Resist: Defense Against Ground Control

Not all real world ground attacks are stomps and beatdowns. Increasingly, experienced fighters integrate the nuances of ground and pound. Understanding ground control and its implications to self defense is crucial to increasing the odds of survival in the treacherous context of real world attacks. We can’t always simply fight our way out of a bad position. In this download, we will cover the essential elements of our intervention and control curriculum from the opposite perspective. You will learn cardinal rules and principles for avoiding and countering common ground controls, to escape ground and pound, domination and abduction by individuals and groups. In addition, if you are interested in intervention, a better understanding of these common counter-measures will deepen your control game, helping to develop your foresight and early detection skills, to shut down holes in your control measures and to more rapidly attack before a defender can gain momentum. This is an essential piece in understanding your