How Do You Defend Leg Locks From Side Guard?
Part of the course: The Lord of the Guards: Guard Retention by Jon Calestine
Part of the course: The Lord of the Guards: Guard Retention by Jon Calestine
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Defending against leg locks from the side guard position involves several key steps:
- Always be ready to pummel early. This is crucial in preventing your opponent from gaining control over your leg.
- Point your toes to prevent your opponent from easily dropping back on your leg.
- When your opponent attempts to drop back on your leg, ensure they cannot collect the knee line. This can be achieved by hand fighting and using your free hand to strip off their grip.
- If your opponent falls back, immediately create a turn to prevent them from collecting the knee line.
- Pummel your shin in front of your opponent's knee and get your knee all the way down to the floor. This will make it difficult for your opponent to collect the knee line.
- Never allow knee line control. If your opponent tries to control above your knee line, hand fight to prevent them from doing so.
- Always be ready to pummel in and keep your opponent from throwing the leg over. Keep your toes pointed at all times.
- If your opponent tries to drop back from a side guard position, bring your two knees together and create a shin wedge in front of your opponent's shin. This will allow you to slip your knee line as they try to drop back on your leg.
- Keep your knee dipped down to the floor and bring your knees together. This creates a shin wedge against your opponent's shin that prevents them from pulling the knee line in.
- Keep your foot pointed and hidden, with the lace against the hip. Always be ready to pummel and prevent your opponent from pulling your leg in.
- Hand fight and clear your knee line if your opponent tries to control it. The most important thing is to ensure that your knee line is never controlled.
Course Content
2:55
Jon Calestine Guard Retention Introduction
4:55
Butterfly Guard Positioning
3:56
Butterfly Guard Movement
4:02
Using Footpost to Create Off Balances
3:07
Using Outside Hook
5:04
Using Inside Hook
3:44
Hip Heisting
4:28
2 On 1 Grip
2:12
One On One Marcelo Grip
2:53
Making 2 On 1 Off Collar Tie
2:50
Making Elbow Grips Off Opponents Ankle Grips
2:51
Dealing With Grips On Ankles
3:24
K Hook And Hand Frame
2:33
Leg Scissor To Square Up
4:38
Side Guard Framing Bicep
3:08
Side Guard Foot To The Hip
2:54
Side Guard Shin Moves The Head
2:36
Side Guard Stripping Reverse V Grip
Guard Recovery
2:00
Defending North South
2:44
Knee In Shoulder To Recover
2:51
Defending The Stack Pass Shoulder Walk
1:56
Defending Stack Pass: Putting Knee In Shoulder
2:52
Defending Knee Cut Using Reverse De La Riva
3:02
Defending Knee Cut Forcing Side Guard
3:21
Defending Knee Cut Collar Frame Foot Post
3:02
Half Guard Chest To Chest Recover From Side Guard
2:28
Basic Forward Shift And Forward Shift With Bicycle Kick
2:17
Recovery From Leg Drag
2:48
Basic Side Control Escape To Side Guard Recovery
Rolling Commentary
Demonstrations
Bonus Q&A
4:56
How Do You Retain When They Push Down Your Knee Shield?
3:36
How Do You Prevent the Far Knee From Getting Pushed Down From Side Guard?
2:54
How Do You Defend Leg Locks From Side Guard?
5:02
How Do You Deal With An Opponent Disengaging From Seated Butterfly Guard?
3:07
How Do You Deal With An Opponent Who Keeps Circling Out When You Heist?
3:29
How Do You Use The Leg Lasso For Guard Retention?
2:53