Snapdown from Seated Guard

April 17, 2023
  1. Start in seated guard with opponent sitting on their heels.
  2. Collar tie & combat base situp, free hand posting behind, pressuring into opponent.
  3. Get up to back knee and windshield out.
  4. Snapdown as you pull your lead foot away.
  5. End in front headlock position.
Variants:

You could also make space by doing a technical standup away from your opponent or you could use your bottom foot to kick out your opponents knee (see Brian Glick video for details on the knee kick).

Keys

  • have a secure collar tie
  • make space for your opponent to fall into

References