Drilling questions, position troubleshooting, instructionals.
When was the last time a top-3 finisher at Worlds black belt division relied on classic Lloyd Irvin / Bernardo Faria pressure passing as their A-game? Leg drag, knee cut, body lock. Pressure as a *modifier*, sure. Pressure as the primary strategy? Maybe the answer is "Felipe Pena." Maybe nobody. Make the case.
The 50/50 stalemate killed several IBJJF finals. Lachlan Giles called it the "tax position." Most coaches teach it now as a defensive recovery. Is it a legitimate position with a finishing offense, or is it a stall pattern dressed up as technique? Honest takes from purple+.
Roger submitted black belts with the same exact mount-to-cross-collar he'd show at a seminar. We all know the steps. Yet at every IBJJF black belt division now, that finish is rare. Is the position now defended at the elite level, or have grapplers just gotten worse at committing to a pin? Black belts who've drilled both sides — what's the truth?
I coach kids and adult fundamentals. New question every week: "when do we learn berimbolo?" My take: never until you can pass open guard cleanly. Otherwise you're building a one-trick offense that gets dismantled at every higher level. Do you teach it earlier? Where's the line?
I coach kids and adult fundamentals. New question every week: "when do we learn berimbolo?" My take: never until you can pass open guard cleanly. Otherwise you're building a one-trick offense that gets dismantled at every higher level. Do you teach it earlier? Where's the line?
Everyone and their mother is hitting wrestle-up out of butterfly now. The Mikey Musumeci–style underhook stand-up is destroying my open guard. What are you doing — kimura grip threat? Hip switch to overhook? Dropping back to leg drag? Genuinely asking, getting smashed in training.
Specifically when they've got the figure-four locked AND they're pulling your head down. Posture is gone, can't stack, can't roll because they have your far arm. What's the move? My answer has been "tap" but that's embarrassing.
this person or that person?
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