I have a good friend who has boxed for some years in Mexico, and has been in numerous street fights. He doesn't have much grappling experience, but has delt with it in fights before.
We rolled full contact today for fun, some striking included, and his experience and strength actually quite surprised me. Getting him down with a double leg he caught me in a guillotine choke, and really had a lot of power. I mounted (still in the guillotine) and waited him out a little, just trying to keep base, and keep on top. I punched him in the ribs a little to try and break the lock but he kept at it, so finally I poked into his side a little with my thumb which made him jump enough for me to get my head out, and work the mount a bit. I finished with a bent arm lock from mount but damn alive the guy is very strong, and a good experienced fighter. If he had known the moves he would really have given me some trouble!
My question though is this. When you are in a guillotine, and you mount to relieve the pressure, is there a better (faster) way to escape rather than waiting him out and jabbing the ribs a little?
If I had panicked even a little I probably would have gotten choked!
But what's your experiences?
Ryu
We rolled full contact today for fun, some striking included, and his experience and strength actually quite surprised me. Getting him down with a double leg he caught me in a guillotine choke, and really had a lot of power. I mounted (still in the guillotine) and waited him out a little, just trying to keep base, and keep on top. I punched him in the ribs a little to try and break the lock but he kept at it, so finally I poked into his side a little with my thumb which made him jump enough for me to get my head out, and work the mount a bit. I finished with a bent arm lock from mount but damn alive the guy is very strong, and a good experienced fighter. If he had known the moves he would really have given me some trouble!

My question though is this. When you are in a guillotine, and you mount to relieve the pressure, is there a better (faster) way to escape rather than waiting him out and jabbing the ribs a little?
If I had panicked even a little I probably would have gotten choked!

But what's your experiences?
Ryu
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