Issue 167

May 2018

Grab a baseball bat grip to get up and swing the fight in your favor.

MMA’s most in-demand coach, Greg Jackson, demonstrates the best techniques for the cage, aided by UFC bantamweight, John Dodson.

1 - With John in his guard, controlling his arms, Greg elevates his hips to create some space and give himself room to work.

2 - Greg threads his right arm underneath John’s left so he can reach over to the other side.

3 - Using both of his hands, Greg takes a strong two-on-one grip on John’s left wrist.

4 - Thanks to that baseball bat grip, Greg can move John’s arm up and move his left foot onto the hip.

5 - Greg elevates his hips again, which gives him the leverage to cross John’s arm to the other side.

6 - Using his foot on John’s thigh for leverage, Greg slides onto his shoulder to begin turning away from guard.

7 - Greg extracts his right leg and puts it through the gap so he can come up onto all fours.

8 - Now Greg can relinquish control with both hands and move to take John’s back or strike from a dominant position.

TOP TIPS

AMATEUR:

This technique is useful against grapplers with a strength advantage where you might struggle to move them.

REGIONAL:

Maintain your grip in step six and keep it dragged to one side to stop your opponent recovering position.

WORLD:

Make your opponent as uncomfortable as you can in your guard by using forceful grips and foot positions on them.