Posts and Articles by Patrick Sanders

We’ve made it through the first rotation of the groundfighting section of Fight Class! Thanks to all who attended. We’ll be circling back to this range of fighting soon enough, but I wanted to document what we worked on this go-round. Below is the list of techniques, some of which link to videos. Not all the videos perfectly represent what we did, but they’re close enough.

1. Passing Closed Guard
   • Under-the-leg Pass: Inside
   • Under-the-leg Pass: Outside
2. Side Control
   • Top: Submissions
     • Key Lock / Americana
     • Arm Bar
     • Kimura
   • Bottom: Escapes
     • Closed Guard Recovery
     • Bump & Roll Reversal
3. Side Control Transitions
   • Transition to Full Mount (Knee on Belly)
   • Twister Side Control to Mount
4. Mount
   • Trap & Roll
   • Elbow Escape to Half Guard or Closed Guard
5. Closed Guard
   • Hip Bump Sweep Progression: Sweep / Kimura / Guillotine

Here are some old posts that relate to the subject:

• Patrick’s Groundwork Warm-up
• Grappling Quick Tips
• A Groundfighting Anecdote

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