[FIGHT] Strapple: September 25, 2006
Recover full guard from half guard
With top guy's right leg trapped in your half guard, your first priority is to control your opponent's left hand, presumably gripping his left wrist or its cuff with your right hand or fingers. Your left forearm needs to find its way under his chin, with your left hand gaining a grip on the cloth over the top of his left shoulder. Keeping your opponent at bay, unhook your legs and position the sole of your left foot on his upper inner right thigh, with the rest of your lower left leg going diagonally across his body in the sword cut angle, i.e., your left knee generally in the direction of top guy's left shoulder. Use this left foot to push off when shrimping on your right side; quickly remove the bent from your right leg, straighten it out and pull it through the opening between your opponent's legs. Straighten out so that you are face to face with your opponent and recover full guard.
Kick off and push away to wheelbarrow position
Always, always get into a small box in the half guard -- shrimp onto your right side, the right side of your head included. Rotate your left leg below the knee to tuck the top of your left foot under top guy's right waist; shrimp a little more if necessary to fit your foot in. Your left forearm again cuts under your opponent's chin, your left hand gripping his left shoulder and your right hand grabbing some pants under his left knee. Feint by pushing off him off to your right side. As he attempts to bring himself back straight over you, push him further along to your left side by lifting his base with your left leg, and pushing him along with both your left hand on his shoulder and your right hand under his left leg. Roll upright onto your left haunch and your opponent should be posting out into a wheelbarrow. Use your left foot to further disturb his base by kicking his right thigh farther out, and shuck his lower left leg onto your right clavicle tucked under the right side of your head. Post out with your left arm and retract your left leg behind you and stand up (柔術立ち). There are a variety of ways to put yourself into an advantageous position after standing up behind a wheelbarrow, including stepping back and pulling on your opponent's right leg, which should force him to flop onto his ass. Cf http://www.grapplearts.com/Andreh-Half-Guard-Crossface-Counter.htm.
Skirt around backside, straightened foot tuck sweep
Trap top guy's right leg in the half guard. Don't let him shunt his right arm under your left armpit; rather, thread your arm under his right armpit. Take the bottom of your opponent's left lapel (where the Atama tag is) and feed it around his back to your left hand.
Foot in skirt; grip pants over opp's left knee or behind it. Kick out your left leg straight while lifting top guy's left leg into the air, rotating to your left for the sweep.
Skirt around backside, rock forward into base
Take a tighter, deeper grip on the lapel (higher up than the Atama tag). Shrimp just enough to tuck the topside of your left foot under top guy's right hip. Lift with that foot and push your opponent moderately away mid-air. Keep your torso and head tight with his body and rock into a squat as he is returning to earth. Be sure to square away your right knee (and use your right hand if it's free) to get a base and keep the momentum moving away from you.
With top guy's right leg trapped in your half guard, your first priority is to control your opponent's left hand, presumably gripping his left wrist or its cuff with your right hand or fingers. Your left forearm needs to find its way under his chin, with your left hand gaining a grip on the cloth over the top of his left shoulder. Keeping your opponent at bay, unhook your legs and position the sole of your left foot on his upper inner right thigh, with the rest of your lower left leg going diagonally across his body in the sword cut angle, i.e., your left knee generally in the direction of top guy's left shoulder. Use this left foot to push off when shrimping on your right side; quickly remove the bent from your right leg, straighten it out and pull it through the opening between your opponent's legs. Straighten out so that you are face to face with your opponent and recover full guard.
Kick off and push away to wheelbarrow position
Always, always get into a small box in the half guard -- shrimp onto your right side, the right side of your head included. Rotate your left leg below the knee to tuck the top of your left foot under top guy's right waist; shrimp a little more if necessary to fit your foot in. Your left forearm again cuts under your opponent's chin, your left hand gripping his left shoulder and your right hand grabbing some pants under his left knee. Feint by pushing off him off to your right side. As he attempts to bring himself back straight over you, push him further along to your left side by lifting his base with your left leg, and pushing him along with both your left hand on his shoulder and your right hand under his left leg. Roll upright onto your left haunch and your opponent should be posting out into a wheelbarrow. Use your left foot to further disturb his base by kicking his right thigh farther out, and shuck his lower left leg onto your right clavicle tucked under the right side of your head. Post out with your left arm and retract your left leg behind you and stand up (柔術立ち). There are a variety of ways to put yourself into an advantageous position after standing up behind a wheelbarrow, including stepping back and pulling on your opponent's right leg, which should force him to flop onto his ass. Cf http://www.grapplearts.com/Andreh-Half-Guard-Crossface-Counter.htm.
Skirt around backside, straightened foot tuck sweep
Trap top guy's right leg in the half guard. Don't let him shunt his right arm under your left armpit; rather, thread your arm under his right armpit. Take the bottom of your opponent's left lapel (where the Atama tag is) and feed it around his back to your left hand.
Foot in skirt; grip pants over opp's left knee or behind it. Kick out your left leg straight while lifting top guy's left leg into the air, rotating to your left for the sweep.
Skirt around backside, rock forward into base
Take a tighter, deeper grip on the lapel (higher up than the Atama tag). Shrimp just enough to tuck the topside of your left foot under top guy's right hip. Lift with that foot and push your opponent moderately away mid-air. Keep your torso and head tight with his body and rock into a squat as he is returning to earth. Be sure to square away your right knee (and use your right hand if it's free) to get a base and keep the momentum moving away from you.
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