tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post7340856187265753750..comments2023-09-21T03:23:53.524-07:00Comments on Allie the Clear Belt: Move It or Lose ItA.D. McClishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07019434821749308292noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-19222335325936496282011-08-16T07:57:02.007-07:002011-08-16T07:57:02.007-07:00Great ideas... I just started attending our new wo...Great ideas... I just started attending our new women's class and I think this is a great integration of real life self defense with jiu jitsu skills... I'll suggest it! :)Georgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705282002904234217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-21903477958332866522011-08-15T21:31:49.661-07:002011-08-15T21:31:49.661-07:00Thanks guys! I am having a lot of fun learning alo...Thanks guys! I am having a lot of fun learning along with the other gals who come. <br /><br />@Treefrog: Like Liam said, the knee barrier is not the only way you can put space between your face and someone's fist, but I can tell you that it is effective. One thing I wanted to point out is that it is not a position that you just want to hang out in. Like most positions in bjj, it is a mobile position in which you react to what the other person does, using their momentum against them. When the guy/gal stands, you follow. When they swing down, you bring them into you. It's meant to be a fluid string of movements. But, like Liam said, it is only one of many different ways that you can try to counter someone who stands to strike at you. I am sure that the way you described works as well. <br /><br />Also, I will say that I double checked with Fabio, a black belt from Carlson Gracie Academy in Brazil and a three time PanAm medalist and he has found it effective as well. I am confident in his experience and what he teaches, even if I am not always confident in my full understanding of it. I am still learning in all of this too. :)A.D. McClishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019434821749308292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-64662232294195092162011-08-15T02:59:36.622-07:002011-08-15T02:59:36.622-07:00Beautiful work Allie.
As for the knee barrier, i...Beautiful work Allie. <br /><br />As for the knee barrier, it's a snap shot. It's a tool you use amongst many in the tool box. I like using it in conjunction with open guard (feet on the hips) and of course closed guard when they really commit their weight forward. <br /><br />It's always a warm fuzzy feeling when someone who has learnt jiu jitsu starts sharing with others :)Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-74489563816870696592011-08-14T12:28:24.574-07:002011-08-14T12:28:24.574-07:00It's way more work than it needs to be to get ...It's way more work than it needs to be to get up on your neck to give a knee barrier to a standing opponent. It requires a certain level of cooperation from the opponent that I don't think exists in most situations. <br /><br />Think about a person punching from a standing position and encounters that knee barrier from you. What's to stop them from throwing you over your neck and going to town on the back of your head/neck?Tree Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332609654612510967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-12845798012284448972011-08-13T20:08:57.865-07:002011-08-13T20:08:57.865-07:00@TreeFrog - I am significantly taller than Allie, ...@TreeFrog - I am significantly taller than Allie, well, maybe not significantly, but I am 5-6 inches taller and I have a long reach for my height... and I was 4-5 inches from her face when she was blocking me that way. I think it would have to be a REALLY tall person to make that kind of blocking ineffective. However, if she wasn't all the way up on her shoulders I do think I could reach her face.<br /><br />I've never tried the way you mentioned, but I would be interested to try it, because like you said it leaves the door more open to sweeps, and that is what I tend to lean toward when I am on the bottom and someone stands up. =) <br /><br />Though, I'll be the first to admit I have no idea what I am talking about anyway!Jiujitsunistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041502171382772751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-78517515671568039272011-08-13T11:56:47.981-07:002011-08-13T11:56:47.981-07:00Really good post! Appreciate the pictures and vide...Really good post! Appreciate the pictures and videos you added. I definitely would like to drill the arm triangle from guard & mount... simple but effective :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-66427954504221230352011-08-13T10:14:21.953-07:002011-08-13T10:14:21.953-07:00Far be it from me to criticize a black belt's ...Far be it from me to criticize a black belt's teachings, but my BJJ training in that situation has several differences from what you or Fabio are teaching.<br /><br />I do the "knee barrier" only when the opponent is on their knees too. Once the opponent stands, I drop my butt back to the ground and put my feet on their hips. Then I extend my legs and keep them away, as those with longer arms will be able to get over the knee barrier if they are standing. <br /><br />This foot/butt positioning also gives space for upkicks, leads into sweeps better and allows for more mobile hips.<br /><br />Your mileage may vary, but I think it's something worth looking into.Tree Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332609654612510967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-66147824835500558652011-08-12T14:11:33.628-07:002011-08-12T14:11:33.628-07:00Nice instructional Allie, thanks!Nice instructional Allie, thanks!Combat Sports Reviewhttp://www.combatsportsreview.comnoreply@blogger.com