A Fight for Rotation and Neck Space
Partner Warmup Drills
(15 minutes)
- Pummel
- Snapdowns
- Basic guillotines from seated
Live Positional
(10 minutes)
The Big Cheese; switch out every time. The cheese is on hands and knees, opponent is holding a guillotine grip, head in pocket. The cheese is trying to get their head free. Opponent is trying to control, but can't finish. Let the cheese work.
Guillotine Defense 101
- Uke starts with a guillotine, in the pocket, somewhat sprawled on top.
- Get your head out of the pocket & back to center by push-pulling your head back to center. e.g.
- Post on uke's hips
- Use your shoulder & control of uke's leg when on a single
- Pull uke's choking elbow tight to your head.
- Grip the choking hand with a 2-on-1 grip. Retract your head & reset.
Keys
- Keep your head out of the pocket.
- Control the choking hand.
References
Drill
(15 minutes)
High pace rotating drill.
Guillotine Defense 102
- Get your body to the opposite side of uke's body. i.e. the opposite side of the choke. By e.g.
- Post down on uke's top leg and jump over. Crossface & pressure.
- Finish a double while making sure to clear uke's legs across your body.
- Gator roll to the same side as the choke.
- Last ditch method to buy time for grip fighting: Tripod, keep good neck posture, and connect your top shoulder to uke's chest.
- Look to overhook uke's shoulder with that arm.
- Pressure into uke's chest.
Keys
- Get cross-body.
- Keep your top shoulder tight to uke's chest.
- Try to flatten uke / get uke's hips facing the sky.
References
Drill
(15 minutes)
High Elbow Guillotine
- Start seated with chinstrap head control.
- Roll your shoulder forward to create space between uke's shoulder and your chest.
- Close high elbow grip, keeping your support arm's elbow down.
- Go to high elbow position by turning your hip that way & shifting your head across uke's shoulder axis.
- Hold half guard with inside leg & throw outside leg over opponent's back to stop the jump-over.
- "Rock the baby" and hamstring curl to finish.
Keys
- Creating the initial space between uke's shoulder and our chest.
- Hiding our grip in uke's neck/clavicle area hinders defensive grip fighting.
References
Drill
(15 minutes)
Live Positional
(10 minutes)
Repeat The Big Cheese, but winner stays in for up to 3 rounds.
Live Rounds
(30 minutes)
3 - 6 minute rounds depending on energy levels.