Let’s chat about the micro just a wee bit.
At a certain point, focus must shift in that direction in order to take any position or technique to a higher level. Little things like understanding the significance of specific grips, body placement and angles make a ridiculous amount of difference.
Don’t believe me?
Psh.
Alright.
Here’s an example for you to ponder on.
Once upon a time, I learned the hard way that the head is a hard tool that can be used to devastating effect in a wide assortment of situations.
Yes, it is an experience that I’ve never forgotten.
It happened right around the time when half guard was really starting to click for me as a blue belt while I was visiting a different gym.
All the guys there were really focused on the grind. They went hard, and there were no qualms about it either.
You either sunk or you swam.
There was no other option.
And during one particular roll, I got to half. That’s when it happened. The guy (who is a cool dude) dug his top of his skull under my chin and drove in with all the pressure he could muster.
I was stuck.
He couldn’t pass, but I couldn’t move.
Every technique went out the window.
And it became nothing more than a battle of wills.
Guess what though?
First of all, I stole that (of course). I use it whenever I want to smash through a flexible guard or make my dope mount more hellish and hard to stop.
But it also forced me early to start thinking about the position beyond just the techniques I had learned in class. I also became conscious of my own head position so things like that wouldn’t happen so easily again.
What if I mess up though?
Let’s say that I get hit with the most vicious crossface known to man, my shoulders get flattened to the mat, and I feel the force of the ages drop down on my chin as my opponent drops their hips to the mat.
That’s a situation where half guards get smashed all over the globe.
Enter the “Half Guard Trickery” course.
Within, there is a lesson that deals specifically with that scenario, and the focus is on one micro adjustment that absolutely destroy the structure of your opponent’s position.
All learning occurs here:
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