Practical Grappler Submission Wrestling Program Outline

Comprehensive Submission Wrestling Outline

I. PHASE ONE: CONCEPTS

A. Essentials to have for success

1. Composure
2. Breathing
3. Balance & Base
4. Awareness & Anticipation
5. Timely Speed & Power
6. Set-ups
7. Modifying

II. PHASE TWO: MECHANICS

A. Common movements

1. Shrimping
2. Supine feed through
3. Prone feed through
4. Supine roll back
5. Prone roll forward
6. Supine / prone crabbing
7. Supine turn touches

III. PHASE THREE: DEFENSE (Position Protection)

A. Guarded Position Protection

1. Safety posture, initial positioning as guarding starts

a.(Open guard), immediate arms through / elbow-knee crouch
b.(Closed guard), temporary clamp-down

B. Cross Mounted/Knee Ridden Position Protection

1. Safety posture, initial positioning as crossmount starts

a. proper arms / getting to and maintaining side
b. leg balancing
c. leg bracing

C. Mounted Position Protection

1. Safety posture, initial positioning while mounted

a. arms
b. neck
c. leg

D. Inverted Mounted Position Protection

1. Safety posture, initial positioning as inversion starts

a. versus opponent's cross mount to inverted mount switch
b. versus arms over pin
c. versus arms under pin

IV. PHASE FOUR: DEFENSE (Position - Break, Escape & Transition)

A. Closed Guarded, Break

1. Double grip trap

a. kickout/slip

2. Single grip trap/arm trap

a. kickout/slip-swim

3. Grip free closed guard

a. pop up stack-head row
b. tripod

4. "Baiting" positions to break the guard

a. clamp choke
b. tripod choke
c. pop-up to leg submission

B. Open Guarded, Escape & Transition

1. High open guarded

a. buried double leg up row to cross mount
b. buried single leg up row to cross mount
c. duck under to cross mount

2. Mid open guarded

a. knee grasp pass to cross mount
b. duck under to cross mount

3. Low open guarded

a. cross knee slip over to cross mount (Defense to offense-knee bar)
b. knee grasp pass to cross mount
c. lower leg hug to cross mount (Defense to offense slip to leg lock)

4. Dorsal hooked standing

a. ballistic push through
b. knee grasp pass to cross mount
c. lower leg hug to cross mount (Defense to offense slip to leg lock)

5. Dorsal hooked while on knees

a. knee grasp pass to cross mount
b. lower leg hug to cross mount (Defense to offense slip to leg lock)

6. Avoiding a dorsal hooking pass

a. double arm back door

7. Avoiding open guarding passes

a. double leg block
b. single leg block
c. supine roll back

C. Cross Mounted, Escape & Transition

1. Chest pin

a. post to knees
b. elbow reverse
c. slip to guard

2. Latissimus pin

a. bridge roll
b. wedge up under roll over
c. up hill turn

3. Head-lock

a. brace-scissors peel
b. wedge up under roll over
c. break from kneel mount headlock (neck and arm submissions)

4. Knee ride

a. kickout wedge (Defense to offense arm bar)
b. kickout shell

5. "Baiting" positions to escape & transition the cross mount

a. arm lure supine
b. arm lure supine side/back
c. knee ride bait

D. Mounted, Escape & Transition

1. Low/mid ride mount (clasp feet escape)

a. hip press knee wedge (Defense to offense-leg lock)
b. framed elbow knee
c. single arm back door (Defense to offense-key lock)

2. Mid/high ride mount

a. single arm back door
b. double arm back door

E. Backside attack, Escape & Transition

1. Supine - hooks in

a. elbow to shin slip out (Defense to offense-ankle or calf)
b. grasp & block (Defense to offense-leg submission)
c. crossed feet submission

2. Prone - hooks out

a. shelling & balancing
b. evading one on one
c. double leg catapult
d. single leg catapult (Defense to offense-knee bar)

3. Prone - hooks in

a. arm trap pull off
b. roll over to grasp & block

F. Inversely Mounted, Escape & Transition

1. Hands over pin

a. oscillation
b. push out and over

2. Hands under pin

a. framed up swivel
b. hip-up crossover slip out

V. PHASE FIVE: DEFENSE (Submission Stall & Escape)

A. Arm Bar Stall & Escape

1. Arm bar-supine

a. ballistic arm out
b. double arm, leg off scoot (Defense to offense-leg submission)

