Puppet Master

[Jack Hanley]

One of my beginner students was asking me about the puppet master a couple of weeks ago. I think he almost didn't believe me when I told him there was a guy with mutton chops called "Wolverine" who had a youtube series on the position years ago.

Thanks for this thread. I will direct him here.

[Jon Watkins]

I think my sensei has a fairly legit setup for the rubix cube. He doesn't play rubber guard a lot anymore, but I think he got the technique watching Jerome Basilio, not Wolverine. But I don't think it is his number one rubber guard move either. Usually when I see him play rubber guard he sets up the stock and executes a crooked triangle.

[Conor Garvey]

I showed a few lads in the club the puppet master a while back and they've started using it for rsw transitions and leaving it in for kimuras from there etc. but it feels like they have a bit less control in rsw because of it.
One of the guys on here David Anderson is extremely tall and has been to make it a high percentage part of his game, gets it with very little effort

[Keith Kavanagh]

I showed a few lads in the club the puppet master a while back and they've started using it for rsw transitions and leaving it in for kimuras from there etc. but it feels like they have a bit less control in rsw because of it.
One of the guys on here David Anderson is extremely tall and has been to make it a high percentage part of his game, gets it with very little effort

I find going from the meathook to hindu control sets up the puppet master nicely, but yeah you're right, them long legs make it a death trap if its done right.

[Conor Garvey]

I find going from the meathook to hindu control sets up the puppet master nicely, but yeah you're right, them long legs make it a death trap if its done right.

Crickleys drags into it are death as well

[Keith Kavanagh]

He doesn't even use the RG stuff to set it up, its like a flying puppet master. Dudes a beast

[David Anderson]

I usually set it up from the meat hook it's by far the easiest way as long as you control the wrist, and if they can slip the arm out then you have the triangle.

[Eelis]

If someone can show me a legit set up please show me ASAP

In the video below, Neil Melanson uses the Irish Collar to reach the Boston Handshake, which isolates the arm in the same way as the rubix cube, but using your hand instead of your foot:

https://youtu.be/8nD2Goq33yw?t=10m33s

So maybe the Boston Handshake could help set up the rubix cube.

[Jon Watkins]

Looks like some Judokas mess around with it too.