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Heath Pedigo’s The Daisy Fresh Curriculum: Blue Belt No Gi Stripe 2 develops a no-gi bottom game built around safe guard pulls, an upright sit-up guard, and entries underneath an opponent. The four-part sequence moves from standing-to-guard transitions through passing prevention, then into sweeps, wrestle-ups, and X-guard attacks.
Blue Belt No Gi Stripe 2: guard-pull foundations
The opening part addresses standing to guard safely and the rules surrounding that transition. Pedigo then works through shot-and-sprawl situations, how to pull guard, a sliding guard pull, and pulling guard from a shot. Double guard pulls complete this section.
These are separate lessons within the standing-to-bottom sequence, rather than a single general introduction to pulling guard.
Keeping the sit-up guard upright
Part two introduces a sit-up guard checklist for stopping the opponent’s passing game. The central concern is maintaining posture and avoiding being flattened onto the mat while working from the bottom.
- Posture: staying upright rather than allowing the passer to put you flat.
- Hand and foot fighting: managing these exchanges from the bottom position.
- Inside position: using it to resist being flattened out.
- Flying knee cut: a dedicated lesson on preventing this passing approach.
Dummy sweeps, wrestle-ups, and X-guard entries
Part three shifts from maintaining the seated position to entering attacks. It begins with sit-up guard entries and an underhook response when being flipped, followed by the dummy sweep. Pedigo emphasizes timing details for the sweep and its connection to wrestle-ups.
A separate wrestle-up entry and details lesson follows, then an ankle pick and an X-guard entry. The sequence connects the work on staying upright with ways to sweep, come up from the bottom, or enter underneath the opponent.
X-guard attacks and the back-step battle
The final part develops the X-guard material through an explanation of working underneath, getting the opponent’s hands to the mat, and the named X-Guard Knee Cap and Smooth Foot Sweep lessons. The broader X-guard system addresses off-balancing for sweeps, leg entanglements, and back takes.
The back-step battle and back-step prevention come next, followed by crab ride and Short Hook (Langhi). Closing rolling footage features the pairings Mamood and Tad, and Couch and Spatch.
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