getting my rubber guard passed!

[bencross86]

Hey guys just want to provoke a chat on te rubber guard. im getting misson control-new york just fine but at this point i find sum guys are pushin my knee to the mat n eventally passing.

i do squeeze like there is no tomorrow with my knees, my foot is on the hip, i understand if he puts his hand on my knee i have an asylum sweep n if im quick a triangle available, also i know i could use crak head control but is there any other simple technique im missing or is it a case of building my squeeze strength beteen my knees?

Thanks in advance
Ben Cross

[Joey Guzman]

well explore the options you just mentioned but I'd say carni soon as they start the pass. then again my RG blows so i could be wrong.

[michael h]

Double Bagger

[Aab]

Crack head control. i hardly ever put my foot on the hip anymore. crack head control to get a zombie or pump then double bag from there on out. don't give up. its tooken me almost two years of grappling to understand this rubber guard. feels good when you get it working.

[Mike Dewitt Jr]

Clear the neck!!! Getting to chill dog when they begin to pass keeps options open; carni, gogo,...

[AJ Camacho]

Don's right. It can take some time to figure out before you're defensive awareness goes up and you properly use the rubber guard. The two most common low level RG killers are the leg pass and exploding posture by shoving off of your chest. Those are technical errors but the direct counters to them (The Carni and the Mission Pump) take drilling and timing in order to exploit them. Your general defensive awareness of where their posture is just takes time to develop as your squeeze increases.

[Cookie Monster]

carni!!!!

[Jason_C]

carni!!!!

x 1,000,000

[Dawna]

Just yesterday Eddie was talking about how long it takes to really develop a strong rubber guard and how so many guys give up on it because it has to be like a mission to get your rg at a top level. Sounds like you know what to do so keep doing that and rep rep rep! Play with the different options you have and see which one is your biggest strength, then rep rep rep that one. Just don't give up if thats the game you want to play

[Muhammad Abdou]

maybe you should try transition to the pyramid more often.. if he's grabbing your knees or whatever, your gonna know where his hand is, so switch the knee hug to an overhook, grab that wrist and stretch it out, get that knee up over his shoulder. even if youre not going for a triangle, the pyramid is still a powerful position