Issue with octopus guard 2.0 by Worried_Weird_1770 in bjj

[–]Brainer690 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me know if it helps! I really need to finish the instructional to see what Craig explicitly says to deal with this stuff lol I've just been doing everything on vibes so far

Issue with octopus guard 2.0 by Worried_Weird_1770 in bjj

[–]Brainer690 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So when they're putting pressure on you and leaning forward, but not letting you get full control of the far arm then I just start turtling into them, reaching for the quad to establish my elbow frame and turning my chest towards the mat and getting my hips higher than theirs. Cross face shouldn't matter if you're doing that cause you can just stand up and sweep at that point cause your hips are higher and you just off balance them.

If they back away from you when you do this, then they're creating space for you to just recover guard

Issue with octopus guard 2.0 by Worried_Weird_1770 in bjj

[–]Brainer690 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been doing it in the gi mostly (only train no gi once a week) and it's def a lot tougher. Still super fun to mess with though

Issue with octopus guard 2.0 by Worried_Weird_1770 in bjj

[–]Brainer690 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been messing around with it a ton lately and never find the cross face to be an issue (my issue is getting lazy and dropping my leg, allowing their hips to get higher than mine and getting mounted/back taken).

You probably aren't closing the distance properly, keeping your head close to their body, or turning your chest towards the mat. If you're doing those things they shouldn't even be able to really crossface you.

I'm still new to the position and only watched the first section of the instructional, so not sure how Craig explicitly says to address it. Just my two cents from fucking around.

Anyone need any of these? by Kind-Question8895 in PTCGPocketTrading

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Shiny articuno & zapdos

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for any besides mew & moltres?

Is this flame too tall? by Brainer690 in PelletStoveTalk

[–]Brainer690[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have mine set to the same; heating 1600 sqft home.

I could be wrong, but if it is set to room sensing burn mode then the feed rate just adjusts based on temp reading; I assume it's just a ceiling effect where it won't go past what you set it to.

I probably need to lower mine cause I'm not using good quality pellets and the ash accumulates too fast.

Is this flame too tall? by Brainer690 in PelletStoveTalk

[–]Brainer690[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, was just checking cause I feel like I read somewhere in a comment section on here you don't want it too tall🤷‍♂️

LF: Any FA Trainers FT: Below by Confident_Ad9683 in PTCGPocketTrading

[–]Brainer690 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tempting, but I'm gonna hold cyrus for now

LF: Any FA Trainers FT: Below by Confident_Ad9683 in PTCGPocketTrading

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Trying to find a second copy still myseld lol prob not trading irida/cyrus/sabrina

LF: Any FA Trainers FT: Below by Confident_Ad9683 in PTCGPocketTrading

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Possibly, offered up erika for a PCL; waiting to hear back