An owner asked about bigger, stronger partners who roll right over you from half guard. Should you fight from your side and work your way out, or try something else?
Master Carlos picked out one premise from the question.
“Whatever reactions your partner’s going to have may give you different options, all right.”
Then he said what he’s really after when he’s underneath.
“my main goal here is not to stop the pass, is not to escape, it’s to see how long I can keep my shoulder off the ground, you see.”
He doesn’t want to end up flat.
“My position is bad, if I’m flat on the ground.”
He showed one detail that decides it.
“So here, if I keep my feet close together, I’ll lose every time”
With his shoulder up, he can carry the weight.
“when I put my shoulder off the ground, I can take a lot of pressure.”
He told the owners how often he works this way now.
“So when you’re defending from the bottom, this is what I do now 100% of the time.”
