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Originally Posted by Joemoplata  I hear ya. The late Carlson Gracie and most of his immediate disciples (Mario Sperry, the head of Brazilian Top Tea most notably) used to always reply to the question "How do you open someone's guard?" with "Open him up with strikes". This holds true for any grappling situation. If you watch the old Royce Gracie fights they usually went like this:
1. Front kick the guy to gauge distance and distract.
2. Shoot.
3. Strike to distract.
4. Takedown.
5. Use strikes to establish mount.
6. Strike until opponent rolls over.
7. Choke or strike until choke is open. |
Not surprising actually. Royce has a lot of experience is plenty of arts. He probably wouldn't have faired as well with out his knowledge of strikes.