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Legends: The Bridging CircuitFebruary 10, 2012
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Mark Hatmaker 
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Hey Fighters,

 

It's Friday and time for this week's Legends. You'll find the complete skinny on it below.

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Also, we are running specials on our 2 foundation products this month: The Complete Grappler & The Complete Pugilist. Check out the end of the newsletter for details.

Thanks everyone and have a great week!
  
Sincerely,

 

Mark Hatmaker

Extreme Self Protection

 

PS--There will be a brief lull in The Wrestler's Guard material starting next month as we address a few areas that we think you'll be mighty pleased to see: some wicked Head Snap entries & tossing the collegiate sit-out for the Pro Sit-Out and the myriad submission potentials. (Also, we'll feature how to use the Pro Sit-Out to thwart hooks).

 

ESP RAW 112: The Wrestler's Guard Vol. 5: Transition to the Wizzer Stand-Up (+ The Leg Bar Quintet)

 
We pick up right where we left off on RAW 111 --this is a stand alone volume, but you would need to view preceding volumes to discover how we got off of our back into the position of advantage.
 
Here's a quick rundown of the drills included:
 
  • All the following will end in a trio of submissions.
  • The proper mechanics of using a standing wizzer to drill your opponent to the mat--it's all about the "twist "and zero to do with the "pull."
  • Your opponent have good base? Well, we can address that in a half-dozen ways...
  • We can use a subtle little wizzer hand assist pry to upset his hips.
  • Want a little more "Oomph" on your drop then you'll use the Outside Trip assist.
  • Not enough "Oomph"? You want his heels skyward as he drops on his noggin right into your Reverse Lever? Well, then the Power Mule is your ticket to ride.
  • Still want options? We hit two more with some hip tosses and standard mules.
  • Got an opponent who's canny to all your forward drop attacks? Well, the fearsome Single-Grape Fall-Back will fix that in a cinch as well as bang the hell out of the man who' has got to eat a double load of bodyweight as he hits the ground.
  • There are times when your opponent will limp arm out of your wizzer on the way down--well, just as we used the Head-Pop Triplet to attack the head we will run a trio of go-to Leg Locks (+ 2 esoteric ones). 1. ) The Tombstone Leg Bar 2.)  The Pit Bar 3.) The Single & Double-Over Leg Scissors 4). An Inside Crank for special circumstances & 5.)  An In-the-Saddle Inside Heel Hook for the sub junkie.
  • Back on the feet, if we assume our opponent has so much scramble in his wizzer defense you don't want to compromise your base by taking a foot off of the mat we make the drops more secure by using Single Scoops and Reverse Double Leg Takedowns.
  • In total 15 set-ups that lead into 2 Sets of Submission Triplet Plug-In Bad Libs to get your opponent off his feet, slammed to the mat, and hooked on mat contact.
 
(This DVD comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook).

 

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Tightening the Reverse Lever
Tightening the Reverse Lever
The Bridging Circuit

inTENS users hang on to this one, anytime you see The Bridging Circuit posted you'll know what we mean.
 
As all we Combination Men/Women know, having a strong neck is key to both boxing and wrestling. Gotta have a good bridge to have powerful defense in par terre work and the stronger the neck the better we are able to survive blows to the head/chin via the shock absorption/anti-whip function of a good muscular-skeletal foundation.
 
In this circuit we tie-in a good bit of shoulder work as we find by fatiguing secondary and tertiary muscle groups we build a better/tighter muscular support chain for good bridging.
 
This is a 3-cycle circuit with some exercise dropped as the circuit progresses.
Exercises in Bold Type are repeated all three times.
Underlined exercises are performed in rounds one and two.
Those in standard text are hit round one only.
 
Protocol
  • Follow the circuit in the prescribed order aiming for as much speed as good form will allow.
  • Use the prescribed weights. If you are able to complete the circuit in 15 minutes or less bump each weighted exercise by 5 pounds until your completion time exceeds 15 minutes.
  • Handstand push-ups should be hands on the mat, top of the head hits the mat at the bottom of each rep. Anytime you have to bump up weight in this circuit add 2" of elevation to your handstand push-ups. We find simply placing bumper plates under the hands gives us a stable stack. The head must still touch at the bottom of each rep.
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The Bridging Circuit
Handstand Push-Ups 8 Reps
Superset the following
  • Dumbbell Lateral Raises (20/10) 8
  • Dumbbell Front Raises (Palms-up) (20/10) 8
  • Bent-Over Lateral Raises (20/10) 8

 

 

 

Barbell Shrugs (Slow & Strict--shoulders to ears) (185/135) 8

Ballistic Barbell Shrugs (185/135) 8 [Pop these reps as fast as possible]

Leaning Barbell Shrugs (185/135) 8 [Lean forward slightly so that the barbell hangs in front of your thighs about 12" and slow strict reps]

1-Arm KB Shrug (70/50) 8 [Slow & strict, all right , then all left]

Superset the following

  • Rear Neck Bridge Rocks w/ 25# plate held to chest.
  • Front Neck Bridge Rocks w/ 25# plate held to chest.
  • Side-to-Side Neck Bridge Rocks w/ 25# plate held to chest

Have fun!

Video Clip of the Week: Solo Arm Bar Escape Drill

 
Solo Arm Bar Escape Drill
Solo Arm Bar Escape Drill
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