Warm Up (10min)
Line Drills (3min)
- Butt Scoot Backwards
- Butt Scoot Fordward
- Shrimp Backwards
- Shrimp Fordward
Partner Drill (7min)
- Roll Control
- Indicator: Opponent attempts to escape by bridging and rolling explosively to either side
- Essential Detail: Keep hips low, chest heavy, and use hand and foot for base
- Most Common Mistake: Failure to switch to Modified Side Mount when the frame is applied
- Drill Orders: Side Control start, Control for 15-30 seconds then reverse rolls.
- Note: You can also hold with a Modified Scarf type position just lower on the hips
- Guard Prevention
- Indicator: Opponent attempts to put you in their guard by pushing your hip and inserting the bottom leg, they may also use a hip bump.
- Essential Detail: Early recognition of guard attempt and quick hip switch
- Most Common Mistake: Weak leg positioning and weight distribution while hips are switched
- Drill Orders: Side Mount start, control for 15 seconds, reverse roles
- Reflex Development Drill
- Practice Roll Control & Guard Prevention as a combined drill
Lesson (30min)
- Block & Shoot Escape (10min)
- Indicator: Opponent passes your guard and attempts to establish the side mount
- Essential Detail: Block early to keep space, shoot the legs into position immediately after the block
- Most Common Mistake: Inefficient removal of the inside leg after the initial shot
- Bad Guy Reminder: Don’t post your insider hand on the ground (you might get kneed)
- Drill Orders: Short Base Side Control start, 3 rep, reverse roles
- Shrimp & Shoot Escape (10min)
- Indicator: Opponent establishes Side Control
- Essential Detail: Effective frames and immediate guard shot after the shrimp
- Most Common Mistake: Shooting one leg at a time instead of both legs together
- Drill Orders: Side Control start, 3 rep, reverse roles
- Partner Drill (10min)
- Side Control Escapes with 50-80% Resistance
- Start in short base
- Escape, partner can move form short base to maintain position, but no subs or mount transition
- Use a clock 1min each on the bottom.
- Switch partners
