Chill Dog

Transition · Closed Guard

A rubber guard position from Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet system, the backup plan when Mission Control stalls: his trapped hand is on the mat and you hug his knee, but you cannot free the arm for the next attack. Let go of the wrist-to-ankle grip, come up, clear his head and neck to the side with that forearm, cut the arm back in and re-grip wrist to ankle — the hand under the ankle, not on the toes. That is the chill dog: the shin still across his back, his hand still on the mat, and you squeeze your knees together to hold him. It is a place to rest (you are "just chilling"), but its main use is the next step, the kung fu move: pull the ankle and leg in front of his face, swing the elbow out and over the foot keeping the palm on it, and come up into the omoplata. Loosening the knee squeeze while you re-grip lets him posture, and waiting too long gets you stuck. If he turns the shoulder away, go to the omoplata; if he pulls the arm free, catch the kimura.

How to do it

  1. From Mission Control get his trapped hand to the mat and hug his knee with your free arm, keeping the wrist-to-ankle grip.
  2. If the arm will not come free for the next attack, let go of the wrist-to-ankle grip and come up.
  3. Clear his head and neck to the side with that forearm and cut the arm back in.
  4. Re-grip wrist to ankle, the hand under the ankle, not on the toes, and squeeze your knees together: the chill dog.
  5. Go on with the kung fu move: pull the ankle and leg in front of his face, swing the elbow out and over the foot with the palm on it, and come up into the omoplata.

Key details

  • Clear the neck, then re-grip: the head moves, the leg and the trapped arm stay.
  • Squeeze the knees together the whole time, also while you re-grip.
  • The wrist goes under the ankle, not over the toes.
  • Needs open hips like all rubber guard; do not force your knee.

Common mistakes

  • Loosening the knees while clearing the head. — He lifts his head and posture and the leg slides off his back. — Keep the squeeze and clear and re-grip in one motion.
  • Grabbing the toes instead of the ankle. — The grip is weak and slips when he pulls. — Bring the wrist under the ankle, hand almost in a fist.
  • Staying in the chill dog too long. — You get stuck and he works the arm free. — Move on to the kung fu move and the omoplata.

How to drill it

From Mission Control get the hand to the mat, clear the neck to chill dog, then the kung fu move to the omoplata. 5 slow reps each side.

Safety

Rubber guard positions strain your own knee: warm up the hips and never force the leg.

What comes next

  • Omoplata
  • Kimura
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