warrior-scholar
02-11-2008, 11:30 PM
Lovely little technique from Green....
I am wondering about your observations and experiences.
To start the discussion, we had fun converting this to a cross-lapel gi grab and choke from the ground position (common judo/jujutsu maneuver-I am not quite sure on the exact terminology in the various styles). The pinning of the hands with the left hand as in the standing variant does help alleviate some of the pressure, but the forearm strike to the outside of opponent's left arm is not as probable. The angle calls more for a right heel palm to the elbow. We observed some nice success in neutralizing the force of the choke when executing both maneuvers properly. Forcing the opponent left in this "stiff-arm" position could lead to a reversal of the inferior ground position. Alternatively, one could slip the right heel palm off of the elbow towards the left and immediately crane beak right in the bend of the elbow, thus switching direction for the reversal. One thing to note: Remember to actually REMOVE the choking hands if you do reverse, HA!
It is conceivable that one could switch the pin after the heel palm to the right elbow as in the standing variant, in order to strike with the left hand. However, an opponent in a dominant ground position presents additional problems (notably the fact that he is choking you with a great deal of weight also coming down upon you). Also, the latter concept of clearing the arms with a simultaneous claw to the face sounds good, but must follow some sort of structural imbalance to the opponent's attacking limbs AND body posture. This seems even more crucial from the ground position. In addition, the inverted punch/uppercut and the initial punches to the face and sternum may be more palpable in this situation if they were converted to penetrating strikes (i.e. claws, finger thrusts, phoenix-eye).
There is so much more to say, but now it's your turn.
Maybe I can be a little technical....:rolleyes:
Ryan
I am wondering about your observations and experiences.
To start the discussion, we had fun converting this to a cross-lapel gi grab and choke from the ground position (common judo/jujutsu maneuver-I am not quite sure on the exact terminology in the various styles). The pinning of the hands with the left hand as in the standing variant does help alleviate some of the pressure, but the forearm strike to the outside of opponent's left arm is not as probable. The angle calls more for a right heel palm to the elbow. We observed some nice success in neutralizing the force of the choke when executing both maneuvers properly. Forcing the opponent left in this "stiff-arm" position could lead to a reversal of the inferior ground position. Alternatively, one could slip the right heel palm off of the elbow towards the left and immediately crane beak right in the bend of the elbow, thus switching direction for the reversal. One thing to note: Remember to actually REMOVE the choking hands if you do reverse, HA!
It is conceivable that one could switch the pin after the heel palm to the right elbow as in the standing variant, in order to strike with the left hand. However, an opponent in a dominant ground position presents additional problems (notably the fact that he is choking you with a great deal of weight also coming down upon you). Also, the latter concept of clearing the arms with a simultaneous claw to the face sounds good, but must follow some sort of structural imbalance to the opponent's attacking limbs AND body posture. This seems even more crucial from the ground position. In addition, the inverted punch/uppercut and the initial punches to the face and sternum may be more palpable in this situation if they were converted to penetrating strikes (i.e. claws, finger thrusts, phoenix-eye).
There is so much more to say, but now it's your turn.
Maybe I can be a little technical....:rolleyes:
Ryan