20/11/2010 – Softwork: Fundamentals of Standup Grappling – Clinchwork and Takedowns

Good session, guys, even if the class was a bit small today.  At least those who showed up will have a major leg up on the others next time around!  For those of you who had questions about takedowns the previous session, hopefully this session will have answered at least the most important ones.  It's a large, large body of work, so it's only natural that it will take you a while before you start to 'get' it.

Homework assignment:

1.) Ground engagements - forward/backward rolls, pistol breakfalls;  attempt these from standing now that you are more comfortable with them

2.) Conditioning syllabus - joint mobility, callisthenics, plank, slow squat





Objectives

- Developing fundamental motor patterns for clinch fighting and executing takedowns

- Attacking and defending stance integrity, loading structure to disrupt equilibrium, joint hyperfunction (neck, shoulders, hips)


Warmup

- IntuFlow intermediate routine

Conditioning

TacFit Commando Mission 1 – Recruit-to-Grunt






1.) Front Lunge Jump – 20/10 x 8

1min rest

2.) Plank Push – 20/10 x 8

1min rest

3.) Sit-Through Reach – 20/10 x 8

1min rest

4.) Screwing Pushup – 20/10 x 8

1min rest

5.) Spinal Rock Pike – 20/10 x 8

1min rest

6.) Tripod Twist – 20/10 x 8



Basic Skills for Standup Grappling

- Ground engagement warmup

- Establishing the clinch – neck plumb, bodylock

- Pummelling – neck, body

Biomechanics of Standup Grappling

- Stance integrity – spotting the triangle point

- Grips for takedowns – locking arm, driving arm

- Hyperfunction vs Dysfunction – facilitating natural movement to fool opponent into following along into takedown versus attempting to force takedown via threat of pain and injury

- Neck – S-shaped movement pattern

- Shoulder – sagittal plane circle, oblique transverse shoulder-spinal circle (fulcrum BETWEEN points of contact – usually wrist and neck)

- Hip – figure-8 movement pattern (demonstrate via single-leg, double-leg, trip takedowns)



Sample Techniques

- Renovated large outside reap (O-sotogari)

- Renovated hip toss (harai-goshi/koshi-guruma/o-goshi)


Free Drilling

Tori attempts to take uke down with any technique or variation thereof versus passive resistance, ie. uke attempts to maintain structure and firmness against tori's attempts but does not actively fight off grips or attempt to break engagement.