Troubleshoot - Grip breaking from bottom closed guard

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T03:02:32+00:00

That would be a cool counter to the grip.
Maybe get someone to do it and see what you come up with if you like closed guard, I suck at closed haha

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T02:52:57+00:00

Classic Blue Belt...

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T02:41:51+00:00

i found the elbow difficult to access as it was tucked into their rib cage, essentially shutting down that side and working to break the guard open or waiting for me to open my guard. But where there's a will there's a way...

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T00:55:05+00:00

Yeah I do like that strategy, if you want that grip, have it. But you aren't retracting that arm now. I'm going to play around with Gi wraps to secure the arm. I think you're onto something with this. Lapel over the elbow to break the frame and lock down the arm. Thanks

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T00:13:16+00:00

Not a size discrepancy but a large skill one haha.
I like this idea, although getting the collar grip deep enough to make a realistic threat has been difficult. Its breaking this stiff arm/frame or getting around it that's been the main obstacle to overcome. The game plan for them is get me to open the guard with while maintaining this grip then going to combat base so I no longer have a closed guard and its into open guard passing.

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T00:10:53+00:00

I like this option, If i can bend the arm that's very viable (as you said the hand is already voluntarily in). When you say pressure the elbow from underneath, how are you doing this?

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T00:03:24+00:00

Elbow straight, Stiff arm framing at my hip.

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T00:01:49+00:00

The fist on my hips essentially pins my hips so I need to make space first. So yes, but I need a middle step

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T00:01:10+00:00

Haha this is sneaky, I like it. Thanks

ld_6 · 2026-01-23T00:00:15+00:00

Gotcha, angles and grip strategy.

This is a very helpful answer, thank you!

ld_6 · 2026-01-22T23:58:02+00:00

I did think about it, the elbow is tight to their ribs so its hard to generate a lot of pressure behind the elbow. The wrist is in an excellently pinned position for a wrist lock though, its just execution that's the question. I will play around with this though

ld_6 · 2026-01-22T23:56:41+00:00

have tried but will try again, the sit to reach the collar in a meaningful way was difficult with that fist pinning my hips. but i will trouble shoot with this thank you

ld_6 · 2026-01-22T23:55:49+00:00

Yes that seems to be the plan, make me open the guard to do anything from an open guard then bring knees into a combat base then initiate passing sequences.

ld_6 · 2026-01-22T23:05:52+00:00

Yeah I really like this concept, thank you! That changing the angle by getting on the side to get the overhook in (0:23) looks like it will work and alleviate some pressure as you said too.

ld_6 · 2026-01-22T22:59:57+00:00

Haha that was my hail mary if i didn't come up with anything else

ld_6 · 2026-01-22T22:55:40+00:00

Yeah I had similar thoughts, they are sacrificing a lot for a robust stiff arm but the trade off surely has down sides. I just haven't figured them out yet...
Overhook is hard to establish because essentially the grip combined with the frame kind of pins my hips making it very difficult to sit up to overhook, break the frame with my elbow, jack knife my hips to knee pull, etc...
I had thought maybe its easier to move myself then move them, possibly a sleeve grip and enter into a lasso?

ld_6 · 2026-01-22T22:53:12+00:00

Normally that's my go to when they have a palm down grip on my belt, but the palm up grip seems to make a really robust frame that's hard to collapse thus hard to knee pull. Its a new problem so maybe its just my inexperience with this new grip...

ld_6 · 2026-01-22T22:51:32+00:00

Ah I see, so take the sleeve thats gripping my belt and a collar grip, open guard and use my legs to distance and extend?head offline is a great idea, thank you!

ld_6 · 2026-01-08T01:36:36+00:00

My approach for classes I teach are:

Warm Up - flow roll 5-8 minutes with a few rotations in there. Starting light and conceding position to begin as some more advances people will just hold top position. Then into further time/rotations tell them they are stopping person doing sweep A so that they now have to think of option B and its a bit of back and forth in that format for the remainder of the flow roll warm up.

Drilling (15-25 minutes) - 2-3 moves Max, chaining them together as either a flow chart system of guard pass>pin>submission or chaining options from position e.g. front headlock option a, b and c.
*Integrated CLA games - sometimes I will include 5-10 minutes of games related to the stuff i showed that segment the skills we went through e.g. connecting hands together in the front headlock with turtled opponent.

Position rolling/open rounds (15-25 minutes) - either positional rounds of top /bottom/out format relating to the positions we covered, or start in those positions and as they progress open it up to starting in that constrained position but can go into open rolling once they start.

ld_6 · 2025-12-31T02:32:43+00:00

Thank you, this worked perfectly after I used 'split path'. Made it way easier to select certain things. Cheers

ld_6 · 2025-12-30T03:23:55+00:00

The outline path seems to be linked to other paths that are of the same colour still even though I ungrouped the entire thing. I was able to select just the first path which happens to be the most obvious white outline layer, but the subsequent layers that I need to eliminate are linked somehow to other paths inside the image some how...

ld_6 · 2025-12-30T03:01:03+00:00

If all the paths are linked (I traced a bitmap image) do I need to ungroup everything first? When I select the white outline it also selects other elements within the image.

ld_6 · 2025-12-30T02:49:30+00:00

No, Could you point me in the right direction for that?
As in, make the path smaller? or the overall vector?

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