the lockdown

[Enrique "Kiko"]

You can have a BB in from a McDojo in 3 years if you join their accelerated program so long as you can afford all the stripe and belt tests, even if you're under the age of 9!

[Mikeox34]

well its definitely not a MC dojo lol but thanks for the help on that

[Cookie Monster]

i think he ment does it matter which way the legs cross

the answer is yes

if you have alockdown on there right leg
your left leg should be on top (its basically a figure 4 with the knot between there legs fully extended)

you need to do it like that to do the foot work to get to dogfight etc etc

[Tim Bruhn]

Also while trying to help with what I think was a well intentioned/honest question?

To state the obvious (to most) depending what leg you lock down also dictates which way you will go for Old School then Plan B etc

Although I would like to see someone do the opposite

[HerbChao]

I'm comfortable with either leg...

You can have a BB in from a McDojo in 3 years if you join their accelerated program so long as you can afford all the stripe and belt tests, even if you're under the age of 9!

Lol on that note reminds me of CHael Sonnen's quote on a black belt from the Nogeriu brothers (sry spelling).

[Dean Nowling]

“He’s got a black belt under the Nogueiras,” Sonnen said, referring to Silva. “I think a black belt under the Nogueiras is saying, like, I got a free toy in my Happy Meal. I don’t really understand what the big deal is. One of ’em’s a punching bag, and the other one I just ignore; he’s really irrelevant.”

I'm comfortable with either leg...



Lol on that note reminds me of CHael Sonnen's quote on a black belt from the Nogeriu brothers (sry spelling).

[NelsonLucca]

I'm not sure about this question either. What is the question? I take whatever leg I get. It works on both sides. If you're talking about your legs, there's only one way to do the lockdown. Outside leg first.

[Griffin Lambert]

Yeah it's possible to lockdown either leg but it's not like in half guard you're going to have a choice to lockdown a specific leg, only whatever leg you have trapped in your half guard.

[Mikeox34]

i was just checking to make sure it didn't matter thank you all for helping me

[David Stevens]

It does make a difference to which leg you lock down.

For instance, in Mastering the Rubber Guard and Mastering the Twister, Eddie does everything on the same side.

eg.
- strong side lockdown is strong side grapevine (when going for truck/twister)
- overhook you don't want in half guard = over hook for cocoon = hand on mat in Rubber guard = arm you sit on in Twister Side Control

If you're learning, especially through instructionals, it does help keeping everything to the same side so it's less confusing, and you can flow between positions

eg. Specifically for Half Guard
* lets say your strong side Lock Down is with your right leg outside and right underhook
* and your strong side Rubber Guard is with your right foot on the hip, left leg curling, right hand grabbing the ankle

- it might not make that much difference going from half guard to closed guard (opponent leaves knee off the ground and you replace full guard), since you can just choose what side to throw up when you break them down and start going for mission control.
- however, if your opponent passes over your leg in Rubber Guard (and you don't have time to hit the Carni), then you'll be stuck on your weak side Lock Down

Same thing goes for lots of other positions. You don't want to sweep a guy from Jiu Claw and end up in Twister Side Control, only to have to transition over to the other side to start setting up the Fishnet/Twister.

(Ideally it would be great to wreck people from any side, but this rarely happens. It helps to have all your things connect. eg even Marcelo mainly attacks the seatbelt one side, has his x guards on one side, butterfly sweeps and guillotines one side)


TL/DR

Kind of.