight was wrong. he made a small hip shift and a swim and i was over. i started trying to recover to guard, but he was on my arm quickly, looking for the inverted arm bar/kimura series. things went downhill sharply from there
and by the way, his arm crush is BRUTAL. i didn't tap, but i should have, 'cause my arm was very sore the next day.
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