Blitz - June-July 2017

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...using his
momentum to put
leverage on the
shoulder and adding
acceleration by
throwing his trapped
leg out in the same
direction...
A common technique in MMA: a fighter ducks a strike
and dives in underneath...
...so as his opponent picks his leg up
to take his balance, John forces the
opponent’s head down to restrict his
posture and movement...
Rather than fight the
takedown and possibly end
up in a bad position, John
can then take the initiative
and drop to his back...
...and then overhooks
his opponent’s far arm,
feeding his hand through...
...shooting for one leg or both. Here,
John finds himself with his opponent in
position for a single-leg takedown...
...to take a figure-four
grip by seizing his own
wrist and his opponent’s
together.
...to roll his opponent over onto his back. As
they land, John immediately rolls (again with
the momentum) up into the top position...
...taking side control
and pinning the
opponent’s arm to
the ground...
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(^67)
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...then rotating the arm down
towards the floor and up to the
head for a painful Kimura shoulder
lock or dislocation.