2. Arm bar-prone

a. brace up stack, arm out

3. Figure-four arm bar-cross mounted

a. grasp, ballistic swing

B. Choke Stall & Escape

1. Vertical guillotine

a. safety
b. wrap over, turn (Defense to offense-inverted knuckle or squeeze)

2. Horizontal guillotine

a. safety escape is more difficult to executefocus
b. cradle wedge on safety(hug) instead

3. Backside choke

a. grasp and block
b. shrimp out (Defense to offense-leg submission)

4. Mounted shoulder choke

a. triceps brace out
b. ballistic swing

5. Guarded shoulder choke

a. brace out
b. ballistic swing

6. Mounted fist choke

a. shrug/hand blocking

7. Guarded fist choke

a. hand blocking
b. kickout/slip

8. Triangle choke

a. frame up axis drop
b. leg swing push through (Defense to offense-knee bar)

C. Shoulder Manipulation Stall & Escape

1. Mounted paint brush

a. opposite arm block out
b. ballistic swim around

2. Cross mount paint brush

a. hip up-vacuum out
b. ballistic swim around

3. Cross mount reverse paint brush

a. waist level knee-wedge

4. Open guard shoulder entanglement

a. knee through
b. bear hug

5. Closed guard shoulder entanglement

a. bear hug

D. Leg Lock Stall & Escape

1. Guarded, foot outside while standing

a. grasp/hip thrust (Defense to offense knee bar)

2. Guarded, foot inside while standing

a. grasp/hip thrust/push through

3. Guarding, small toe side keylock

a. push off

4. Guarding, large toe side keylock

a. roll out

5. Guarding, knee bar

a. thrust out

6. Guarding, achilles

a. leg block, knee push through & climb
b. leg peel, knee push through & climb

7. Guarding, heel hook

a. push and roll

8. Cross mounted keylock

a. figure four/hand blocking
b. opposite foot keylock push off

VI. PHASE SIX: Offense (Control & Transition Positions)

A. Guard

1. Closed guarding

a. in-out-side to side
b. arm push off trapping
c. arm control from wrist grab
d. under hooking

2. Open guarding

a. arm control from wrist grab
b. under hooking
c. turn-over to mount

3. Dorsal hooking versus standing

a. direction and maintenance
b. tripping

4. Dorsal hooking versus on knees

a. direction and maintenance
b. hug-trap turn over to mount

B. Cross Mount

1. Chest pin

a. maintenance
b. swing over to the mount

2. Shell pin

a. maintenance
b. slide over to the mount

3. Latissimus pin

a. maintenance

4. Knee ride

a. maintenance
b. slide over to the mount

C. Mount

1. Dorsal hooking

a. maintenance
b. counter balancing
c. elbow-knee escape foot riding / kneel mount

2. High riding

a. maintenance

3. Kneel mount (reaction from the mount)

a. maintenance
b. to the back

D. Inverted Mount

1. Arms under

a. maintenance
b. to the back
c. to the mount

2. Arms over

a. maintenance

VII. PHASE SEVEN: Offense (Submission)

A. Guarded

1. Open guard

a. speed achilles/heel hook lock
b. keylock
c. knee bar

2. Dorsal hooked

a. key lock
b. lower leg hug trap, slip to leg lock

B. Guarding

1. Arm bars

a. tight wrap
b. high clamp c. high clamp vs. standing
d. scissors lock
e. palm shoulder arm bar

2. Shoulder manipulation

a. closed guard entanglement lock
b. open guard entanglement lock

3. Chokes/cranks or pressures

a. guillotine choke
b. half stock crank
c. arm drag triangle choke
d. shoulder choke

4. Leg locks

a. push away slip around
b. one leg in one leg out lock
c. swing around versus standing
d. dorsal hooking, slip to leg lock

C. Mount

1. Chokes/cranks or pressures

a. shoulder choke
b. shoulder-neck pressure
c. knuckle choke
d. knuckle pressure
e. prone crank

D. Kneel Mount

1. Chokes/cranks or pressures

a. shoulder choke
b. shoulder-neck pressure

2. Shoulder manipulation

a. backside paint brush

3. Arm bars

a. side swing

E. Backside attack

1. Chokes/pressure

a. arms choke
b. arms pressure

F. Cross Mount

1. Chokes/cranks

a. shoulder choke (plus hop over)
b. shell shoulder pressure
c. cross side pressure

2. Shoulder manipulations

a. paint brush

3. Leg locks

a. key lock
b. knee bar near side
c. knee bar far side

4. Arm bars

a. short side (from side to side switching)
b. far side
c. knee ride arm bar