Banana Split from Electric Chair

[cchi]

I can't for the life of me get this submission off.

Electric Chair is hands down my favorite sweep from HG, and I always end up having the banana split. I'll post onto my elbow, scoot my upper body away from them a bit, gable grip over the knee, pull down while extending the lockdown...but i'll never get close to the tap.

After asking my training partners...the answer is always the same "its a little uncomfortable, but there has to be a better way to split it."

I feel like since my hands are pulling the knee DOWN, and my legs are extending OUT...i'm not getting full extension.

Anyone else having this problem? Any comments would be greatly appreciated. The problem still exists on my non-flexible training partners.

Thanks guys!

[JayC]

It's not the Banana Split, it's just called the Electric Chair :)

I used to have that problem, I dunno what fixed it, it just...started working. Best asking some of the better guys on here!

[outlawz]

yeah i was gonna say the same thing..... the banana split is from the truck after you've grapevined his leg and used desouza control or the fishhook to trap his free leg and did the twister roll... two different moves...

I find I finish the electric chair if you get his lower hamstring or back of his knee right on your shoulder. Lock it with a gable grip above where it is on your shoulder and extend the crap out of your lockdown.... and make sure he's facedown on the mat which makes it worse... if he's sitting up he probably won't tap...

[zaxonortesus]

One thing that I found gets even really flexible people to tap is to shrug your shoulders while your are driving the arm across the top of the knee, it stretches them out that much more, and I will turn toward my stomach sometimes to, it extends their groin that little bit more.

[flying gogo-plata]

gable grip about 3 or 4 inches above is knee, the higher ur grip the tighter it'll be

[JayC]

yeah i was gonna say the same thing..... the banana split is from the truck after you've grapevined his leg and used desouza control or the fishhook to trap his free leg and did the twister roll... two different moves...

I find I finish the electric chair if you get his lower hamstring or back of his knee right on your shoulder. Lock it with a gable grip above where it is on your shoulder and extend the crap out of your lockdown.... and make sure he's facedown on the mat which makes it worse... if he's sitting up he probably won't tap...

Sorry to be picky! Fishnet*!

[flying gogo-plata]

yea he's right, cuz a fishhook is when u hook his nostrils with ur fingers...

[outlawz]

ooops fishhook is what i do to my girlfriend... HAHAHAHAH

you right you caught me. I should have referenced the book. i shot that one off the top of my head...