New York Entry from Rubber Guard

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The New York Entry from Rubber Guard represents one of the most critical transitions in the 10th Planet Rubber Guard system, advancing the bottom practitioner from the foundational Mission Control position into the more offensively loaded New York configuration. This entry involves threading a deep overhook around the opponent’s trapped arm while maintaining the shin-across-back control that defines Rubber Guard. The addition of the overhook creates a second major control point that dramatically increases offensive options and further compromises the top player’s ability to recover posture, extract their arm, or establish any meaningful base for escape.

Strategically, mastering the New York entry unlocks the entire upper chain of the Rubber Guard system. From New York, the practitioner can advance to Invisible Collar for choke setups, rotate to Carni for omoplata attacks, thread into Chill Dog for gogoplata entries, or progress to Zombie for deeper control. Without a reliable New York entry, practitioners remain limited to the more basic attacks available from Mission Control, making this transition the linchpin of the entire system’s offensive progression.

The entry demands precise timing and coordination between the overhook threading motion and the maintenance of shin control. There is an inherent vulnerability during the transition when one hand must release the shin to swim the overhook, creating a brief window where the opponent can potentially escape. Managing this window through proper hip engagement, posture breaking, and timing is what separates reliable entries from failed attempts that result in complete guard loss.

From Position: Rubber Guard (Bottom) Success Rate: 55%

Possible Outcomes

Result	Position	Probability
Success	New York	55%
Failure	Rubber Guard	30%
Counter	Open Guard	15%

Attacker vs Defender

	Attacker	Defender
Focus	Execute technique	Prevent or counter
Key Principles	Maintain shin-across-back pressure through hip engagement th…	Recognize the threading attempt early by feeling for changes…
Options	8 execution steps	4 defensive options

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Key Principles

• Maintain shin-across-back pressure through hip engagement throughout the entire threading process, never relying solely on hand grip to hold the position

• Break posture completely before initiating the overhook swim. Attempting the entry against partial posture results in failed threading and potential guard loss

• Thread the overhook deep around the tricep with shoulder-to-armpit contact. Shallow overhooks catching only the elbow are easily extracted

• Use the opponent’s defensive reactions to create threading windows rather than forcing the entry against active resistance

• Coordinate hip angle adjustment with arm threading to maintain structural control during the transition phase

• Transition immediately to attacks once New York is consolidated. The position is a launching pad, not a resting point

Execution Steps

• Confirm Mission Control stability: Verify your shin is securely positioned across the opponent’s back with your hand gripping near the …

• Identify the threading window: Read the opponent’s arm position and tension level. The ideal threading moment occurs when the oppon…

• Engage hip flexors to secure shin independently: Before releasing your shin grip hand, actively engage your hip flexors and pull your knee toward you…

• Release shin grip and initiate overhook swim: Release the shin-gripping hand and immediately begin swimming it under the opponent’s near arm. The …

• Secure deep overhook with shoulder-to-armpit contact: Drive the overhook deep so your shoulder presses tight against the opponent’s armpit. The overhook s…

• Re-establish shin grip with opposite hand: Once the overhook is secured, use your newly free hand (the one that was previously your free arm be…

• Adjust hip angle for New York mechanics: Angle your hips slightly toward the overhook side rather than lying flat on your back. This angular …

• Consolidate and read opponent reactions: Tighten both control points simultaneously, verify posture remains broken, and begin reading the opp…

Common Mistakes

• Releasing shin grip before engaging hip flexors to maintain independent shin pressure

  • Consequence: Shin slides off the opponent’s back immediately, losing all posture control and allowing the opponent to posture up and potentially pass the guard entirely
  • Correction: Before releasing the shin grip, actively engage hip flexors and pull your knee toward your chest. Test the pressure by loosening your grip slightly to confirm the shin stays locked through muscular engagement alone. Only then release fully to begin the threading motion.

• Threading a shallow overhook that only catches the elbow or forearm

  • Consequence: Opponent easily extracts their arm by pulling the elbow back toward their hip, escaping New York within seconds and potentially recovering posture to pass
  • Correction: Drive the overhook swimming motion all the way around the tricep until your shoulder makes contact with the opponent’s armpit. The depth of the overhook directly determines control quality. If you feel the overhook is shallow, immediately deepen it by swimming further before the opponent can react.

• Attempting the New York entry without fully breaking the opponent’s posture first

  • Consequence: The opponent’s remaining posture provides enough structural integrity to resist the overhook threading and creates space to retract their arm or stand up out of the guard entirely
  • Correction: Invest time in thorough posture breaking from Mission Control before initiating the entry. Use pulling pressure with the shin grip and opposite hand on the head to fully collapse their posture. Verify their head is below their own shoulder line before beginning the threading sequence.

