Issue 018
June 2023
Armbar from kneeride
1 Matt has side control on Rick
2 He pins Rick’s far side arm to the mat…
3 …and moves to knee ride
4 Here Matt clasps his hands together and leans back, driving his knee into Rick’s sternum
5 He switches his base and puts his left knee on Rick’s chest
6 Matt then lifts his right knee off and puts his entire weight on Rick’s jaw
7 Note how Matt controls Rick’s far side arm. By striking Rick, he exposes the right arm…
8 Which he begins to attack with an armbar. Matt keeps his weight on until…
9 …he puts his leg over Rick’s face.
10 Now he sits back, finishing the armbar. Note the control Matt has on Rick’s legs, making it extremely for Rick to escape.
10b
Attack from closed guard
1 Matt has Rick in his closed guard
2 As Rick postures up to strike, Matt opens his guard and shifts his hips to one side
3 Keeping Rick away with one leg, he cocks his other back to his chest…
4 …and kicks Rick’s left knee, taking out his base.
5 He can also follow with a shot to the face.
Striking from kneeride
1 Rick has kneeride on Matt
2 He underhooks Matt’s far side arm…
3 …and drives his forearm into Matt’s throat
4 If Matt tries to push this off, Rick pins the arm with his left shin
5 From this control position Rick is able to punch…
6 …or deliver an elbow strike
Passing the halfguard
1 Rick is in Matt’s halfguard
2 Reverse angle
3 Rick underhooks both of Matt’s arms and clasps his hands together
4 Keeping his grip closed, he lifts his left knee…
5 …and steps it across Matt’s torso. His left leg will be pulled from from Matt’s guard by this movement
6 With his leg free, Rick steps it around and settles into side control…
7 …where he can attack with strikes or work for a submission.
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