Uneven POC

​We’ve talked about points of contact before and how you should have at least 3 to be effective. So let’s discuss how having level points of contact, especially in the gi, may be causing you to struggle. Let’s take spider guard for example. If your contacts are at the same level, that means you are neither pushing nor pulling. To be an effective guard player we must do both. By virtue of what you are trying to do, there should be variety in wear you place your hands and feet. Can you play double sleeve? Absolutely, but if you’ve ever grabbed a gi, you know that collar and sleeve is a much better control. How much easier is de la riva when you use both legs to off balance? I would say significantly so. Uneven points of contact create misalignment which creates balance breaks which lead to sweeps. It’s not magic I promise.