Course Updates: Living Mechanics Curriculum

Greetings Living Mechanics Affiliates & Students!

Giant update to the curriculum!

Enjoy!


Courses Updated


Update Details

Guard Submissions Cycle

  • Hip Bump Left Right Drill
  • Swinging Arm Bar Drill

Mount Escapes Cycle

  • Positional Drills – Mount Flow Drill
  • Frame & Control Under Mount
  • Knee Walk Drill
  • Elbow Walk Drill
  • Surfing Drill

Guard Pass Cycle

  • Warm Up – Rocking Triangle
  • Warm Up – Teeter Totter
  • Warm Up – Teeter Totter To Shin Box
  • Warm Up – Teeter Totter To Chair Position
  • Warm Up – Teeter Totter To Chair Position To Squat
  • Posture In Guard Drill
  • Dirty Feet Drill

Guard Submissions Cycle | Guard Submissions

White To Blue

  • Guard Submissions
  • Double In Choke
  • Guillotine Choke
  • Technical Arm Bar
  • Triangle
  • Kimura
  • Omoplata
  • Can Opener
  • Under Hook Arm Bar
  • Straight Leg Figure 4
  • Pass Through Knee Bar

Blue To Purple

  • Triangle To Arm Bar
  • Squeeze The Bread
  • Over Wrap Arm Lock
  • Under Wrap Arm Lock
  • Over Arm Collar Choke
  • Choke From Guard – Holding Elbow
  • The V Choke
  • 10 Finger Choke
  • Head & Arm Triangle
  • Double Arm Bar From The Toro Knee Shuck Pass
  • Helicopter Arm Bar
  • Sweep To Mount & Choke
  • Achilles Ankle Lock
  • Power Achilles Lock
  • Forearm On The Top Of The Foot
  • Heel Hook
  • Toe Hold
  • Knee Bar – Paulson Series
  • Toe Hold When Passing Guard

Purple To Brown

  • Escape The Over Wrap Position
  • Shin In Guard Submissions
  • Life Alert Guard Submissions

Hand Fighting | Pummeling Series

White To Blue

  • Wrist – Introduction
  • Wrist – Circle In – Circle Out
  • Wrist – Yoke Escape
  • Wrist – Grip Clear – Re-Grip
  • Bicep – Circle In – Circle Out
  • Tricep – Clear Under
  • Tricep – Clear Over
  • Shoulder – Re-Pummel
  • Neck – Outside Shuck
  • Neck – Washing Machine
  • Neck – Russian Arm Bar Pull
  • Arm Drags – Over The Arm
  • Arm Drags – Under The Arm
  • Pummeling – 50-50 Chest Flow
  • Pummeling – Clear The Double Under Hook From The Front
  • Pummeling – Knee Placements For Off Balancing

Blue To Purple

  • Wrist – Elbow Roll
  • Bicep – Elbow Lift – Remove
  • Tricep – Inside Pak & Pull
  • Tricep – Elbow Recovery
  • Shoulder – Forearm Block
  • Neck – Inside Pak & Recover
  • Neck – Yoke Catch & Recover
  • Neck – Elbow Push & Recover
  • Neck – Clear The Plum
  • Neck – Clear The Head & Arm Headlock
  • Arm Drags – Shoulder Drag – Tight Arm Drag
  • Arm Drags – Tie & Untie On The High Line
  • Arm Drags – Tie & Untie On The Low Line
  • Pummeling – Go Under The Arm
  • Pummeling – Go Over The Arm
  • Pummeling – Clear The Grip From The Back
  • Pummeling – Giraffe Wrestling

Mount From Side Cycle

Blue To Purple

  • Mounts From Side – Head Post On Hip – Walk To North-South
  • Mounts From Side – Leg Hook On The Close Leg

Mount Escapes Cycle | Mount Escapes

White To Blue

  • Mount Positions
  • Shoulder Walk To Survive The High Mount
  • Elbow Knee Escape – Bottom Leg Under
  • Elbow Knee Escape – Bottom Leg Inside
  • UPA – Bridge Escape
  • Two Hands On Belt
  • Back Door Escape

Blue To Purple

  • The Helping Hand Escape
  • Clear The Leg Vine By Kicking The Leg Straight
  • Chair Mount Escape – Elbow Frame
  • Chair Mount Escape – Bridge And Insert Knee
  • Chair Mount Escape – The Sit Up Escape – Upper Body Bridge
  • Chair Mount Escape – Shrimp North – Ejector Seat
  • Chair Mount Escape – Trap Hand
  • Escape Knee on Stomach – Going to Knees
  • Escape Knee on Stomach – Making Hook
  • Escape Knee on Stomach – Using Knees
  • Escape Knee on Stomach – Holding Belt
  • Escape Knee on Stomach – Scoop Knee Off
  • Escape Knee on Stomach – Creasing the Hip

Mount Submissions Cycle | Submissions From Mount

Blue To Purple

  • Choke From Knee On Stomach
  • Arm Lock From Knee On Stomach – Far Side Arm Bar

Purple To Brown

  • S Mount – Close Arm Bar
  • S Mount – Far Reverse Arm Bar
  • S Mount – The Double Attack
  • S Mount – Far Limb Shoulder Attack
  • S Mount – Neck Crank
  • Seated Mount – Paulson Z Mount – Far Arm Push Off To Armpit Arm Bar
  • Seated Mount – Paulson Z Mount – Close Arm Push To Close Arm Bar

Guard Pass Cycle | Guard Passes

Blue To Purple

  • Pedro Pass
  • Knee Pinching Pass

Purple To Brown

  • Side To Side Shuck To Knee On Stomach
  • Hurdler Pass
  • Helicopter Pass
  • Sprawl Pass
  • Attacking Legs To Pass
  • Losing To Win

Guard Sweeps Cycle | Guard Sweeps

Purple To Brown

  • Shin In Guard Sweeps

Back Submissions Cycle | Back Defense

White To Blue

  • Back Defense – Escape From Back Control With Hooks
  • Back Defense – Turn To Guard
  • Back Defense – Escape Going Down
  • Back Defense – Quarter Position – Escape From Back Control With Hooks

Philosophy

  • Areas of Ground Engagement
  • Understand The Differences of Hand Fighting Range
  • Forward Roll
  • Backward Roll
  • Backward Fall
  • Side Fall
  • Forward Fall

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