Let me tell you about a guy.
He used trained out in Texas with Travis Lutter (in fact, I think that’s even where he got his purple belt), and some months ago, he told me that he doesn’t tap to chokes. They just don’t work on him. Of course, that was a little bit tongue in cheek, but his awareness for the choke defense game wasn’t a joke.
For example, when you get on his back, it’s a constant battle.
He treats the grip skirmish like a war of attrition that must not be lost, and he’ll fight to stop you from setting your grips over and over again.
No pause.
No rest.
Endlessly.
And that’s not all either. He also understands the angle battle of the game. So he always fights to get his shoulders to the mat.
It’s awesome.
But he hasn’t escaped from me yet.
Know why?
Well, of course, I have tricks. But they all stem from principle. My operating philosophy for attacking from the back is that I must always fight the angle battle first.
I want chest to back/shoulder connection at all times. And every time an opponent creates any separation, I have to make an adjustment right away.
It’s a battle.
But when you win it, it’s just matter of time before you slice through the grip defenses.
Writing doesn’t quite do it justice though. Lucky enough though, there is a lesson in micro adjustments that breaks down the specific tactics used to slice through multiple levels of bow and arrow choke defense.
It’s an in-depth one too.
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