Tonight after sparring my opponent asked the blackbelt instructor what to do when I get him in that "high guard" (he knows it's called rubberguard, he and some others call it high guard to be dismissive of it I think).
The blackbelt tells him two things:
1. Just posture up as hard as you can, he'll either let go or his knee will blow out.
2. Rubberguard only works if you allow it to. It's like a triangle, it only works if you let it.
I'm dumbfounded upon hearing this...
Needless to say my opponent still has no idea how to defend my rubberguard. So after this grand explanation about triangle and RG defense I said to the guy "come here" and I showed him to keep his hand on my chest and not let me zombie him (I figured this was a good first step to defending). I let him try to posture and struggle a little, just to explore the position, with and without the hand on the mat so he could see the difference. But the second I started to explain, the blackbelt instructor walked away without a word.
My favorite instructor, the guy I take all my privates from, is very supportive of RG even though his game is nothing like that. He's super stocky and plays deep-half, but he's smart, and he's able to help me understand things about what I'm doing and coach me through it.
But damn I would sure like to be rolling nogi with guys who could really help me understand and improve my lockdown and RG games, cause that's pretty much all I play. I long to be drilling warmups!
10p OKC please!
The blackbelt tells him two things:
1. Just posture up as hard as you can, he'll either let go or his knee will blow out.
2. Rubberguard only works if you allow it to. It's like a triangle, it only works if you let it.
I'm dumbfounded upon hearing this...
Needless to say my opponent still has no idea how to defend my rubberguard. So after this grand explanation about triangle and RG defense I said to the guy "come here" and I showed him to keep his hand on my chest and not let me zombie him (I figured this was a good first step to defending). I let him try to posture and struggle a little, just to explore the position, with and without the hand on the mat so he could see the difference. But the second I started to explain, the blackbelt instructor walked away without a word.
My favorite instructor, the guy I take all my privates from, is very supportive of RG even though his game is nothing like that. He's super stocky and plays deep-half, but he's smart, and he's able to help me understand things about what I'm doing and coach me through it.
But damn I would sure like to be rolling nogi with guys who could really help me understand and improve my lockdown and RG games, cause that's pretty much all I play. I long to be drilling warmups!
10p OKC please!
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