Top Control Series Vol #1
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"Dominating, flowing and striking from top positions" is exactly what this video teaches, in the usual thorough and methodical manner we have become used to from Marco Lala.
Mr. Lala provides voiced - over commentary as he demonstrates the moves and as usual helps the teaching process tremendously. In terms of what is covered in this tape, a fairly complete list would look as follows :
1.The scarf hold
2. Irregular scarf hold
3. Side hold
4. Side hold transition to irregular scarf hold
5. Strikes from sidehold
6. Reverse scarf hold
7. Reverse scarf hold to mounted position
8. Scarf hold to reverse scarf hold to mounted position
9. One arm hold/choke
10. Side hold- dynamics of preventing opponents movement
11. Use of gi in side hold, both yours and/or the opponents
12. More strikes from the side position
13. Top hold position
14. Broken top hold position, opponent's head sticking out to one side.
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Whilst this list gives a good enough idea of what positions are covered in this video, it does nothing to show the depth and thoroughness with which this is done. All the basics are covered, in the case of the scarf hold, for instance, such details as keeping his head up, keeping your weight on the near side of his body, securing his arm under your armpit, not putting your weight onto him directly where he could move it, keeping his back flat on the ground, use of the legs to strenghten one's position etc. Many important points are made, such as that when you strike, you loose the use of the striking limb as a controlling bracket and hence open the gate a little for him to escape (and vice versa). As Mr. Lala says, that's the nature of the game. Another point is that the ability to create that ongoing feeling of having a two ton truck on one's chest is the result of being able to flow with an escape attempt. Mr. Lala compares this with making oneself feel like a very wet blanket or a half-filled waterbed. A picture like that can be worth the proverbial thousand words.
In teaching the side hold position, Mr. Lala shows that there are four basic ways for the opponent to escape: sitting up, bridging, side escape inward, side escape outward. He divides the torso into four quadrants and shows how correct movement relative to these quadrants can prevent the person on the bottom from escaping. A very simple, yet effective conceptual model. Mr. Lala then shows how the four leg positions (both legs out, both legs in ie kneeing, one in, one out on either side) are used to strengthen the top position depending on the movement of the person underneath. The legs functioning as an anchor, so to speak. Studying the material on this tape cannot help but make one a better grappler.
Original Release: 1997 RT: 40 min
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