Let’s dive into the advanced basics. All of the drills you will find in this course are directly related to technical applications you’ll come to rely on in your ground fighting skillset. Our goal is to build these movements and reactions into your system so they become natural and fast reactions. Good luck!
The Basics
Before we begin…
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Advanced Basics
Sit-Thru to Bulldozer
Purpose: this movement is used to escape the turtle and drive the opponent to the ground.
Side Control Walks
These drills build upon our core strength and accustom us to transitioning around our opponent without our arms, as they writhe underneath our side control pressure.
Drilling Knee
Also known as ‘knee on belly’. This move is devastating to an opponent when executed properly. Train the pass, to drilling knee in this lesson.
Hammerlock Sit-Up
In addition to the excellent ab workout, this drill goes through the movement patterns necessary for a well timed execution of the hammerlock submission from guard.
Cross Snake
Purpose: this drill focuses on hip shifting and escaping dominant positions, or re-pulling guard.
Scissor Sweep
Building off of our sweep training in mission 1, we’ll now execute the full scissor sweep as part of our basic training.
Spider Guard Thrusters
Unlock the utility of your belt and train your spider guard skills. One of the best open guards in my opinion, and this drill can get you ready to unleash it upon your opponents.
Leg Lasso Training
Again capitalizing on the hidden versatility of our belt, we can use our belt to train the leg lasso, another powerful open guard that works well in conjunction with spider guard.
Advanced Basics Training Mission
Warm-Up
150 Jumping Jacks
20 Lunges
20 Side to Side Squats
20 Trunk Bobs
Training - A.M.R.A.P. - 20*
Sit-Thru to Bulldozer - 20x
Side Control Walks - 20x
Drilling Knee - 20x
Hammerlock Sit-Ups - 20x
Cross Snake - 20x
Scissor Sweeps - 20x
Spider Guard Thrusters - 20x
Leg Lassos - 20x
As Many Rounds As Possible - in 20 Minutes
