Sprawl and smash.
All day.
That’s the mentality of a certain subset of pajama wrestlers all across the globe. They see your guard, and they raise you a good ol’ smash.
And it WORKS.
Some crumble under the pressure.
Hell, I’m even a fan (sometimes).
Pressure used in the right way can create opportunities in even the oddest of places. It’s like a skeleton key that can unlock all doors.
And that’s why it often used to smash through the half guard.
Case in point:
A common strategy for dealing the kneeshield is to weave an arm through the legs and sprawl back hard to break the lock of the ankles and open up passing opportunities.
It’s effective too.
The guard just vanishes into dead air (when done right).
But that’s not even the worst of it. They also, often, grab your collar and drive their head into your chest. It creates an ideal passing situation.
Why?
It’s because your spine gets straight up torqued.
The legs go one way and the upper body goes the other. It’s like someone took an axe and bisected you straight across the middle, without all the blood and gore.
If you want to move effectively, it’s the absolute worst position to be in (that’s why they put you there).
I look at the initial grip for the transition totally different from most people though. I get damn right giddy (or as close to that as my stoic heart will allow) whenever someone tries to use it on me.
It’s a gift.
And I have no qualms at all about accepting it.
I’ll take it whenever I see it, no if, ands or buts.
And what do I do with it?
Hah.
The best place to find out is in the “Half Guard Trickery” course.
Amidst the many lessons found within is one of which breaks down what I like to call the Half Lasso position, and once you understand that, it will change your perspective on the leg weave pass.
You’ll start to see it as the gift I do.
Learn it here:
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