Stephen Jarrell: Single Leg Adjustments When They Sprawl

Stephen Jarrell (@jarrell_stephen) on what to do when your opponent sprawls hard on your single leg: post your free hand to keep chest height, then circle backside, drive to your feet, or back out. From his video: https://youtu.be/dILdS28xQks

Flow outline

  1. Shoot Single Leg

    • Shoot your single leg. If he sprawls hard, make your adjustments instead of getting extended over the sprawl.
    • From Stephen Jarrell (@jarrell_stephen), in his video "What to do when your opponent sprawls hard!"
    • Entry: shoot the single
    • Reaction: he sprawls hard
    • Avoid Getting extended over his sprawl and holding on for dear life.
  2. Post Free Hand

    • Post your free hand to keep height with your chest, so you can either finish the shot or back out.
    • Anchor: post the free hand to keep height
    • Pressure: chest stays at height with the post
    • Key detail Post the free hand instead of holding on for dear life.
  3. Circle Backside Finish

    • From the single with the opponent sprawled, circle backside and finish.
    • Angle: circle to the backside to finish
    • Finish: even when you circle backside, a lot of times you'll come up on your feet
  4. Drive To Feet

    • Drive up to your feet from the single leg position.
    • Checkpoint: come up to your feet from the single
  5. Back Out Fresh Start

    • If the opponent sprawls hard over the post and the position is bad, back out and get a fresh start.
    • Reaction: opponent sprawls hard over the post
    • Checkpoint: back out to reset for a fresh start

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