ALTA Week 6 Summary

ALTA Week 6 Summary – Striking, Grappling, Wrestling

🥊 Striking – Creating Angles

This week focuses on gaining positional advantage through angular footwork. Four main techniques are drilled:

• Pivot – Rotate off your lead foot after stepping in with combos like the hop jab + two + hook.
• Roll-Out – Level your stance and roll out to exit and re-engage.
• Check Hook – Lateral step + torso turn to create a sharp exit while scoring.
• Reverse Pivot – Cross step with a pivot, rare but useful when opponent shells up. Think Lomachenko.

🤼 Grappling – Half Guard Bottom

You learn to survive, control, and attack from the bottom in half guard:

• Leg Position – Use your inside leg to apply pressure to opponent’s calf.
• Upper Body Control – Block cross-face, fight for underhooks, stay on your side.
• Jaws of Life – Recovery when flattened: push head to centre, bench press chin, frame, recover side posture, re-dig underhook.
• Single Leg Get-Up – Underhook, bump or rake, grab leg, come to knees, finish sweep.
• Kimura Attack – Sit up, lock kimura, apply shoulder lock, or sweep to top if they roll out.

🏋️ Wrestling – Double Leg Defence

This week activates the sprawl with real applications:

• Banana Hips Drill – Trains posture against pressure using partner’s legs as feedback.
• Live Defence – Use hips to stop the shot, avoid becoming the “drunk friend.”
• Frame & Whizzer – Frame on neck + overhook controls distance and posture.
• Sprawl to Turtle – Sprawl to force face plant, then:
  • Kill All Grips (“kill it with fire”)
  • Prevent Arm Regrip (“hand out of the grave”)
  • Circle Behind the Arms to secure dominant position.