BJJ Technique - Escaping the Guillotine and Transitioning to Triangle from Half Guard - Firas Zahabi 

+Andy Snakey that you sir!!

BrySnave The Powderkeg!! I loved that Lauzon finish as well. If you go back and look at the Lauzon finish you’ll note 2 important differences from Firas’ vudeo, (1) Lauzon hit this as transition Froma Mounted attack not from the Half Guard or any Bottom position, (2) Lauzon had an Overhook that he kept from a Butterfly Sweep not an Underhook. Takeaway from the Lauzon fight is that if the Top player in Half Guard is able to free his leg in the Dogfight he has the same Triangle finish that the Bottom player has.

+Christopher Genachte ; )

+Joe Hill yes sir

+Tristar Gym Thanks very much. Another question for you if I may. Is there a book or some reading material on the theory behind the different BJJ positions? For example, I have been doing BJJ for about a year and a half fairly consistently, and just happened to watch a video explaining that in order to attack from the bottom guard, you need to have the opponents posture broken and his head lower on your abdomen. I feel in the gym sometimes, instructors forget to teach the BASIC-basic theory behind what we are doing and why.

My point in the above wall of text was that there are so many little pieces of theory (like breaking posture) that Instructors assume we know that we may not. I feel sometimes the rock-bottom basics are neglected. I have trained at several clubs and this seems to be a common denominator.

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+Darío Rivas Think so, you just need to turn a little further and you would need to switch the position of your arm (the left arm in the video) because if it winds up above the leg that locks the shoulder your opponent can roll out of the submission

+francis rouse yes but I won't stay there long enough for him to strike me. When demonstrating it I will hug out there just to demo but in a real fight I would only be transitioning while not allowed my partner to base. No base no strikes.

+Tristar Gym It makes sens of course, thanks for clarifying. Great job.

+mohamed soliman Hope you don't mind if I throw my 2 cents in here. The principles shown in this video also apply to preventing a guillotine from other positions. Always keep the head up. When it comes to a double leg, I see a lot of guys coming in perpendicular to their opponents. This is a mistake. You should be almost parallel top your opponent. Your face should be looking towards the rear of your opponent, not the floor. If you're turning the corner, your ear should push like you were trying to hold a phone with no hands. If you're lifting your opponent, your base should go directly below his. At no point should your face be parallel with the floor.

+RejectKing Thanks mate will definitely try these tips out and give you feedback.

The triangle it much higher percentage in MMA, omoplata's are usually only used to sweep as its difficult to pull off with a slippery opponent