Ashi Garami Control and Straight Ankle Locks

Control the hip and create tension to control and break.

Partner Warmup Drills

(10 minutes)

SLX hip up for time

SLX hip up cycle for time

• 3x SLX hip up & then basic sweep
• uke builds up on their free leg & that side hand post
• uke shifts weight back to SLX'd leg and stands up

Callback to last class:

(5 minutes)

• Jake hip control, ankle lock guillotine grip
• finish
• uke clears hip
• switch to reverse butterfly hook + foot on hip and finish

references: Brian Glick - Finishing the Straight Ankle Lock...

Live Positional

(20 minutes)

Standard Ashi Garami, uke starts hands up, other leg away, NO SUBS ALLOWED.

Reset if:

• tori loses foot control
• you end up not in open guard for 3 seconds
• y'all are stuck somewhere and tori wants to reset

Goal: control and transitions. Keep tension in uke's leg. This requires hip and ankle control. Goal: pay close attention and discuss afterwards

Top & bottom, two partner switches, 2 minute goes. (6 x 2 minutes). Discuss between partner switches. Decrease intensity for later rounds.

TORI KEYS:

• hip control
• ankle control
• tension

UKE KEYS:

• keep the boot on
• free the hip
• disentangle or get inside position

Instruction: Shotgun Grip for Ashi Garami Control

(5 minutes)

• elbow deep on the ankle and figure four.
• elbows in / minimize surface area for defensive grip fighting
• can be one handed & now the other hand is free to e.g. grip fight, post defensively, keep knee turned out

Instruction: Reverse Butterfly Hook for Ashi Garami Control

(5 minutes)

• reverse butterfly hook to control distance & maintain tension in uke's leg
  • lateral control with your foot and knee counter pressure
  • given that lateral clamp, you now have push-pull control of uke's leg
• ideally your other leg is stomping on the hip, with knee turned down

Instruction: Far Hip Control for Ashi Garami Control

(5 minutes)

• usually relevant if your hips are facing the sky and/or you can't get the hip stomp
• a. stomp inside uke's far knee / thigh
• b. ankle grip with free hand & your free leg bent at the knee with shin at the back of uke's knee

Move of the Day

Instruction: Finishing Shotgun Grip Straight Ankle Locks

(5 minutes)

• Part 1: Adjust the Grip
  • On your side-ish, keep hip and ankle grips & shrimp hips away. This should let you pull your elbow back to uke's achilles. It can catch on uke's heel.
  • Your opposite hand can be cupping uke's upper shin / knee.
  • Final position is uke's heel on/in front of your ribs, not on your side nor behind you!
  • Micro version: straight back shift with figure four grip & feet pushing. Concaving your torso.
• Part 2: Create Tension
  • Pack your shoulder back and down while keeping feet-on-hip and opp-hand-shin pressure.
  • Stretch everything straight out / hip in a little bit.
• Part 3: Finish
  • Turn out and belly down arch. Like a big ankle-breaking banana.

references: Precision Ankle Locks With Mateusz Szczeciński

Drill

(5-10 minutes)

Bonus Instruction: More Control and Finishing Options

(5 minutes)

1. one-handed finishing
   • primary control is reverse butterfly hook
   • even more important to jack grip up
   • guillotine grip option
   • this is easier with far leg control, especially with the thigh stomp
   • finish hips facing the sky
2. the short straight ankle
   • if you can't get a hip stomp

references: ZombieProofBJJ - “The Zombie Maker” Short Straight Ankle From Hell

Live Positional

(2 minute rounds)

• Repeat Ashi Garami Live Drill, submissions are allowed now, switch top to bottom on resets

Live Rounds

(30 minutes)

3 - 6 minute rounds depending on energy levels.