Last week, we worked on some finishes from this position, This week, we counter the crackdown, or 'sit and scoot' position.

There are a couple key things you have to do in order to win from here. First, you have to keep the opponent from locking in the crotch. If he does this, he controls your hips and you are in trouble. If he turns the corner and tries to lock, you want to drop your inside hip (if you have a right-handed hi-crotch on him, it would be the right hip), and keep that hip away from him. Next, we hip heist that inside hip to the outside, then high leg. From here, you want to take your knee under his knee, get off your knees and walk back into him, stepping over the far leg.

There are other counters from here as well. Anytime I can reach the far ankle underneath with my attacking hand, I can hop over to the other side and finish cleanly. Also, sometimes I can double-knee in between his legs, splitting him, and walk my hands up his back.

These are a few key skills from the crackdown position, which is an essential position you have to win from in the big matches.