Taps: 501

Taps: 3. Total: 501.

Thought I be more Horray! and happy about hitting 500 taps finally. But I'm subdued. Well, I sucked a little less than last class. So there's that.

Finally made it to Brown Vince's early class before class. I'm always showing up in the middle of it. He was showing a Half Guard clinic, top and bottom.

If you're on Bottom, and have the worst position -- he's got underhook and you're getting flattened ...
1. Push on his hip with my Right hand, create space and get my Left Knee in against his other hip.

Top guy can counter by Hip switching, that will kill that hand that was on your hip.

But that leaves on Bottom guy with the only option -- He can bridge up with his left leg and roll into and over you.

So Top guy can counter that by underhook that left leg (bridging leg) to keep from going over, and also scooting back and reaching far over him on the right to the mat to keep balance. Kick leg over when he bridges to get to Side Control.

Regular class started with Black Chris showing two cool techniques, continuing on in Half Guard Top.

Tech. 1 - Half Roll to Mount.
1. Bottom guy has underhook and on his elbow, ready to go for some sweep.
2. Top guy reaches over his head with my left hand, get under his elbow posting arm and Gable grip.
3. Get my left knee under in, and roll him on top and to the right and come up on top again.
4. Make sure during the roll pull up my trapped leg and come out in Mount; otherwise I did all that just to get back in Half Guard Top.

Tech 2 - Side Escape into a Brabo Choke. 

Brown Vince really emphasized Slow rolling and Light rolling. Totally needed to hear that, and then there's Ryron and his Keep it Playful Movement. Gotta try not to take it so seriously and have fun and keep playing, not training.