“Take care, don’t fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.”
I woke up sore this morning.
Actually, that’s an understatement. My back and legs feel like they’re on fire.
Because one of my classes was cancelled yesterday, I was able to squeeze an extra workout into my schedule. I deadlifted in 5-4-3-2-1 fashion, and managed to pull 245 on the last rep. I still need to improve my posterior chain strength a lot, but I feel like I’m making progress. I also did some push presses, chin-ups, and smaller lifts like pushdowns, side bends, and curls. Because I’m so tall for a 155er (6 feet), I’m going to need to be as strong as I can make myself if I want to hang with the 5′7” guys on the ground.
Me and Mike grappled for about an hour and a half. Nothing new to report there; he still gets me in 10 submissions for every 1 that I can catch him in. Mike showed me a choke from the guard that he learned from the high school wrestling coach. I’ve never seen it used in MMA, but it’s pretty easy to execute and seems impossible to escape. And it works; he got me in it 3 times over the course of our workout. Basically, you push your opponent’s arm to one side or the other so that both of their hands are on the same side of your body, then reach under his nearest armpit and around the neck. Use your other arm to lock it like a rear naked choke, and you’ve got him choked. He can’t pull out because you’ve got a tightly-closed guard.
Does this move exist? Is there some easy reversal that I’m overlooking? If not, why is this never used?
February 2, 2008 at 3:04 am
you can use it with a tight guard or i prefer grapevine hooks. it is a decent choke, though it can be hard to get their arm across. If you’re caught in this, bring your hands together and try to make a triangular frame with your arms, shoving their head to the side until you create enough space to crossface. This requires some stength so my best advice is to never let your elbow cross your center or your opponents. Good luck in your first fight.
February 7, 2008 at 2:54 pm
its called an arm triangle. its based off the same concept of a regular triangle choke. only substituting your legs for your arms… it is possible to defend…and potentially escape. not sure how to type it though…
February 7, 2008 at 3:05 pm
i got him into an arm triangle….he escaped by punching his arm out from under his chin…he ended up kicking me in the throat after the bell for first round… they no contested the fight