GLEN COLEINTERVIEW

THETRIANGLE CHOKE ARMBAR OMOPLATA

HOW TO

March 2013

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4 Interview with grappling coach Glen Cole.

8 Omoplata

6 Triangle Choke

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Myself and Mr. Cole after I received my blue belt.

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Mr. Cole, Myself & Grappling My martial arts training began seven years ago. When I was seventeen I started training at Joey Perry’s Martial Art Academy in Taekwondo. Since then my training in Taek-wondo has slowed down and started training in Jiu-Jitsu three years ago. After three years of hard work, I finally earned my blue belt. That is only a step above white belt. I am still proud of myself. Many students passed me in rank some are now at purple belt. I have learned to be patient and to work hard toward my goal as a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu one day. Even if it takes me the next twenty years. The first time I tried a grappling class I was scared. I wasn’t big on the idea of being up close and personal with another woman or a guy. I was the smallest one in class and almost everyone could throw me like a foot-ball. The next closes weight to me was 165 lbs. Then I met the instructor, Mr. Glen Cole. In size he made up three of me. The only hair on his head was a bushy moustache. He shook my hand and made a joke of how small I was. After three years of training, I’ve come to respect Mr. Cole as teacher and friend. One of his favorite techniques is to use the leg locks. Leg locks are joint locks. These locks offer more control of the op-ponent. Most schools don’t teach leg locks because of the technique is so dangerous to students the smallest amount of pressure could break a leg when being performed on.Mr. Cole started learning grappling while was in the army. Along with the basics learned in any stand up martial arts style like Taekwondo or Karate. Also he learned the basics of wres-tling.

Mr. Cole, Myself & Grappling

Mr. Cole teaches students.

Mr. Cole performs a heel hook.

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Wrestling does involve grappling tech-niques but it’s not about submitting the opponent, only to maintain a superior position. Mr. Cole has often said, anyone can learn grappling and it doesn’t mat-ter what age.

Rear naked choke.

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Triangle choke

The triangle choke is a strangulation choke in grap-pling. The technique con-stricts blood flow from the carotid arteries to the brain. The first step is to start in guard position. Guard position is when the opponent is between the legs of the one who is on the ground. On their back, if the legs are wrapped around the opponent torso this is called closed guard. With the opponent still in closed guard move one of the opponents arms out of the way. Now you want to pivot your hips for-ward. This moves your body further up the opponent’s. You want to push one arm back behind your leg. Next you want to move one leg across the back of the head. This will make it easier to sink into the choke. You should be in a position where your op-ponent’s head is down. Also have a firm hold on the opponent’s other arm. Bring the foot toward your other leg. The ankle should be underneath your knee. If you have to pull the foot toward the knee, lastly you want to squeeze the legs together to complete the choke.

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Arm bar

To perform an armbar the opponent must be in closed guard. Hold onto the op-ponent’s right arm at the elbow. This helps to have better control. Then lift your hips off the floor. Pull the opponent’s arm over to your side and make sure both legs are still wrapped around the torso. Also pivoting your hips to the side will cause your body to rotate making a bet-ter position for the armbar. Wrap your legs at the same time from around the opponent’s torso. Push the opponents head to the side your legs are going to move to. Rotate your back more as your legs come across the opponents head. Remember to hold onto the arm as you are rotating. After moving your legs around the opponents head squeeze both legs together. While extending your hips keep control of the arm to complete the armbar.

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The set up for the armbar is the same for omoplata. Start in closed guard. Have a hold on the opponents arms. Rotate both legs over as if you were going to start the armbar. If the opponent pulls one arm out that’s okay. You can still perform the lock. You only need to hold onto one arm for this lock. While keeping a hold the opponents arm, rotate your legs back around the opponents head. This will push him to the ground. The arm should be between your legs. Your legs should move into a figure four. With the right foot behind your left knee, move the opponents arm back against your side. This will start to cause pressure on your op-ponents shoulder. If he still hasn’t tapped, lay across his back grabbing a hold of the opposite shoulder. This will cause more pressure to be put on the shoulder. A better way to end the fight quickly from omoplata is to your hand. Drive it underneath the opponents nose, lifting the head up after you clash both your hands together.

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