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athom · 01-12-2001, 05:27 PM

Chad,
Your question is interesting to me because I am currently working on making my ground game more "alive". Not trying to name drop, but I've been training with Frank Shamrock full-time and his mantra is MOVEMENT - POSITION - SUBMISSION in that order. After training BJJ for several years the act of holding someone in the guard, half-guard, etc. is a hard habit to break. Frank uses the concept of constantly throwing "combos" on the ground. Much like stand-up fighting you're most likely not going to knock someone out with a straight jab or just a cross. It usually happens when you throw combos. So on the ground be aware of your opponent's options when attempting a certain submission and capitalize on that. Much like playing pool, always think 3 to 4 moves ahead. He also dosen't teach submission as much as proper positioning. Recently he held a submission tounament in San Jose with 3 min. rounds as opposed to BJJ's 6-7 min. He stressed constant movement and belive me you can gas out pretty quick. Another interesting rule was that if you attempt a submission the referee gives you to the count of 3 to get it. If you fail to get it you have 3 move seconds to release the hold or you will be penalized, thus stressing constant movement.

01-12-2001, 05:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
athom Novice Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 26 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	movement Chad, Your question is interesting to me because I am currently working on making my ground game more "alive". Not trying to name drop, but I've been training with Frank Shamrock full-time and his mantra is MOVEMENT - POSITION - SUBMISSION in that order. After training BJJ for several years the act of holding someone in the guard, half-guard, etc. is a hard habit to break. Frank uses the concept of constantly throwing "combos" on the ground. Much like stand-up fighting you're most likely not going to knock someone out with a straight jab or just a cross. It usually happens when you throw combos. So on the ground be aware of your opponent's options when attempting a certain submission and capitalize on that. Much like playing pool, always think 3 to 4 moves ahead. He also dosen't teach submission as much as proper positioning. Recently he held a submission tounament in San Jose with 3 min. rounds as opposed to BJJ's 6-7 min. He stressed constant movement and belive me you can gas out pretty quick. Another interesting rule was that if you attempt a submission the referee gives you to the count of 3 to get it. If you fail to get it you have 3 move seconds to release the hold or you will be penalized, thus stressing constant movement.