Guttersniping in Wivenhoe

Guttersnipers assembled - Vagabond Warriors (CCMA) hosted by Kuroten Practical Karate

Jamie Clubb teaching strikes from under-hook scarf-hold

02.03.2025

I returned to Wivenhoe in Colchester to teach a seminar for Kuroten Practical Karate. This is the third time Tracey Radley (KPK's founder) has booked me to teach a seminar. We continued our work from last time using the "Vagabond Warriors: Guttersniping" model, which focuses on ground-fighting through the lens of Submission Grappling, Mixed Martial Arts and Self-Defence.

There was an emphasis on attacking from defending against scarf-hold and we also covered some technical work on arm-triangle, snake-choke, Americana and scarf-hold arm-bar.

Jamie Clubb demonstrating a behind-the-neck Americana key-lock

The seminar included the following live, specific, positional and constraints-led sparring:

Submission grappling section:

1. Bears vs snakes movement training

2. "Crazy Baby" vs butterfly guard

3. Ditto with stand-up option

4. No hands traditional scarf-hold - objective to get head behind shoulder vs escape

5. Ditto with under-hook scarf-hold

6. Traditional scarf-hold - get submission position vs escape

7. Ditto with under-hook scarf-hold

8. Hangman team game

   
   
   
   

   

   Attacking with the scarf-hold arm-bar

   
   
   
   

   

   Going for a snake-choke

   
   

   

   Escaping a front head-lock

   
   
   
   

In the game of hangman both leg-locks are included

MMA section:

1. Traditional scarf-hold - with added strikes

2. Under-hook scarf-hold - with added strikes

3. Ground 'n pound to the wall - push to the wall versus stand-up, sweep or submit

4. Ground 'n pound with permitted head-butts, elbows and knees to the head (full-face head guards mandatory)

   

   Ground 'n pound - taking it to the wall!

   

   Jamie Clubb demonstrating extra techniques permitted in this form of MMA

Self-defence section:

1. Ground 'n pound with the above plus gouges and bites simulated on head-guards

2. Asymmetrical ground-fighting with extra person attacking if fighter rises to their feet (to test balance and continued aggression)

Asymmetrical ground-fighting

More asymmetrical ground-fighting. Get off the ground fighting

...but be ready to receive because the fight is not over yet