tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post8845196282368519978..comments2023-09-21T03:23:53.524-07:00Comments on Allie the Clear Belt: Getting off my GuardA.D. McClishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07019434821749308292noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-80072869149720302432010-02-23T03:14:35.057-08:002010-02-23T03:14:35.057-08:00Good on you for being so passionate Allie :)
Don&...Good on you for being so passionate Allie :)<br /><br />Don't worry about it. It's all as it should be. White belts (irrespective of gender and size) will find themselves defending from guard and struggling to sweep (i.e. change the position) or submit (i.e. take advantage of it) against anyone who knows a little about how to thwart these things. Defence is ALWAYS simpler and shorter than offense. Just focus your whole heart and soul into surviving and feeling the different positions. <br /><br />IMO, the best white belt (who is also ready for a promotion) is not the one who occasionally sweeps and/or subs the higher belts/heavier players. It's the one who survives against an experience/attribute disadvantage. <br /><br />Imagine being called "The small white belt no-one can submit!"!!! It has a nice ring to it :)Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-89789941882029504662010-02-22T13:37:16.859-08:002010-02-22T13:37:16.859-08:00@ Steph: I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes I...@ Steph: I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes I work so hard to get to a top position and then--whoosh!--I'm back on the bottom. lol. Oh well. More practice?? ;)<br /><br />@Dev: Thanks for the encouragement. And, as for Steph and I over-analyzing our games...Us? Over-analyze? Never! ;) You're probably right. I guess I just want to improve the parts of my game that are the most drastically lacking! I know its not something I can rush, but I figure, if I feel alright about my guard, why not challenge myself and try to work something I'm not so good at...like everything else! :)A.D. McClishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019434821749308292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-62411369885371769632010-02-22T10:49:41.624-08:002010-02-22T10:49:41.624-08:00I think you guys are overthinking this stuff (Hi p...I think you guys are overthinking this stuff (Hi pot, this is kettle). :) Closed guard is not a bad thing - it's a position you can use to slow things down, establish control, and set up your attacks. Don't worry about going there, or even hanging out there for a little while. In closed guard, YOU control the fight, not your opponent. Isn't that the object?Devhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331257882063185349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-79068336926179970372010-02-22T09:57:38.697-08:002010-02-22T09:57:38.697-08:00I feel like an idiot when I post on your blog some...I feel like an idiot when I post on your blog sometimes. I feel like I should just call you. Or I feel like whatever I am about to say we have said to each other 100 times before... but I shall beat the dead horse once again. <br /><br />We are so opposite. You have good, (and of course by good, I mean good for a white belt.) submission, and I have okay (Again, for a white belt) sweeps. <br /><br />Though, we are both guard girls. I am finally getting to the point to where I prefer open guard to closed. (Except in competition dern it! I lock up in closed guard EVERY SINGLE TIME!)<br /><br />But I also need to work on getting into a top position and staying there. The Summerlin boys who do not out weigh us by 100 pounds are the only ones I can get on top of and actually work submissions. As soon as I try to do something to someone at Fabio's... Sweep!Jiujitsunistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041502171382772751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-81666416957714687552010-02-22T05:08:54.566-08:002010-02-22T05:08:54.566-08:00I'm totally proud of you - the fact that after...I'm totally proud of you - the fact that after like 2 months of worrying and postulating about someone being better than you and putting yourself in bad positions, you're doing it! That's fantastic! You could do a lot worse than being comfortable in guard.<br /><br />Not only that, if you combine a good guard with some aggression on top, you're going to be a VERY dangerous opponent.<br /><br />If you were beating blue belts, you wouldn't be a white belt. Don't get too discouraged - just keep it up, and the stability in positions will come. If we could all hold mount while we were attacking, our names would end in "-oger Gracie."<br /><br />Keep it up, Allie! This concept is working!Devhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331257882063185349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006145854650996821.post-25540298069904352702010-02-21T06:01:05.790-08:002010-02-21T06:01:05.790-08:00LOL we're such opposites :) I loathe the guar...LOL we're such opposites :) I loathe the guard and have only recently been playing it much. My sweeps from guard also suck. About the only thing I do halfway decently is pass guard and get side/mount. And then again, I'm 50/50 for getting subs from on top. <br /><br />Well, at least we have goals :)Georgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705282002904234217noreply@blogger.com