Outside Camping Variations

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Outlier Mat Minute: Outside Camping Variations

Brian Glick talks about the 3 things we need to successfully camp against our opponent.

1. Prevent the side guard on the near side.

2. Prevent the high leg on the far side

3. Prevent their head from moving out and away

Outside camping isn’t limited to the classic hip and knee post. There are plenty of ways to camp outside the legs while keeping control. Here are a few I’ve been working on:

• Andrew Tackett: A grip on the head (preferably a reverse collar tie or reverse crossface) and a grip on the near leg.
  Example 1 | Example 2

• Gordon Ryan: An inverted V-grip on the near leg.
  Example 1 | Example 2

• Jozef Chen: He doesn’t always rely on the classic tripod posture. He controls the bottom leg by dropping his own knee to the mat, making guard recovery much harder.
  Example 1

As promised, jiu-jitsu insights in under 1 minute!

P.S. Josh and I go deeper into this and much more on our podcast. Check it out: Podcast Link