This week we work on a side control/knee on stomache transition drill. You can start slow and get the feeling for the fundamental movement. It's important to make sure you hide your feet, keeping your opponent from getting half guard. Once you get familiar with the movement, pick up the pace a bit. Do this drill for :60 seconds at a time.
This week our drill for skill is transitional guard passing. The bottom player is looking to replace his guard by stepping over the body of his opponent. As this happens, the top player dives and slides his knee in the opposite directing, passing the guard. This is a great drill and will really help with your timing.
This is a perfect multipurpose drill. It helps improve your hip movement, balance, core strength and flexibility. It also helps your timing and ability to invert. Our expert always stays connected with her partner during the drill.
The key to this drill is getting a good grip on the person that is standings leg and when you get to their side try to be square to them on your hands and knees. Since this drill is fairly low impact it is great for conditioning. Get a partner and see how fast and how many you can do in 2 minutes and for a harder workout try adding more time!
This week, Dedeco shows us a nice drill that will improve your guard passing game. This drill is great for learning how to transition and timing. This drill teaches you to be able to cut the corner and at the same time the person on the bottom can work their hip escape. It also helps with muscle memory because you have to shift your hips and hands very quickly.
Ryron Gracie shares a drill he likes to use that can help you when you need to move from side to side for an arm lock. Sometimes the armlock on the same side can be tough to finish with a really strong guy who sees it coming and grips up.