Playing as Defender

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Key Principles

• Recognize the threading attempt early by feeling for changes in shin grip pressure and arm positioning beneath your trapped arm

• Retract the trapped arm toward your hip the moment you sense the overhook swim beginning, closing the threading path

• Maintain as much posture as possible. Even partial posture makes the overhook threading angle significantly more difficult for the bottom player

• Use the brief one-handed vulnerability window when they release the shin grip as your primary escape opportunity

• Widen your base and shift weight to your free hand side to resist being pulled into the overhook during the transition

• If the overhook catches shallow, address it immediately before it deepens. A shallow overhook is extractable; a deep one is not

Recognition Cues

• Bottom player’s shin-gripping hand releases or loosens noticeably while their hip flexors engage to maintain shin pressure independently

• Free arm begins a circular swimming motion under your trapped arm, moving from below your elbow toward your tricep

• Increased hip flexor engagement from the bottom player creating a distinct tightening of the leg across your back without hand assistance

• Subtle hip angle shift as the bottom player rotates toward the overhook side to pre-position for the New York configuration

• Bottom player’s eyes or head orientation shifts toward your trapped arm as they identify the threading window

Defensive Options

• Retract trapped arm to hip and initiate posture recovery - When: Immediately upon recognizing the threading attempt, before the overhook catches your tricep. Most effective during the early phase when the bottom player has just released their shin grip.

• Drive forward with stack pressure during the one-handed vulnerability window - When: When you feel the shin grip release and the bottom player’s control momentarily weakens. Drive your weight forward immediately to flatten their hips and collapse the guard structure.

• Strip shin grip and fight to open guard before overhook swim begins - When: When you detect the bottom player testing their hip engagement by loosening their shin grip. Attack the grip with your free hand to strip it before they commit to the threading motion.

Variations

Standard Threading Entry: Methodical overhook swim from fully established Mission Control. The practitioner breaks posture completely, confirms shin security, then deliberately threads the free arm under the opponent’s trapped arm in a controlled swimming motion. Emphasis on depth of overhook and maintaining shin grip throughout. (When to use: When Mission Control is firmly established and the opponent is relatively static without aggressive escape attempts. This is the highest-percentage entry and should be the default approach.)

Quick Snap Entry: Rapid entry capitalizing on the opponent’s momentary posture break or failed escape attempt. Rather than establishing full Mission Control first, the practitioner catches the overhook during a dynamic transition when the opponent’s arm position is vulnerable. Requires superior timing and reactivity. (When to use: When the opponent creates a momentary opening through an unsuccessful posture recovery attempt or weight shift. Effective against opponents who continuously fight Mission Control rather than accepting the position.)

Re-entry After Partial Escape: Recovery variation used when the opponent partially disrupts Rubber Guard control but fails to fully extract their arm or restore posture. The practitioner uses the remaining shin pressure and partial arm trap to re-establish the overhook from a degraded position rather than resetting to full Mission Control. (When to use: When the opponent has partially escaped Mission Control but their arm remains within threading range and posture has not fully recovered. Saves the energy and time cost of re-establishing full Rubber Guard from scratch.)

Position Integration

The New York Entry from Rubber Guard occupies a pivotal position in the 10th Planet Rubber Guard system’s progression chain. It bridges the gap between initial guard control at Mission Control and the advanced offensive positions that generate the system’s highest-percentage submissions. Mastering this transition is essential because it unlocks access to Invisible Collar, Zombie, Chill Dog, and Carni, each of which provides distinct submission pathways. Without this entry, practitioners are confined to the limited attack options available from Mission Control, significantly reducing the overall system’s effectiveness. The transition also serves as a diagnostic tool, as the opponent’s defensive reactions during the threading attempt reveal which subsequent attack pathway will be most effective.

Related Techniques

• Rubber Guard - Source position from which this transition begins

• New York - Target position reached on successful entry

• Mission Control - Primary sub-position from which overhook threading initiates

• Mission Control Entry from Rubber Guard - Related transition that establishes the prerequisite position for New York entry

• New York to Invisible Collar - Primary follow-up transition from the target position

• Invisible Collar - Advanced choke setup position accessible after reaching New York

• Carni - Omoplata attack position accessible through New York rotation

• Chill Dog - Gogoplata finishing position accessible through New York progression

• Crackhead Control Entry - Alternative Rubber Guard progression path from Mission Control

• Closed Guard - Fallback position if Rubber Guard is lost during entry attempt

• Triangle Control - Submission opportunity created when overhook attempt draws arm free

• Omoplata Control - Alternative submission pathway accessible from New York system