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Rear Body Lock

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

Safety

Section titled “Safety”
  • No jumping onto your training partner’s back
  • Do not sit on your training partner’s knee
  • Tani otoshi banned for lower belts
  • Reserve the right to fall

Core Mechanics and Concepts

Section titled “Core Mechanics and Concepts”

Position hierarchy (more mat exposure = better)

Section titled “Position hierarchy (more mat exposure = better)”
  • Turtle (best)
  • 4 points
  • Standing rear body lock (worst of the three)

Leaning forward vs backwards

Section titled “Leaning forward vs backwards”

Three pathways to getting behind someone

Section titled “Three pathways to getting behind someone”
  • Getting outside one of their elbows (normally their lead arm)
  • Getting their hands on the mat, then getting outside of one of their elbows
  • Getting their arm out wide then squeezing past the space between their elbow and their torso

Translating to movement pathways

Section titled “Translating to movement pathways”
  • Snapdowns + go behind
  • Drags / Russians
  • Duck unders

Offense

Section titled “Offense”

Mat returns

Section titled “Mat returns”
  • Mat return to hands
  • Mat return with foot sweep
  • Inside minor foot sweeps (getting hands to mat)

Other finishes

Section titled “Other finishes”
  • Cut back
  • Wrap around double
  • Navy
  • Move to single
  • Knee trip (be careful, palm up grip on tripping side)

Breaking down 4 points

Section titled “Breaking down 4 points”
  • Kosoto hook variation (internal rotation)
  • Inside hook variation (lift and pull backwards)

Defense

Section titled “Defense”

Primary defense: get hips away and break grip over hip

Section titled “Primary defense: get hips away and break grip over hip”

Other options

Section titled “Other options”
  • Swimming hand over their head
  • Swimming hand under their arm
  • Moving to 4 points (falling forward)

Entries and Setups

Section titled “Entries and Setups”
  • Snapdown + go behind
  • Arm drag to the back
  • Duck under
  • Russian tie to the back
  • Slide by / throw by
  • From front headlock (go behind)
  • From single leg (transition to waist/underhook)

Summary

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Coaching Guide

Section titled “Coaching Guide”

Common entries and sequences

Section titled “Common entries and sequences”

Common problems and cues

Section titled “Common problems and cues”
Section titled “Recommended games”

Resources

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