23.01.20 My Junior MMA course reached its second hour on Thursday night. Last week served as an introduction to the three ranges and the qualities that made them MMA rather than their composite disciplines. This week we began to look at the all-important area of transitions. We warmed up with MMA callisthenics and dynamic stretching before moving onto mirror footwork. Here we looked at switching levels and checking ranges with jabs and teeps. Next we moved onto assessing an opponent’s style which informs the depth of our mobile stance. Based on my client adopting a southpaw stance from wrestling we looked at using the southpaw against an orthodox fighter. I introduced the jabbing cross, the lead question mark punch and the up-jab. We also brought in kicks across the mid-section from the southpaw and used the question mark punch opening to transitioning into a single leg takedown. Once on the ground we used the opportunity to train setting up for the Americana from side control or arm triangle whilst transitioning into scarf-hold. We did variations of this southpaw against orthodox combination: jabbing cross/question mark punch/rear round kick/single-leg takedown/ground strike and submission. Then we covered slip/jabbing into a v-step. From the v-step angle we did the overhand punch and the single-leg takedown. Then we slip/jabbed into the standing arm triangle clinch. From here we looked at the different options presented by MMA. We can use it as a Thai clinch move and throw knee strikes. We can also use one of these knees to set up a takedown. Whilst landing in position the arm triangle becomes a submission technique.
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