[FIGHT] Strapple: Lessons 1-5 [Part 2]
Basic reversal from cross guard
This is the same first reversal I learned from Kotani way back before I had bronchitis. From cross guard with your back on the floor, create space to fit a bent leg (here, your right) into the top guy's belly, maybe optimally at the sword-slashing angle (a line running roughly from his right shoulder to his left waist) or below. The grips: right hand grabbing a rich amount of cloth below your opponent's right tricep, left hand pulling on the sleeve at his right wrist. In one motion, jerk your hands hard with counterclockwise English, stab your free left heel into his lower right leg, and kick through and extend with your right leg for the sweep. Kotani taught it with a quick sit-up first and then kicking through as you fall back, but blue belt Harada-sensei at Strapple said this wasn't necessary.
Kuzushi to all fours from guard
The practical application of this may be a little questionable. With your back on the mat, shift to open guard and create space with your feet on the top guy's hips, pivoting a little bit to your diagonal upper left. Now you can break your opponent's balance by taking his right sleeve with your right hand, then jerking it back while simultaneously using your right foot to kick out his left leg at a spot above his knee. Keep a hold of his right sleeve but use the time created by your opponent's loss of balance to crawl out from under him to the right side of his body, ending up in a squat or on your knees. Get your left hand a grip on the pants outside his left ankle.
In practice, once this position was established, the guy on all fours then forward rolls over his right shoulder, wheels out both legs high and wide in the air, then places his opponent in his guard at the end of the circle. The roles in the exercise now reverse.
Kimura from guard
The mechanics were the same as those taught to me at Abe Ani Combat Club. Strapple's Harada-sensei and brown belt Masada-sensei helped out with a few more points of emphasis. First, the arm (assume your left) flying over your opponent's shoulder should snake around and meet your right wrist at just about the same time you establish your grip on the top guy's wrist. This is because establishing your grip first would telegraph your intentions to your opponent. Second, focus on maintaining the 90-degree bend in your opponent's arm and pull it straight into the air behind him, then start forcing his hand toward his opposite shoulder blade at the end. A flexible opponent can endure quite a bit when the hammer lock is kept close to his back.
Sitting upright in shrimp v. in guard position with back on the floor
On Monday after class, Masada-sensei took four of us aside to expound on one of his favorite tactics. Sato paired up with Hyodo and I paired up with Sugimori. During kumiwaza on the floor, the key is keeping you back off the mat when you can. Legs are in a relaxed shrimp position, here the left leg bent and resting on the ground, the right leg bent and propped up, both feet inside the space between the top guy's knees. Take a deep grip on the opponent's right collar with your right hand with four fingers in, control the fabric near his right ankle with your left hand.
This creates several options. If you tug on his collar and your opponent reacts by jerking his head up, use his momentum against him and push him forward while picking up his right leg. Don't forget to step over his right leg with your left and work toward side control. If you tug on his pants and your opponent reacts by jetting his foot back, his balance will be compromised and you can pull his head down closer to your ribs using his collar. The opponent is more vulnerable if you can use your newly freed left hand to yank his right arm prone across your body, his right hand ending up in the open space under your right armpit. From here, you can work a collar choke by stringing your opponent's right collar across his throat, and then reaching over his back with your left hand and pulling on the gi near his left shoulder. (Not sure about this; I have to work this part out next time.) Lastly, with his head down you can slip your right hand under his left armpit and use your left arm to keep his upper body in tight to your right chest. Your feet should be hooked under his inner thighs. Kick straight up with more power in the right leg and take him onto his back for the reversal.
