Learn the underhook system from 2017 No gi world championship bronze medalist, and coach at Absolute MMA St Kilda: Lachlan Giles


See below for outline of content and immediately below for competition footage of these sweeps.


IMPORTANT CONCEPTS


0:13 Where to place the underhook
3:46 Getting on your side
4:15 Turning the hips (pressure the knee)
5:41 Always try to bump your opponent forward, and move yourself lower relative to them


UNDERHOOK SERIES KNEELING


7:53 Ideal half guard sweep from knee shield
13:26 Dealing with both crossface and underhook to set up knee shield
15:11 Dealing with the whizzer by rolling under
19:00 Preventing a successful backstep by holding the far pants
19:52 Recovering your underhook when they have the underhook (no crossface)
21:14 When they post on the mat to prevent the roll under- take the back
23:04 Recover from tight crossface/underhook using Z guard
26:13 When they hide their leg from being trapped

UNDERHOOK SERIES STANDING


29:13 When they turn their knee towards mount
30:34 Countering the standing passer/knee cut
33:55 Dealing with cross lapel choke
35:40 Single leg from standing posture
40:01 Saggioro sweep (lapel head through the middle)

COUNTERING THE BACKSTEP


44:05 prevent their leg from reaching the ground
44:24 Prevent the hips moving back, take the back
45:00 Using your hooks to sweep
46:27 The super lockdown
48:42 The double leg pinch

THE DOGFIGHT


50:07 The rollthrough
52:09 Basic takedown and single leg
53:19 The leg drag
54:41 Limp arm

MISC- Guillotine defence
55:43 Countering the guillotine, roll on top
56:59 Countering the guillotine, turn the hip
58:39 Countering the guillotine, head positioning

ROLLING
58:59 Roll 1 just trying to use half guard
1:04:42 Roll 2 just trying to use half guard
1:10:40 Roll 3 just trying to use half guard

1:14:37 NO GI roll 1

1:23:11 NO GI roll 2

1:33:10 NO GI roll. escaping from bad half guard positions

Separate video (12 mins): Narrated rolling no gi

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Content

    • Half guard seminar and rolling footage (1h 50m)

    • Narrated roll with brown belt (no gi)

    • Half guard highlight for thinkific

    • Supplement: Choi bar
  • 2

    Viewer questions and answers

    • How to defend the rugby style pass?

    • How to defend the rugby style pass part 2

    • Do you grab the shin like Eddie Bravo suggests (no gi)?

    • How do you avoid the footlock on the knee shield leg?

    • How do i enter to half guard vs a standing or kneeling opponent?

    • What is your preferred no gi grip for the non underhook hand?

    • How to deal with when they switch their base? part 1

    • How to deal with when they switch their base? Part 2

    • How to get to half guard when both are standing?

    • How to deal with the weave pass?

    • How to deal with the kimura from switch base

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About the instructor

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Lachlan Giles

Lachlan is a first degree BJJ black belt. He is the 2017 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship Bronze Medallist, He has represented Australia twice at ADCC, the most prestigious submission grappling competition in the world, represented Australia four times at the World Pro Championships and competed at the Eddie Bravo Invitational where he submitted former ADCC Champion Rani Yahya.In 2014 and 2017 he completed a clean sweep of the black belt division at Australia's most prestigious competition, the Pan Pacific Championships, winning 4 gold medals. In 2016 Lachlan was ranked as the number 12 lightweight BJJ competitor in the world.Lachlan is the head coach of Absolute MMA St Kilda, Australia, a team which has produced standout grapplers such as Craig Jones, Livia Gluchowska and Kit Dale.He also works as a physiotherapist and in 2016 completed his PhD.