Erik Paulson - Japanese Mount Attacks 1

[williambbertram]

Ok I'm totally uneducated on this stuff. Is this BJJ? Or is this catch wrestling? I know, stupid question. I was just trying to find videos to show me the difference between both if there is any.

[powertoachieve]

@williambbertram On catchwrestling videos click on youtube: Tony cecchine or sakuraba the king of catchwrestling, for jui-jitsu just click royce or renzo gracie. It's almost the same except some moves of catchwrestling is not allowed in jiu-jitsu sparring I tried and I almost got kick out.Try both and see which one is more convenient to you or both as I do. For my opinion catchwrestling is very effective to a end a streetfight fast and jiu-jitsu for self-defense. Good luck?....

[cmart02]

The way Erik has crossed his legs is OK. This is NO GI! Also, he has already set up a triangle in case his opponent slips and tries to stack him. "Poor technique" is "no knowing what you're doing." You can even stretch your arm inside the guard, although it exposes you to an armlock. However, if you are fast, it is great for passing the guard, since the opponent will raise his hips and you can sink your knee into his floating ribs. The pain is such that he'll let go your arm and you pass.

[789101]

this is great .. ^^ but i know it already .. tsk tsk tsk !!

[SAVAGEONE82]

nice 3 submission setups!

[lsolidsnake1]

great videos... but the quality isn't the best

[mikebrinkley1221]

Fevah6 is right about the bad habit comment.

[Judojitsu]

there is a difference between crossing your FEET and crossing your LEGS (ankles) feet is okay legs is never okay

[sonnych69]

if there just go for the arm bar...... k.i.s.s

[armbarmj]

technique and position is good. so are the submissions. but he crossed his legs when he went for the first armbar thats not correct technique. other than that looked pretty clean.

[Fevah6]

actually crossing your legs in that position makes your position superior. (Outside leg has to be under, crossed under his shoulder) It gives you extra control and limits the mobility of your opponent. Many people are afraid of crossing your legs because of the risk of submisison, some even say: Never cross your legs. However, crossing your legs can be very helpful but one needs to know when it is safe and when it is unsafe to do it.

[armbarmj]

yeah i hear ya there. i always tell my new guys not to do it because of all the risk now experienced guys can who know when it is safe i have no problem with. like on somones back not crossing your feet cause of getting ankle locked i do it i just know when to uncross them and when its not a problem. my comment is just based on the fact that most of the people who would be trying to learn from this are probably new to jiu jitsu and would therefor more than likely always cross their feet lol. but

[RebelWrestler45]

If you feel like getting rolled into and stacked, then cross your legs. Most people cross their legs, because they feel that the arm might slip out of their grip, but if you squeeze your knees together, and clamp down with your legs, the arm should be secure. It is also much harder to finish the armbar with the legs crossed; hence why good BJJ and submission guys don't cross their legs.

[Fevah6]

It's something I have learned from Eddie Bravo at his seminar. He went through his spiderweb position, much like this one, shown on the video. Crossing your legs under his arm makes the position superior, you control his shoulder base, if you have it tight and hold the legs at the same time enough he cannot move at all. IF he actually manages to roll into me and stack me, he rolls right into a triangle choke, and if he lets go of his arms - armbar.

[Fevah6]

The Don't Cross Your Legs rule was made up to weed out a bad habbit out of noobs that don't yet understand when it is ok and when it is not ok to cross your legs.

[pptine]

@Fevah6 so when is it/when isn't it ok?

[Fevah6]

@pptine Whenever your opponent is not able to use it as a leglock. Usually if you have someones back and you're quite low with your hooks, it gives your opponent a chance to to leg lock you if you cross your legs. However if your legs are crossed and you're high enough on him, you're fine... Look at BJ Penn, he often crosses his legs when he has someones back because he knows whether he's sitting high enough or not.

[brucew22]

lol at you correcting Erik Paulson.

[brakzorak86]

whats wrong with crossing your feet when youre in the armbar position? my only complaint was that he crossed his feet the wrong way, his left foot should've been under his right so that the opponents arm is propped up higher and he cant push the leg over his head. how is it bad technique to cross your feet? i would think that if it were a race, the guy doing the armbar could finish before the guy on bottom could get whatever sub youre talking about. could you explain though?

[dannielpreto]

@brakzorak86 Crossing the feet just opens up the knees for some people, your goal is to press you knees together and also planting your feet to the ground gives you better control, however a lot of people cross the feet and I do too and like better with the crossed feet. What ever works I guess, the beauty about grappling is that it's trial and error and ultimately you're teaching yourself with the guidance of an instructor .

[Treyharris08]

@brakzorak86 You normally only cross your feet underneath their arms when they are grabbing their hand to protect from armbar, thus breaking their hands apart. Hope that made sense! really hard to illustrate jiu jitsu in text.. :D

[jrdennis1]

S- mount ( is what we call it in my BJJ school ) is my favorite possition!!

[Dudongo86]

S mount is invincible!!!! Thank"s Erik.

[nicholasgregg]

thats pretty damn creative. i like that

[rhinojos]

The other way to get into a sub from here is to pick up their head, as in a can opener.

[TnTWarrior]

lol,Erik has an unexpected submission for any position

[AznNikka911]

very nice i would of never thought of that =]

[luismelito]

holy crap these are great videos! thanks Erik, you are awesome.

[giusepe125]

hey Erick you are awesome!!! god bless u!!!

[currahee54]

thank you!!!!!! im a big guy with short legs and this will help me out alot! thanks

[manofleisure]

So what DVD Series are these techniques from?

[holdyerground1]

Seems like its pretty easy to take a guys arms once your in S mount. The hard part is getting there smoothly.

[ShinsengumiTaicho1]

I saw Eddie Bravo talking about that once, and he said the trick is to get their elbows up. He then started slapping the guy on bottom's forehead, and that worked like a charm.

[IAMME000]

gotta get the elbows up. 1 thing i like to do is grind my knuckles into his neck right beneath the mastoid process. hurts like a bitch and works like a charm

[diabolic42090]

With the straight armbar (the one for if he straightens his arm) you can also put your left knee on his face to be mean lol.

[HerreraCam]

Great stuff! Erik Paulson is supposed to be coming to Atlanta for a seminar and I hope to secure a spot.

[wulfyson]

I love his approach; he leaves no empty space at all. I think that perfect for a beginner to learn that early on , so they don't have to think about it.

[pythonmma]

This is a great video, I find myself in this top mounted postition alot I usualy go for this to acheive a triangle from the mount, sometimes I get rolled going for the triangle though and a good wrestler can stack me and break the hold. So this video really opens up my game giving me some more options from the "S" mount, I believe it is called.

[allday29]

great technique!