First Class at East West
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Yesterday marked the debut class for black belt Dave Johnson and Team Machado Utah at East West MMA in South Jordan. We are back in business, folks!
From what I could tell, it was a huge success. Almost all the gang that trained with Dave at U.C.T.C. showed up for this first class – it literally felt like some kind of grappler’s reunion. I loved it.
Machado black belts Gerald Harris and Brandon Ruiz also hit the mats to co-instruct with Dave, so we had three black belts on the mat at once.
Of course, it sucked that I couldn’t roll. My foot’s still healing, and out of pure spite, nature slammed me with a horrible cold Tuesday night. I couldn’t miss the occasion, though, so I assigned myself the roll of photographer and interviewer.
I had a great interview with Brandon and asked him if he would show some good neck-strengthening drills, both of which I’ll be adding to the blog a later.
The class focused on taking the back from guard with over/underhooks. I try and break the class into principles and techniques. As a disclaimer for anything on this site, I’m by no means a seasoned grappler. If other people find them helpful, that’s wonderful! Just keep in mind these are written at my level and represent my personal understanding of the lesson.
Principle:
If you have an underhook, you can take the back.
Technique(s):
From guard, establish an over-under grip on your opponent, cinching with a wrestler’s gable grip. This allows you to control their posture and in a fight prevents them from pummeling you. Pull their weight forward, then shrug and throw the arm with the underhook over your head to expose the back. Reach across and grab the gi / lat of your opponent and throw in hooks to take the back.
Details:
- Gable grip with your underhook hand palm down, so it’s harder to break the grip.
- Throwing the arm and exposing the back is an upward shrugging/punching motion, much like arching drills for side control escapes. A sideways rolling motion will not accomplish anything.
- Hip out as you are throwing the arm. It’s as much about you moving yourself as it is about you moving your opponent. The hip movement will get you out from under your opponent. The shrug and hip out should be one fluid movement.
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