Double Guard Pull
What is it?
At 0:37:
Before last year honestly I never gave it any thought. Coming from a Judo & Nihon Jujutsu background, the guard was a position you ended up when you failed a sacrifice throw. Pulling guard for me, was going for a Tomoe Nage or Sumi Geashi and failing.
Then I started BJJ full-time and realized I didnt have to fight for the takedown every time. If I wanted the fight on the ground, I pull guard and look for the sweep. However, there was still a problem. What if they pulled guard first? Passing is very difficult against a good guard player and my guard passing skills are not the strongest aspect of my game.
I focus heavily on my Leg Locks and have had a lot of success with them. Eventually my guard passing got stronger as people tended to hide from my leg locks. Then it hit me, just because my opponent pulls guard doesnt mean I cant pull guard as well. How is that position different than if I just sweep a standing opponent from an open guard position. We are both seated, controlling legs looking for position to come up in an advantageous position or submission.
It's an interesting dynamic controlling the ankles/knees/pants to prevent your opponent from coming up on top while transition between 1LX, X hook and 50/50 position looking for that Leg Drag or Leg Lock. I am not a heavy DLR player and I dont Berimbolo. But from that position Berimbolo players are definitely the strongest competition. I been trying to counter with the X hook but often I am too late and instead force 50/50 guard. Any other of the Bullshido grapplers playing with this position or I am just going to get a lot of Get off your ass and Pass the Guard!
What is it?
At 0:37:
Before last year honestly I never gave it any thought. Coming from a Judo & Nihon Jujutsu background, the guard was a position you ended up when you failed a sacrifice throw. Pulling guard for me, was going for a Tomoe Nage or Sumi Geashi and failing.
Then I started BJJ full-time and realized I didnt have to fight for the takedown every time. If I wanted the fight on the ground, I pull guard and look for the sweep. However, there was still a problem. What if they pulled guard first? Passing is very difficult against a good guard player and my guard passing skills are not the strongest aspect of my game.
I focus heavily on my Leg Locks and have had a lot of success with them. Eventually my guard passing got stronger as people tended to hide from my leg locks. Then it hit me, just because my opponent pulls guard doesnt mean I cant pull guard as well. How is that position different than if I just sweep a standing opponent from an open guard position. We are both seated, controlling legs looking for position to come up in an advantageous position or submission.
It's an interesting dynamic controlling the ankles/knees/pants to prevent your opponent from coming up on top while transition between 1LX, X hook and 50/50 position looking for that Leg Drag or Leg Lock. I am not a heavy DLR player and I dont Berimbolo. But from that position Berimbolo players are definitely the strongest competition. I been trying to counter with the X hook but often I am too late and instead force 50/50 guard. Any other of the Bullshido grapplers playing with this position or I am just going to get a lot of Get off your ass and Pass the Guard!