Erik Paulson Breaks The Lockdown

The "Lockdown", known more generically as the "Scorpion Lock" has become a very popular and effective base of operations from the Half Guard. On three separate occasions I asked Sensei Paulson how he would counter this style of half guard and this was perhaps his most thorough, set of options.

In the future, Dr. Sick will revisit Breaking the Lockdown and try to consolidate a couple of the other options shown during other sessions with Sensei Paulson.

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[tlapower]

To me, Erik's stuff seems analytical and innovative. I don't see that Brazilian black belt death stare about him, but coach and a trainer who is at the cutting edge and looking to use his knowledge to help people train. I'm impressed.

[MartinezMuayThai]

Eric is a great instructor for MMA I don't know how is he in the other individual styles, but I know for a fact he is a great MMA coach.

[fg0611]

@ActaNonVerba08 TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.....DONT TALK TRASH. IF YOU DONT LIKE IT; POST YOUR OWN VIDEOS OR REPLY VIDEOS!

[Ah4b]

If only Marcelo and Erik had the same age and weight. It would make the fight of the century...

[MuayThaiG]

@statechamp86, i know this move works i use it all the time... I don't even know what i was commenting on with that last thing i said, i thought it was against some one shit talking Eric.

[prettybear765]

eric paulson can break your bones with moves named in acient times and taught in wigan england about a hundred years ago to a few young men who have passed it on for a couple generations now SCIENCE

[ActaNonVerba08]

Why is everyone getting on here and talking trash about everyone else? It's a video to give you some options to use on the mat. That's it. Eddie didn't invent the "rubber guard", he just gave it a flash name hit a bong and tweaked some positions, thats it. It's why the kimura is called a chicken wing or an americana is called a figure four armlock. I am tired of people bickering, watch the videos and appreciate somebody taking the time to try and help folks out.

[TheLockon00]

@karidaty I'd say the one's where he spins out of it and goes for knee-bars would be hard to do if he had a real tight lockdown, but still not undoable especially if you set it up with the first move. However, these are tough moves to pull off as most escapes from secure positions like the lockdown are.

[karidaty]

@TheLockon00 The lockdown isn't 100%. Obviously no guard is or everyone would use it. What I am saying is that a properly executed lockdown controlling your opponents posture and base cannot be broken using these particular techniques. If this guy had solid double unders or over unders, whatever... He's kinda lightly resting his hand on Erik's back and letting him posture up. His poor technique is what's allowing his guard to be broken, plain and simple.

[TheLockon00]

@karidaty Are you honestly trying to say the lockdown's unbreakable and that Erik couldn't break yours? cuz both ideas are ridiculous.

[karidaty]

@TheLockon00 I'm not Dissing anyone. Bike shorts or not, I'm sure Erik Paulson could roflstomp me if he so chose. But he'd have to do it from inside my lockdown, cuz he ain't breakin' the mother fucker =) And if I can get the Bas Rutten arm bar on him he ain't breakin' that either! SCIENCE!!!!

[TheLockon00]

@karidaty I agree the dude in this vid ain't throwing on the sickest lockdown, but these moves work. I think you've seen the "Breaking the Lockdown: Buttock Compressor" vid one two many times where Eddie tries to undermine Erik (and Gene Lebell, Karl gotch and others who've used this move) by doing this move wrong. Erik's not dissing the rubber guard or Bravo, he's just showing a counter, but you bravo fans think RG is perfect and without flaw.