Krav Maga - Fight Class - July 22, 2017 (Standing Ground and Pound)
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Channel: Krav Maga Worldwide - Fort Lauderdale, Florida · 2017 · Sports
In the technical part of Fight class, we worked on how to "Ground and Pound" our sparring partner from the standing position while in their open guard. Normally, we would run away or flee the scene for safety if we're able to get our attacker to the ground and we are still standing up. However, there are scenarios where this is not the best choice. Examples: Defending yourself in an elevator, a third person (friend, family) you're protecting is unable to run away with you, you're forced to restrain and control (security and law enforcement) the attacker, etc. If we are having trouble passing our attacker's guard from the standing position, using proper Ground and Pound techniques will cause damage to our opponent and create more opportunities to pass their guard and transition to a safer and more advantageous top position such as Knee on Belly/Chest and Side Mount (Level 3 techniques) and the Mount (Level 2). We started the class by going over the proper positioning to Ground and Pound effectively. Keeping the lead foot close, bending the lead knee to avoid getting it hyper-extended from a kick, protecting our groin with one hand, and leaning back to avoid any upkicks to our face. Next we practiced transitioning our rear foot up to "stack" our opponent in order to land hand strikes to their head. Then we learned to deal with when the bottom person tries to use their feet to push on your hips to create space. We practiced pushing their feet off to one side or the other and using it as an opportunity to land a hard strike to their face. Next we went over how to counter when the bottom person uses their knees/shins and raise their hips up to create space so we cannot reach their head with hand strikes. We discussed using hand strikes to the body and groin to get them to lower their torso and then going back to strikes to their head. We finished by going over two ways to counter/escape when they grab your lead foot. A more experienced fighter will grab your lead foot to set-up various sweeps, takedowns, and leg locks. So it's important to know how to break their grip off of our foot.... Read the rest of the video description: https://www.facebook.com/KravMagaTraining/videos/vl.238097136533348/1564490886914484/?type=1&theater
