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Headquarters (HQ)
Kneeling on their inside leg between their legs, other foot posted outside. A hub for many passes.
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Essentials
Your knee pins between their legs, you’re standing on the other foot, and you control their legs with your hands. Headquarters is a strong passing hub: from here you knee cut, leg drag or pass to either side.
Your goals
- Knee pinned in their thigh
- Control their knee and ankle
- Choose the pass based on their defense
What they want
- Pull you back into a leg entanglement
- Get a foot on your hip
Key principles
- Low base, heavy knee
- Pass in the direction they leave open
Common mistakes
- Standing too tall
- Leaving your knee loose
Techniques to learn
Each one opens its own page and video.
Where it leads
- In courses
- Foundations IV: Passing
If this happens…
- they frame on your kneeSwitch to the other side or the leg drag
- they shrimp awayFollow with pressure into the knee cut
Advanced detailsTransitions, threats, reactions, troubleshooting and a sparring drill
1. Overview
Kneeling on their inside leg between their legs, other foot posted outside. A hub for many passes.
Key controls
- Knee pinned on their inside thigh
- Hips heavy, head up
- Hand on their knee
In this position
4 transitions · 0 sweeps · 0 submissions · 2 reactions · 2 troubleshooting fixes · 1 sparring exercise · 2 techniques
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