Mixed Martial Artists/Grapplers: Whats your favorite submission?

**raghead** · 10-13-2008, 09:09 PM

For everyone that fights, whats your favorite submission?
Personally my favorite is the arm triangle from side control. Simple, easy to set up and you don't risk giving up a dominant position going for it. This is usually my go to move when I get side control. First I'll play with their arm a little bit and threaten going for an americana/straight armbar/kimura, and if I can't get anything too quickly I'll let them pull their arm back a little bit, trap it behind my head and lock up the triangle. Only part that gets kinda hairy is passing to the other side. If you wanna be flashy I mean you could jump over, but thats a little risky.
EDIT: and if you don't fight, what's your favorite submission to watch?

**djwolford** · 10-13-2008, 09:24 PM

Guillotine. I have long arms so it's just easy for me to lock in. Not to mention the fact that virtually everyone leaves themselves open for it.

Well that and gnp submissions. Those make me feel pretty happy.

**bananallama!** · 10-13-2008, 09:33 PM

I really like the ankle lock and arm bars. I am 6'4" so i can wrap my legs around pretty well.
I haven't grappled or fought in a little while so i can't really say my method of getting them. But i know those are my fav's to use.
If you used to wrestle (highschool/college) you might be familiar with a move called the bulldog, some call it the gator roll.

I would sprall on a shoot and grab the head and arm, then roll with them. After i would spin around and grab the arm for a armbar or get ontop for the elbows.

**raghead** · 10-13-2008, 09:34 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty sure most of my taps I've gotten from guillotines. Only problem is most of the people I roll with are pretty good with the Von Flue choke, so I've gotten tapped by that a couple times trying to finish a guillotine off my back. Because of that, now whenever I get a guillotine on someone shooting in on me, I jump up and pull guard on em, so they can't pass to side control while taking me down. Get slammed like a mother fucker by doing that, but it's better than getting tapped/passed guard.
edit: If you like submissions from gator roll, I'd suggest the D'Arce choke or four fingered guillotine. They're a lot less hassle than going for an armbar from that position.

**Mr. E** · 10-13-2008, 09:56 PM

Cobra Clutch

At a club last weekend I saw a hot woman cop take down a drunk guy hassling the bouncers with a cobra clutch. It was one of the best things I've ever seen.

**raghead** · 10-14-2008, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. E

Cobra Clutch

At a club last weekend I saw a hot woman cop take down a drunk guy hassling the bouncers with a cobra clutch. It was one of the best things I've ever seen.

One time I did a double decker pecker wrecker on someone.

**Cool Runnings** · 10-14-2008, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by raghead

Yeah, I'm pretty sure most of my taps I've gotten from guillotines. Only problem is most of the people I roll with are pretty good with the Von Flue choke, so I've gotten tapped by that a couple times trying to finish a guillotine off my back. Because of that, now whenever I get a guillotine on someone shooting in on me, I jump up and pull guard on em, so they can't pass to side control while taking me down. Get slammed like a mother fucker by doing that, but it's better than getting tapped/passed guard.
edit: If you like submissions from gator roll, I'd suggest the D'Arce choke or four fingered guillotine. They're a lot less hassle than going for an armbar from that position.

I've seen this submission before. Looks awesome, and judging from the looks of it, the guy doing the submitting must feel pretty accomplished after that.

**cdc** · 10-15-2008, 12:40 AM

My go-to move is the Reverse Flying Scissor Heel Hook. My number two move would have to be the mounted gogoplata.

**raghead** · 10-15-2008, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by cdc

My go-to move is the Reverse Flying Scissor Heel Hook. My number two move would have to be the mounted gogoplata.

So you're half japanese and half canadian?

**cdc** · 10-15-2008, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by raghead

So you're half japanese and half canadian?

more like half japanese and half japanese. hey buddy.

**raghead** · 10-16-2008, 09:44 PM

In other news I tried a gogoplata tonight, almost got it but didn't have the arm locked tight enough got my guard passed.
Which led to me spine cranking myself lol. I managed to pull guard again, kind of push him off of me and spun over him to take his back. Well, my body made it over, but he managed to grab onto my head mid-spin. It felt like my spine snapped in half lol.

**Mr. E** · 10-16-2008, 10:47 PM

The gogoplata is pretty badass. I've never actually seen a fight where someone could pull it off though.

**cdc** · 10-17-2008, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by Mr. E

The gogoplata is pretty badass. I've never actually seen a fight where someone could pull it off though.

There you go buddy.

So raghead your mom let you train?

**no_brains_no_worries** · 10-17-2008, 09:56 AM

Flying arm-bar. Now I am a big guy and will never be able to do this, but my uncle did this to me and let me tell you, it's a bitch.

**raghead** · 10-17-2008, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by cdc

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...85720889&hl=en
There you go buddy.

So raghead your mom let you train?

Yeah haha. And the best gogo is obviously from Diaz.
http://www.mmatko.com/takanori-gomi-...ideo-pride-33/

**cdc** · 10-17-2008, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by raghead

Yeah haha. And the best gogo is obviously from Diaz.
http://www.mmatko.com/takanori-gomi-...ideo-pride-33/

I remembered that after I posted the video but I mean this is a submission thread so I'm not going to ruin it with that awful striking. Kidding. Diaz vs. Gomi is an amazing fight.

**Sir Bifford** · 10-17-2008, 06:53 PM

I like the perfect-plex. Once he hooks the leg and suplexes him it's all over.

**raghead** · 10-21-2008, 09:05 PM

Fuck... got caught in a lot of forearm chokes today. Messed up my leg like in the first twenty minutes cause I got there late and couldnt stretch and pretty much couldn't even pull guard for a few fights. I need to stop leaving my neck open when I'm mounted, my hands always drop straight for their hips so I could buck and roll but yeah I kept getting choked out. Also I pulled off a really slick armbar-to-omaplata today completely by accident lol. Caught someone in an armbar from my guard, he kinda rolled a little or something so I was like face down on the mat but was still cranking his arm. Then I just pulled my legs out and sat up and was like oh hey omaplata thanks bud.
On a non-grappling note, my instructor was telling us to pull some shit in fights that made me crack up. He was like "yeah so when you guys start competing and you're standing up with a guy thats giving you trouble, just look him right in the eye and go 'yo dude your shoes untied'. if you're lucky he'll look down and you can crack him in the face". Funniest part about that is even though you're not wearing shoes, chances are you're gonna look down anyway. Try it during sparring sometime, it works hilariously well.