Sometimes, it astounds me how many people to still fall victim to my hip tilt trickery.
Yes, yes I know that I make them react to the wrong thing, but still… sometimes it just seems like cheating. And there is sooo much that can be done off of that one threat too.
For example, as soon as that hand touches the mat, you can:
* Snatch up the kimura on the near side. (That elbow often disconnects from the side, as all of their focus goes to stopping the sweep.)
* Push the face away and underhook the near arm for a devastating crush. (I even like to bring my knee up in front of their face to isolate the arm and make the finish even more vicious.)
* Reach down and pull their ankle in. (It absolutely obliterates their base and makes finishing the sweep easy, no matter what post they have with their hand.)
* Swirl around to the far side and hip bump. (This is another easy way to finish the sweep, and as a bonus, mount is so so easy to get right away.)
*Snatch up the kimura on the far side. (I picked this up from Mahamed Aly a few years back, and it’s straight up devastating. In fact, I even hit far too easily yesterday.)
* Wrap em up in the loop. (It’s shocking how many people allow the cross collar grip in kneeshield. Good thing though, that I have no qualms about making them suffer for it.
* Smoothly transition back to the closed guard. (Some guys react to the tilt by long stepping their leg back to increase their base. It’s a gift. Not only is the closed guard wrapped up for you like a present on Christmas day, but there are also attacks you can hit right after the transition.)
And that’s not all. When you make your adversaries react in ways that you can easily predict, there’s almost always some way that you can take advantage of their reaction.
You just have to think about the game in that way.
‘Tis one of the reasons some of my attacks are downright devious.
Anyway, if you want to learn more about these half gyardy stuff, my “Half Guard Trickery” course awaits.
Here’s the link:
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