10p for mma? best way to do certain things

[Jonrivello]

making my mma debut june 15th and just looking for advice on how to do adapt certain things, like how to break someone down from guard to start RG, punches complicate it a little. Half guard best thing to do in mma is go dog fight half and half right? and takedowns for a guy very tall for his weight class(5'11 135) right now i just kind have tangle them up and trip some way or another. Thanks in advance guys

[Isaac Atley]

so my take on it, is that everyone is different, i reckon in mma getting into rubberguard is super easy, its given to you most of the time when a guy punches. try and grab the overhook and go straight into new york chilldog or kung fu move. (flying NY/chilldog/kungfu move) when working rubberguard from mission control and you wanna zombie but cant, then in mma you can throw some elbows until they defend their head and then its easy to pop the zombie through. half guard is hard to say what is best because especially having so many guys that are good wrestlers these days you wanna be careful when going into dog fight and having to face their whizzer, you could manage to get to dog fight and then have them smash you and then pass you. theres always the electric chair which eddie just showed on the newest MTS which works so well its ridiculous. and thats a perfect sweep from half guard. or get better at jsut recovering full guard. rubber guard works really nicely from here because they give you a overhook (or they give you an underhook and you can work sweeps with perfect double underhooks and lockdown) grab the overhook and then do one of the stomps and hop into flying NY Chilldog or kung fu move.

takedowns arnt really my forté but if its really hard to get underhooks there are some sacrifice throws and things you can do from there, suplex? really im not that sure about it sorry, Then again there is always third option, pull guard.

i hope that helps.

[Jonrivello]

Thanks for the advice isaac

[Derek Dunford]

Speaking from the viewpoint of a spectator, I would think trips/standing throws would be the way to go. You can use your long legs for leverage without having to drastically drop your level to get to their hips/legs. It might help negate any wrestling advantage they might have too, high level trips aren't as common as an opponent shooting in, at least if they have a folkstyle/collegiate background. Shogun has used some pretty simple trips in the past, from double hooks he would get his opponent moving backwards and chop the outside of their lead leg with his leg, while pulling them into him with the double unders. I would definitely look for a tutorial so you can learn all the finer points though.. Just my 2 cents.

As far as breaking them down goes, my only thought would be to wait until they are about to throw a punch, and pull them toward you with your legs?

[Isaac Atley]

Speaking from the viewpoint of a spectator, I would think trips/standing throws would be the way to go. You can use your long legs for leverage without having to drastically drop your level to get to their hips/legs. It might help negate any wrestling advantage they might have too, high level trips aren't as common as an opponent shooting in, at least if they have a folkstyle/collegiate background. Shogun has used some pretty simple trips in the past, from double hooks he would get his opponent moving backwards and chop the outside of their lead leg with his leg, while pulling them into him with the double unders. I would definitely look for a tutorial so you can learn all the finer points though.. Just my 2 cents.

As far as breaking them down goes, my only thought would be to wait until they are about to throw a punch, and pull them toward you with your legs?

the problem with throws is getting your hips lower than theirs, if he is taller than the guys he will be facing then thats always going to be harder. if he works for inside or outside leg reaps, then it could work,

Watch jon jones and how he trips people.

[Kevin Gibbs]

I thought you were just aiming for the rolling heel hook.


Rubber guard - aiming for that overlook off of a punch block, and timing pulling your legs in to break them down and avoid the strike as they throw, should make getting a free New York .

Half guard you have a legit triangle, I'd work the stomp to pyramid if you have the overlook. If you have the underhook then whatever double under sweep you are best at.

Shouldn't matter though you should just make the flying triangle your gameplan, no need to plan for anything else.

[Jonrivello]

Haha kev, if only heelhooks were legal. hitting a flying tri would be so sweet! I've hit it sparring, ill throw it if it feels right.

[Joachim Hoff]

So what's your gameplan?

[Brent Smith]

That first fight is nothing but a blur. Youll be lucky to pull off anything you havent been repping already. Just go out, bite down on your mouth piece and knock his head off.

[Chris Herzog]

Step 1: Clinch
Step 2: Use the 10th Planet System (as it was desgined for MMA)
Step 3: Celebrate your victory
Step 4: Rush home and upload video to YouTube then post it on the Nibiru Forum.