Grappling Dummy & Side Control / Scarf Hold

Before class I had an hour to work drills with the Submission Master Grappling Dummy. I was kind of lazy and didn't go at it full bore but I did work some new technique. The legs are starting to loosen up a little as the grappling dummy is slowly getting broken in.

In today's Jiu Jitsu class we worked more on the side control/inverted scarf hold position that I talked about yesterday. A lot of emphasis was put on not having your chest down on top of your opponent but rather your hip and side the side of your torso. It feels more like scarf hold this way (your legs are still in opposite positions as they would be in scarf hold - a.k.a. kesa gatame) and you have a lot of control.

We also worked a submission from the side control/inverted scarf hold position (really wish I new the name for this position/technique). The submission was a collar/forearm choke from the side control/inverted scarf hold position: take your hand that is closest to his head and reach over the top side of his neck and then down deep into his collar on the far side of his neck with an overhand grip, with your other hand reach under your chest and grab his elbow (this should be easy as he will probably be trying to defend by pushing up on you), now pull your forearm down across his throat while pulling his elbow towards his chest, as you perform the choke be sure to move/switch your hips up towards his shoulder (this puts a lot of your body weight into the choke).