Posted by: butterfly
Passing guard with some qualifications - 03/23/07 01:42 PM
Alright, started practicing again...lightly. Preface: had knee surgery and have a problem back. Knee requires a brace when I roll. Also, I am a short guy with a long torso and short limbs.
Problem: When I am in a particular opponent's guard (who is larger than me), I want to keep my balance and not lean over too much so I don't afford the opponent the opportunity to swing me in. With my shorter reach I have a problem with controlling his hips and keeping my torso away without leaning to give him some leverage to toss me forward.
Basically, what I have been trying to do is back up and time him coming foreward to close the gap so I can break his guard by pushing on his knee and cross along his right leg with my good left knee or try to reach around and loosen his guard to attempt to roll and stack him....harder since he's a good 50-60 lbs heavier and I generally miss the timing to get up to have good leverage.
Is there another strategy that I can use, considering the brace I wear...where I can break the guard of a larger opponent?
Problem: When I am in a particular opponent's guard (who is larger than me), I want to keep my balance and not lean over too much so I don't afford the opponent the opportunity to swing me in. With my shorter reach I have a problem with controlling his hips and keeping my torso away without leaning to give him some leverage to toss me forward.
Basically, what I have been trying to do is back up and time him coming foreward to close the gap so I can break his guard by pushing on his knee and cross along his right leg with my good left knee or try to reach around and loosen his guard to attempt to roll and stack him....harder since he's a good 50-60 lbs heavier and I generally miss the timing to get up to have good leverage.
Is there another strategy that I can use, considering the brace I wear...where I can break the guard of a larger opponent?