Class 05 - Super Slap GU6 , Guard Getup (5 &6) GU9
Super Slap - Striking a larger, stronger
assailant in the face with punches has limited effectiveness and
may cause you to break your hand. In
this lesson, we teach you how to use a Super Slap to disrupt the
attack and facilitate your escape. First we will teach you how
to
maximize power with a solo preparation drill, and then we’ll
discuss how to apply the Super Slap in combination with previously
learned
techniques.
Technical Slices
1. Solo Slap (Preparation Drill)
• Essential Detail: Utilizing the momentum of the whole body to
maximize power.
• Most Common Mistake: Using only the arm strength to swing.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Stay clear of each other.
• Drill Orders: Helicopter drill for 10 seconds, 5 solo slaps with
each arm, reverse roles.
2. Super Slap Combos
• Indicator: You break free from the assailant’s grab and you want
to strike him.
• Essential Detail: Establish a solid base during the escape to
maximize leverage.
• Most Common Mistake: Winding the arm back too much and
telegraphing the strike.
• Bad Guy Reminder: After the escape, continue to pursue your
partner, forcing them to establish a post.
• Safety Tip: Don’t actually slap your partner in the face.
• Drill Orders: Combine super slap with 2-on-1 Wrist Release and
Front Choke Defense, reverse roles.
Guard Get-Up ( 5 & 6) - The greatest challenge when
trapped beneath an attacker is to avoid panic and exhaustion. In
Lesson 8, we introduced you to the basic
Guard Get-up principles. In this lesson, we teach you additional
variations of this critically important technique to ensure your
survival
against an attacker trying to punch, pin, or choke you.
Technical Slices
1. Rider Variation
• Indicator: Assailant is inside your guard and attempts to strike
at your face.
• Essential Detail: From Stage 1, wait until he tries to sit up to
create distance to make your escape.
• Most Common Mistake: Releasing control on his head too soon, and
allowing him to strike on his “clock.”
• Bad Guy Reminders: Once they accomplish Stage 1 of PBS, push off
the ground in an attempt to create distance.
• Drill Orders: Start from the guard, bring them into Stage 1,
guard get-up, reverse roles.
2. Heavy Chest Variation
• Indicator: Assailant is driving his weight forward onto your body
from within the guard.
• Essential Detail: Use your legs to shift his weight back.
• Most Common Mistake: Failure to establish strong hand wedges
after the shift-back.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Lean your weight forward initially.
• Drill Orders: Start from Stage 1, 1 rep, reverse roles.
3. Choke Variation
• Indicator: Assailant uses both hands to strangle you from within
your guard.
• Essential Detail: Establish your wedges and shrimp out
immediately.
• Most Common Mistake: Trying to remove the hands from your neck
prior to shrimping.
• Bad Guy Reminder: Squeeze gently.
• Safety Tip: Tighten your neck for extra protection.
• Drill Orders: Start with the choke from the guard, 1 rep, reverse
roles.
4. Wrist Pin Variation
• Indicator: Assailant pins both of your wrists to the ground from
within your guard.
• Essential Detail: Use your legs and drive his weight back to
enable the crossover.
• Most Common Mistake: Failure to lock hands after the
crossover.
• Drill Orders: Start from the guard with wrists pinned, 1 rep,
reverse roles.