Snatch Single Leg Takedown / Street Finish He is standing with his L foot forward. Step in with your R leg as you push his R shoulder with your L hand and the L side of his chest/shoulder with your head (around the hairline). Ensure your head is not too low or back rounded –…
Category: Seminar
John Will Seminar 24 August 2014 – a Spider Guard Plan
Spider Sweep The brain has a tendency to equate things based on similarities. Look instead for what is different. A hyena is not a dog. This sweep looks similar, superficially, to the basic scissor sweep. But if you try to do it like a scissor sweep, it won’t work. To do it properly, the mechanics…
Carlos Machado seminar – 8th May 2014
Held at Langes MMA, North Manly. Passing open guard You are standing, he is controlling both your sleeves. Bring elbows in to your thighs and rotate the palms up – as if holding a tray. This should stop him getting his feet in your hips. Squat and go heavy on him with your hips, pressure…
John Will seminar 23 Feb 2014 – Advanced Spider Guard
THE “ROYAL” SPIDER GUARD In every BJJ position there are numerous small details that can lead to the position alone becoming much easier for you to keep. At the same time, the position becomes more threatening to your opponent and opens up additional opportunities for submissions. The position itself when properly applied can make him…
John Will Seminar 29th September 2013 – Crucifix Control
Held at Rick Spain’s gym in Surry Hills. Osotogari (done as a warm up rather than in depth technical analysis) Major outer reaping throw from Judo Step You both have judo grips (R hand on his L collar, L hand on the gi seam under his R elbow). Pull his collar to your R…
Carlos Machado seminar 16 May 2013
At Langes MMA Artarmon. Guardwork You have your R hand in his R collar. Stiff arm. You are up on your L elbow. Guard is not closed but you are “setting the stirrups”, holding onto and controlling him with your heels. You “swim” clockwise, moving around to his R on your elbow, getting an angle…
John Will seminar 24 March 2013 – X Guard
George Adams and I were wrestling before the seminar. John stopped us and gave us a brief lesson on getting the necessary arm controls for effective use of our hooks – the double hook sweep is much more about arm controls than about the hooks themselves. It can be very hard to get those arm…
John Will seminar 21 Oct 2012 – ankle picks, Z guard
N.B. – I was shown much of the Z guard material by John at another seminar at George Adams’ gym back in April 2012. This write-up is a mix of my notes from both seminars. At Sifu Rick Spain’s gym. Ankle Picks,etc. From collar and wrist tie. Get the wrist first, so that when you…
Jean Jacques Machado seminar 28 July 2012
The seminar was held at Kyoshi George Adams’ dojo in Lakemba. There was a no gi session in the morning which I did not attend. The afternoon session was for gi. Darko Zaric was the only other Lange’s MMA person there, save for Simon Farnsworth and a fair number of his students. Henry Cho and…
Carlos Machado seminar 10 May 2012
Langes MMA Artarmon. About 35 attendees. Started at 6 pm and finished about ten to nine, and then only because Anthony suggested some of us might have had jobs to go to in the morning. Great seminar, loved every minute of it. MAT FIVE!!! Posture in Closed Guard “Thumbs up” – Forearms on his body, loose…