tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779667808822879253.post7911243883396667387..comments2010-10-27T07:28:17.244-04:00Comments on BJJ Obsession: Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16561088324192464435noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779667808822879253.post-43767648926888840222010-01-11T07:34:54.262-05:002010-01-11T07:34:54.262-05:00Hah - yeah, I rarely get to the actual passing the...Hah - yeah, I rarely get to the actual passing the guard part, because I have enough trouble opening the damn thing! ;)<br /><br />Personally, I really dislike opening the guard with my elbows into their thighs. That's for three main reasons:<br /><br /><br />1. I try to follow Saulo Ribeiro's philosophy (he mentions this in both his <a href="http://www.slideyfoot.com/2009/05/book-review-jiu-jitsu-university-saulo.html" rel="nofollow">book</a> and <a href="http://www.slideyfoot.com/2009/04/dvd-review-saulo-ribeiro-jiu-jitsu.html" rel="nofollow">DVDs</a>) that you should treat your training partner "like your best friend," so avoid hurting them unnecessarily.<br /><br />2. Digging into the thighs sets you up to get triangled. If they open their legs as you're pressing down and they time it right, you're liable to collapse to one side. As your arm is already bent and pressing down, they can quickly bring their leg over the top, lock their legs, then work to tighten up the position.<br /><br />3. It's a technique that relies on pain compliance and force rather than leverage. Leverage is a constant, as it depends on body structure, but pain compliance depends on their pain theshold, which can vary a lot from person to person.<br /><br /><br />Recently I've been playing a lot with something I refer to as the "twisting guard break," which relies on leverage rather than pain. Short summary <a href="http://www.slideyfoot.com/2006/10/bjj-technique-summary_25.html#twistingguardbreak" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and the lessons in which I've been shown it <a href="http://www.slideyfoot.com/search/label/twisting%20guard%20break" rel="nofollow">here</a>.slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.com