Rubber guard in a Gi, Help Please?

[Karim Graham]

hey guys, we were doing some groundwork today in judo and i tried to go mission control on a guy but it just didnt feel right when i went to lift up my leg, seems like the gi makes too much friction etc for me and gets in the way. any suggestions or should i just focus on whats working for me so far? thanks brochachos

[Max P.]

Hangman


Lazy London is nice aswell
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f12/la...d-pics-430671/

[Slick Rick]

Karim, I've had success with it. True there will be more friction but the more you work it the easier it'll become. You can pretty much do all the same stuff except we have the added benefit of those newfound handles of the gi game. I've only rolled like 15 times in the gi but I can assure you that once you get used to the mechanics it almost seems unfair that we get to grab clothing.
YKH10Do!
Rick

[Pierre Corlachi]

Great video. Thanks for uploading!

I too have tried to use the Rubber Guard system in the Gi. Alot of the time I use the friction and grip of my legs to gain a high guard, grabbing the collar - in a way a precursor to the no-Gi Invisable Collar, and then working from there. Alot of stuff works really well, I think It's good not to compartmentalise between Gi and No-Gi.

[James Fazzolari]

Everything still works but it can be difficult - the Zombie for example is much harder to pull off. I attend a gi school, eventually you get used to the differences.

[The kza]

yea, with the gi the rubberguard game expands, you can do lots of chokes with the collar from the meathook, invis collar and chilldog. Just experiment with it, get a feel for it.
Plus, the more friction the better dude.

[Luis Candelas, BCG]

i agree, the zombie is hard. crackhead control, to the pump and armbar that ass, its fun to do in a gi

[Karim Graham]

thanks for the replies guys, im taking in everything you say
also, if anyone has any good tips for escaping head and arm control on a big guy that would be greatly appreciated as it seems to be the only thing im having trouble with right now, theres this giant guy in my judo class and i always get paired with him despite the fact hes twice my size, i managed to slip out the back once before he had solid control and choked him out but he usually just pins me and holds me there :/ other than that im repping the 10th planet as much as i can lol

[AJ Camacho]

thanks for the replies guys, im taking in everything you say
also, if anyone has any good tips for escaping head and arm control on a big guy that would be greatly appreciated as it seems to be the only thing im having trouble with right now, theres this giant guy in my judo class and i always get paired with him despite the fact hes twice my size, i managed to slip out the back once before he had solid control and choked him out but he usually just pins me and holds me there :/ other than that im repping the 10th planet as much as i can lol

this video helped out a lot of people at my gym.

[The kza]

dont get put in head and arm in the first place is the best advice lol