Originally Posted by
Jon Watkins
Remember that the Boa is your friend. Also try to pummel the overhook if it's not too late and look for butterfly sweeps. If he/she has the necktie sunk in, force him to pass your guard, and keep your shoulder away from your neck at all cost or he's/she's going to Darce, Peruvian Necktie or Reverse Arm Triangle the crap out of you. Once you've got the defense mastered, then the offense will start to present itself. Hopefully that wasn't too redundant for ya.
That's what I mean. I can't just decide "OK, I'm gonna work on [insert half guard technique of choice here] tonight. I start on my back, go to half guard, and IMMEDIATELY have to start defending the Necktie. If you even start to whip you better damn well hide your head super-STAT 'cause the vice is coming (the upside is that by hiding my head deeper and hooking the waist better I'm getting to Middle School a lot more). That's not a bad thing, it just means I can no longer pick and choose what I want to rep from half guard. I HAVE to defend the Japanese Necktie first and foremost or it's done. Big picture -- still not a bad thing, but a little annoying when I have specific things I want to accomplish in an evening of rolling.
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