Shoulder stretch to improve your guillotine
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Marcelo Garcia, one of the greatest Jiu jitsu competitors of all time, was known for revolutionizing traditional techniques. One technique in particular was the guillotine or the “MARCELOTINE”. This variation is a high elbow guillotine, meaning that after you have proper wrist positioning for the choke you lift your elbow to clear to their shoulder. The advantage is that it takes away many typical defenses. The challenge with this variation is people complain they do not have the shoulder range of motion to perform. .
This guillotine does require shoulder internal rotation, however if your shoulder works the way it is supposed to this variation will be no problem.
1️⃣Sleeper stretch / shoulder internal rotation: if you lack the available range you can use this stretch. Hold for 1-3 minutes.
2️⃣PAIL/RAIL: for improved usability of a stretch you want to include end-range isometric holds in both directions.
Not only do you have to get the shoulder in position but you have to be able to maintain while they are thrashing for an escape.
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❗️Don’t let your mobility deficits interfere with your offensive potential.