Use their connection against them
Words I Like – “The tighter they cling, the easier they fall.”
Outlier Mat Minute: Use their connection against them
A common defense to leg locks is to come forward to anchor onto the upper body of the attacker. Shallow X-Guard helps us deal with this pressure and allows us to off balance the defender.
#craigjones + #slxescape - Craig Jones discussing coming forward to anchor onto the attacker to escape SLX.
#shallowxguard - The defender’s bent-over posture gives our shallow X-Guard hook a strong platform to push off, helping us off balance them to set up attacks.
#singlelegtakedown + #runthepipe - The same idea applies to finishing a single leg. If the defender wants to anchor themselves to us with an overhook or a guillotine, it becomes easier to off balance them by running the pipe.
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