Feint clock choke to switched hands choke
If I'm not mistaken, this choke came to Harada-sensei only a couple of weeks ago by a white belt girl. Pretty impressive. Your opponent is seated and you koala behind him, your feet hooked around his hips. Work for the clock choke, say with your right hand gripped on your opponent's left collar. (Need to figure out whether it makes a difference that your right arm goes over or under the opponent's.) Your grip will be loose and down on the collar, perhaps because of the way your opponent is defending the choke. From here, pivot away to your right with your right leg sinking in deeper across your opponent's abdomen, unhooking your left foot. Bring your left hand over the right side of the opponent's neck and take the deep grip in the space higher up on the collar above your right hand, four fingers out. Release the right hand and bring it back while shifting your pivot to the left, this time your left leg sinking in across your opponent's abdomen and right foot almost unhooking. To finish, use your right hand to grab the fabric over your opponent's left shoulder and pull.
Single leg tackle with opposite feet forward
This came up in the beginner wrestling class taught by blue belt Yonezawa-sensei. Start with opposite feet forward (in this case, your opponent's right foot forward near your left foot forward). Look for the opening, or create it by slapping down and away if your opponent posts a keep-away arm on your shoulder. Lower your center of gravity and dive in, your left hand coming around your opponent's upper right thigh, your right hand swooping a big circle along the ground and then up towards the crochet, if you know what I mean. Your left leg moves to his right side but don't drag your right leg or leave it behind. The hand hooking around goes on top, lock it in high and deep. The left hand grips the wrist of your right hand; this way, even if your opponent can pull the top hand off, your hands remain in a favorable position close to each other.
This is a look-in tackle, not a look-out one; your head will drive into the opponent's body, your left ear on his right ribs, the rest of the left side of your face as flush as possible. Keep pushing through your left shoulder and head while lifting your opponent's right leg off the ground. Create a new angle to break his balance by shifting the orientation of your feet, pulling your left foot backward while dragging the goods back with you, leaving your right foot forward. Masada-sensei pointed out that sometimes it helps to sandwich your opponent's lower right leg between your own legs somewhat tightly. In the alternative, you can hook your opponent's right angle into the small of your elbow, or then heft it onto your shoulder -- taking a momentary quick dip with your hips if necessary -- and then stand straight up. Push forward or trip with your legs to finish the takedown. Tenacity is the key to all tackling.
This is the same first reversal I learned from Kotani way back before I had bronchitis. From cross guard with your back on the floor, create space to fit a bent leg (here, your right) into the top guy's belly, maybe optimally at the sword-slashing angle (a line running roughly from his right shoulder to his left waist) or below. The grips: right hand grabbing a rich amount of cloth below your opponent's right tricep, left hand pulling on the sleeve at his right wrist. In one motion, jerk your hands hard with counterclockwise English, stab your free left heel into his lower right leg, and kick through and extend with your right leg for the sweep. Kotani taught it with a quick sit-up first and then kicking through as you fall back, but blue belt Harada-sensei at Strapple said this wasn't necessary.
Kuzushi to all fours from guard
The practical application of this may be a little questionable. With your back on the mat, shift to open guard and create space with your feet on the top guy's hips, pivoting a little bit to your diagonal upper left. Now you can break your opponent's balance by taking his right sleeve with your right hand, then jerking it back while simultaneously using your right foot to kick out his left leg at a spot above his knee. Keep a hold of his right sleeve but use the time created by your opponent's loss of balance to crawl out from under him to the right side of his body, ending up in a squat or on your knees. Get your left hand a grip on the pants outside his left ankle.
In practice, once this position was established, the guy on all fours then forward rolls over his right shoulder, wheels out both legs high and wide in the air, then places his opponent in his guard at the end of the circle. The roles in the exercise now reverse.
Kimura from guard
The mechanics were the same as those taught to me at Abe Ani Combat Club. Strapple's Harada-sensei and brown belt Masada-sensei helped out with a few more points of emphasis. First, the arm (assume your left) flying over your opponent's shoulder should snake around and meet your right wrist at just about the same time you establish your grip on the top guy's wrist. This is because establishing your grip first would telegraph your intentions to your opponent. Second, focus on maintaining the 90-degree bend in your opponent's arm and pull it straight into the air behind him, then start forcing his hand toward his opposite shoulder blade at the end. A flexible opponent can endure quite a bit when the hammer lock is kept close to his back.
