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I really love the iron pillow and all the trench positions like babybridge, running man, turtle, panda etc. Since i am no longer 20, having these trenches to fall back on is fantastic.... though i been just getting pinned in them.... it is very hard to effectively attack such postures though...
Ï would love to see this in motion from both sides attacks, transitioning from left to right and so forth, maybe it Will require a babybridge ?!? This is a great video
5:00 what exactly are you connecting your left arm to? you want to internally rotate and extend the left arm don't you? are you connecting to the opponent hip or leg? I know a variant is where you lockdown the left arm by stepping your left leg over and wrapping your left wrist around the shin. but i am bit unsure how to play it the other way with the arm extended... it feel so vulnerable
The exact placement of the top (left) arm will depend on what your opponent is doing. Yes, the “orthodox” posture is to internally rotate your top arm so that it’s extended with your thumb on the mat / palm facing away so that your opponent is now effectively on top of your shoulder and can no longer get in front of your shoulder to drive you flat again. Your bottom arm will be small finger on the mat, palm facing in. Essentially your arms become like a beam of a flashlight emanating out to either side of your opponent’s body. That said, this is not a static position. The only thing that won’t change is the angle of your top shoulder, but that top arm will need to move depending on the what the top player is threatening. For example, it will curl in if they are trying to dig for an underhook or deep overhook. It will intercept the opponent’s knee if they are trying to drive across the hips to move to knee-on-stomach. And so on. You don’t need to connect to your opponent with your arms if they are actively trying to stay tight to you and break you down. But once you feel their body shift to move outside that “flashlight beam,” that’s your cue to connect with your arms and/or change your position (such as when they try to mount or circle around your head). Hope that helps.
Not at all. You're seeing only the starting posture here. There are slight adjustments if the opponent on top tries to mess with the arms or wrists, dig for an overhook, an underhook, or a crossface, or if they try to move around the head, mount, or move to knee-on-stomach.
@@40plusbjj89 Thanks. i just got Frankl dvd on the iron pillow and it clarified a lot of stuff. it is pretty good stuff. Bit confused as to the timing and how it counter knee on belly or mount. you definitely have to climb far higher and further in order to effectively mount the iron pillow posture. But how do you address the knee on belly?
I really love the iron pillow and all the trench positions like babybridge, running man, turtle, panda etc. Since i am no longer 20, having these trenches to fall back on is fantastic.... though i been just getting pinned in them.... it is very hard to effectively attack such postures though...
Ï would love to see this in motion from both sides attacks, transitioning from left to right and so forth, maybe it Will require a babybridge ?!? This is a great video
Its so low rez. Thats a bummer. Good stuff
5:00 what exactly are you connecting your left arm to? you want to internally rotate and extend the left arm don't you? are you connecting to the opponent hip or leg?
I know a variant is where you lockdown the left arm by stepping your left leg over and wrapping your left wrist around the shin. but i am bit unsure how to play it the other way with the arm extended... it feel so vulnerable
The exact placement of the top (left) arm will depend on what your opponent is doing. Yes, the “orthodox” posture is to internally rotate your top arm so that it’s extended with your thumb on the mat / palm facing away so that your opponent is now effectively on top of your shoulder and can no longer get in front of your shoulder to drive you flat again. Your bottom arm will be small finger on the mat, palm facing in. Essentially your arms become like a beam of a flashlight emanating out to either side of your opponent’s body.
That said, this is not a static position. The only thing that won’t change is the angle of your top shoulder, but that top arm will need to move depending on the what the top player is threatening. For example, it will curl in if they are trying to dig for an underhook or deep overhook. It will intercept the opponent’s knee if they are trying to drive across the hips to move to knee-on-stomach. And so on.
You don’t need to connect to your opponent with your arms if they are actively trying to stay tight to you and break you down. But once you feel their body shift to move outside that “flashlight beam,” that’s your cue to connect with your arms and/or change your position (such as when they try to mount or circle around your head).
Hope that helps.
the top arm seems kinda vulnerable to an armlock. pressure on the elbow and a pull on the wrist seem like you would get an armbar wouldn't you?
Not at all. You're seeing only the starting posture here. There are slight adjustments if the opponent on top tries to mess with the arms or wrists, dig for an overhook, an underhook, or a crossface, or if they try to move around the head, mount, or move to knee-on-stomach.
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Thanks.
i just got Frankl dvd on the iron pillow and it clarified a lot of stuff. it is pretty good stuff. Bit confused as to the timing and how it counter knee on belly or mount. you definitely have to climb far higher and further in order to effectively mount the iron pillow posture. But how do you address the knee on belly?