Adults: Knee Wedge Guard Break
Warm-up
Inside Position Hand Fighting
Player A
The objective for both players is to get the inside position. No takedowns, but maintain the inside position for as long as possible. That could be inside ties, a collar tie and an inside tie, a bodylock, whatever. As long as I’m on the inside, controlling, I’m winning and I’m good.
Player B
The objective for both players is to get the inside position. No takedowns, but maintain the inside position for as long as possible. That could be inside ties, a collar tie and an inside tie, a bodylock, whatever. As long as I’m on the inside, controlling, I’m winning and I’m good.
Win Condition(s)
There is no win condition. This is continuous.
Posture Breaker
Player A
Player A is on top, in closed guard, and attempting to maintain posture. You may not place your hands on the mat. Hands must stay on the bottom player.
Player B
Player B is on the bottom of closed guard and is trying to break the posture of Player A. They are also trying to get Player A to base on the mat. If Player A bases on the mats, that’s a win, and you flip top and bottom.
Win Condition(s)
Posture Breaker Standing
Player A
Player A is on top, in closed guard, and is allowed to start standing. Player A’s objective is to break open the guard.
Player B
Player B starts in bottom closed guard and allows the top player to stand, before starting. Once started, Player B attempts to break the posture or sweep.
Win Condition(s)
If Player A breaks open the guard or Player B sweeps, then switch.
Main Class
Closed Guard Base/Posture/Standing
Go over proper closed guard base, with posture.
Add safely getting hands to the armpits, thumbs pointing up.
Note you must quickly shift weight into your hands, in order for them to effectively pin the bottom person.
Discuss popping up to the feet quickly. Pause here.
Breaking Open the Guard
Once standing, we’re going to stagger our legs. One leg goes in the middle, the other steps back.
We then kick our back leg back to settle back our weight, as we walk our hands back to the hip.
Our knee is up and proceeds to break open the guard.