Sitting upright in shrimp v. in guard position with back on the floor
On Monday after class, Masada-sensei took four of us aside to expound on one of his favorite tactics. Sato paired up with Hyodo and I paired up with Sugimori. During kumiwaza on the floor, the key is keeping you back off the mat when you can. Legs are in a relaxed shrimp position, here the left leg bent and resting on the ground, the right leg bent and propped up, both feet inside the space between the top guy's knees. Take a deep grip on the opponent's right collar with your right hand with four fingers in, control the fabric near his right ankle with your left hand.
This creates several options. If you tug on his collar and your opponent reacts by jerking his head up, use his momentum against him and push him forward while picking up his right leg. Don't forget to step over his right leg with your left and work toward side control. If you tug on his pants and your opponent reacts by jetting his foot back, his balance will be compromised and you can pull his head down closer to your ribs using his collar. The opponent is more vulnerable if you can use your newly freed left hand to yank his right arm prone across your body, his right hand ending up in the open space under your right armpit. From here, you can work a collar choke by stringing your opponent's right collar across his throat, and then reaching over his back with your left hand and pulling on the gi near his left shoulder. (Not sure about this; I have to work this part out next time.) Lastly, with his head down you can slip your right hand under his left armpit and use your left arm to keep his upper body in tight to your right chest. Your feet should be hooked under his inner thighs. Kick straight up with more power in the right leg and take him onto his back for the reversal.
Feint clock choke to switched hands choke
If I'm not mistaken, this choke came to Harada-sensei only a couple of weeks ago by a white belt girl. Pretty impressive. Your opponent is seated and you koala behind him, your feet hooked around his hips. Work for the clock choke, say with your right hand gripped on your opponent's left collar. (Need to figure out whether it makes a difference that your right arm goes over or under the opponent's.) Your grip will be loose and down on the collar, perhaps because of the way your opponent is defending the choke. From here, pivot away to your right with your right leg sinking in deeper across your opponent's abdomen, unhooking your left foot. Bring your left hand over the right side of the opponent's neck and take the deep grip in the space higher up on the collar above your right hand, four fingers out. Release the right hand and bring it back while shifting your pivot to the left, this time your left leg sinking in across your opponent's abdomen and right foot almost unhooking. To finish, use your right hand to grab the fabric over your opponent's left shoulder and pull.
Single leg tackle with opposite feet forward
This came up in the beginner wrestling class taught by blue belt Yonezawa-sensei. Start with opposite feet forward (in this case, your opponent's right foot forward near your left foot forward). Look for the opening, or create it by slapping down and away if your opponent posts a keep-away arm on your shoulder. Lower your center of gravity and dive in, your left hand coming around your opponent's upper right thigh, your right hand swooping a big circle along the ground and then up towards the crochet, if you know what I mean. Your left leg moves to his right side but don't drag your right leg or leave it behind. The hand hooking around goes on top, lock it in high and deep. The left hand grips the wrist of your right hand; this way, even if your opponent can pull the top hand off, your hands remain in a favorable position close to each other.
This is a look-in tackle, not a look-out one; your head will drive into the opponent's body, your left ear on his right ribs, the rest of the left side of your face as flush as possible. Keep pushing through your left shoulder and head while lifting your opponent's right leg off the ground. Create a new angle to break his balance by shifting the orientation of your feet, pulling your left foot backward while dragging the goods back with you, leaving your right foot forward. Masada-sensei pointed out that sometimes it helps to sandwich your opponent's lower right leg between your own legs somewhat tightly. In the alternative, you can hook your opponent's right angle into the small of your elbow, or then heft it onto your shoulder -- taking a momentary quick dip with your hips if necessary -- and then stand straight up. Push forward or trip with your legs to finish the takedown. Tenacity is the key to all tackling.
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