Banana Split

Submission · Half Guard

A hip and groin stretch: his legs are pulled apart, loading the adductors, the hip joints and the lower back. It comes from the lockdown, in the electric chair, when he keeps the far leg planted to stop the sweep. The lockdown, your legs in a figure-four, stays tight on his near leg. Hug the far leg to your chest by the thigh near the knee, not at the ankle. Then extend your hips and legs, so the lockdown pushes the near leg one way and your body pulls the far leg the other. Both must work at once. He usually falls to his side into the electric chair sweep, or pushes your head away, which opens the old school sweep. A sharper-angle cousin of this stretch is called the crotch ripper. Stretch slowly: groin injuries give little warning, and the move is banned for kids under IBJJF rules.

How to do it

  1. From the lockdown, go to the electric chair: hug their far leg while the lockdown stays tight on the near leg.
  2. Keep the figure-four of your legs locked on the near leg so it cannot follow you.
  3. Pull the far leg to your chest and hold it by the thigh near the knee, not at the ankle.
  4. Extend your legs and hips: the lockdown pushes the near leg one way while your body pulls the far leg the other, stretching the legs apart.
  5. Stretch slowly until they tap, or until they fall for the sweep.

Key details

  • The lockdown holds one leg; your body pulls the other away. Both must work at once.
  • It punishes the opponent who drives forward or keeps the far leg planted to block the electric chair sweep.
  • It also works from the truck or from the back, as a hip lock.
  • The pressure goes on the groin, adductors and lower back: stretch slowly, because these tissues can tear before the pain gives any warning.
  • Keep their lower back on your belly: post your foot on the mat and get under them like a foam roller. With their lower back flat on the mat there is no angle to split the legs.

Common mistakes

  • A loose lockdown. — The near leg follows you and nothing stretches. — Lock the legs and extend them.
  • Stretching fast. — The groin and hip tear without warning. — Stretch slowly and wait for the tap.
  • Holding the far leg at the ankle. — They bend the knee and pull the leg out. — Hug the thigh near the knee to your chest.
  • Hugging the far leg close to the groin. — They close the legs against your arm and there is no lever to split them. — Lock your forearm across the thigh near the knee, a rear-naked-style grip, then extend.

How to drill it

From lockdown: electric chair entry, then the stretch to the point of pressure only, 5 each side; the partner taps at the first stretch.

Safety

Hip and groin injuries come without warning: stretch slowly. IBJJF: allowed for adults, banned for kids; check the event rules.

What comes next

  • Electric Chair Sweep
  • Old School Sweep
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