Taps: 4. Total: 1080.
Black Joel. Self-Defense ... punch block right hook with left "phone" elbow point; 2.
get in close to double unders; 3. get left leg, deep between his legs, knee in on this thigh, posture break; 4. twist my body and look away for the Takedown.
Then Joel put on gloves and threw punches at us as we tried the takedowns. Just never get that kind of practice. Pretty cool.
Basic Half Guard ... get frames, under his chin and onto his shoulder or collar grip; other hand frames on his bicep; get my knee in.
* from there, Kimura.
** Defends by grabbing his belt or pants ... open my legs, bait the Pass and Hot Dog Roll Kimura.
Basic Closed Guard series drill.
1. Hip Bump Sweep.
2. Kimura off the failed Hip Bump.
3. Guillotine off the failed Kimura.
I need to drill the timing of the Hip Bump. I think Andreh Anderson showed it, where you keep his Posture broken (either collar grip or no-gi grab behind his head/neck), then when he re-gains Posture ... BAM, then, that's when I go for the Hip Bump.
Random: Rolling with Purple Dan, I realized I'm way too even keeled and mellow. I was on top and then with a little burst, he escaped and kept going with his Aggressive energy. And I realized then that I'm never like that, and I need to be. I need to turn it up sometimes with a Burst of Aggression. To get out of a tough jam or to overcome and stabilize a position.
Well, something else to work on. Need to practice rolling HARD.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Taps 1076
Taps: 2. Total: 1076.
Think people are going easy on me.
Black Chris showed a Guard Pull to Closed Guard and Arm Bar. Left hand gets same side sleeve grip, right hand dives under his legs and grabs opposite leg pants, swivel and break him down for the Arm Bar. Had a hard time getting the angle, hence the momentum to break him down.
My Closed Guard Game is all based on the Reverse Scissor Sweep. I've been playing around with pushing on his knee with my left foot to unbalance the guy before I go for the sweep. Also, need to remember to OPEN my knees to the right for the sweep.
Really need to work on my Passing and Closed Guard and Half Guard and ESCs from all positions.
Think people are going easy on me.
Black Chris showed a Guard Pull to Closed Guard and Arm Bar. Left hand gets same side sleeve grip, right hand dives under his legs and grabs opposite leg pants, swivel and break him down for the Arm Bar. Had a hard time getting the angle, hence the momentum to break him down.
My Closed Guard Game is all based on the Reverse Scissor Sweep. I've been playing around with pushing on his knee with my left foot to unbalance the guy before I go for the sweep. Also, need to remember to OPEN my knees to the right for the sweep.
Really need to work on my Passing and Closed Guard and Half Guard and ESCs from all positions.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Taps: 1074
Taps: 3. Total: 1074.
Closed Guard Pass, with the arm wrap underneath. Windshield wipe before the Pass. Variation with the gi wrap around his wrist. Key: move my body over his arm, rather than muscling and moving his hand. Then into the Arm Bar. "Punch the mat" to trap the arm, swing leg over and swivel, sit into the Arm Bar.
Finish: go the opposite direction the thumb is pointing. I only knew to put thumb up, but Black Vince says any direction is ok, long as opposite direction.
Getting closer to finishing the Zach Side Choke. Need to watch and practice a few more times. Side ESC, Mount ESC. Reverse Sit Pass from Half Guard and Darce -- two ways to deal with if I lose the Underhook battle.
Closed Guard Pass, with the arm wrap underneath. Windshield wipe before the Pass. Variation with the gi wrap around his wrist. Key: move my body over his arm, rather than muscling and moving his hand. Then into the Arm Bar. "Punch the mat" to trap the arm, swing leg over and swivel, sit into the Arm Bar.
Finish: go the opposite direction the thumb is pointing. I only knew to put thumb up, but Black Vince says any direction is ok, long as opposite direction.
Getting closer to finishing the Zach Side Choke. Need to watch and practice a few more times. Side ESC, Mount ESC. Reverse Sit Pass from Half Guard and Darce -- two ways to deal with if I lose the Underhook battle.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Taps: 1043 and Locking it Down
Taps: 2. Total: 1043.
Man, I need no more new techniques, but need to sharpen the ones in my toolbox. Repetition, drill, drill. This is a drill, baby.
Lock it down. Lock the toolbox. Accepting no more tools/techniques. Locking down ... Side ESC, Half Passing, Side Attacks, Closed Guard, Back Attacks, Closed Guard Passing ... lock it and drill it.
Half Guard Passing ... keep losing the Underhook battle. Revisit D'Arce Choke and Back Step Pass (Scully). Review Lockdown Counter.
Man, I need no more new techniques, but need to sharpen the ones in my toolbox. Repetition, drill, drill. This is a drill, baby.
Lock it down. Lock the toolbox. Accepting no more tools/techniques. Locking down ... Side ESC, Half Passing, Side Attacks, Closed Guard, Back Attacks, Closed Guard Passing ... lock it and drill it.
Half Guard Passing ... keep losing the Underhook battle. Revisit D'Arce Choke and Back Step Pass (Scully). Review Lockdown Counter.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Taps: 1041
Taps: 5. Total: 1041.
Black Joel taught "Parachute Guard." -- Open Guard, double sleeve control, get my knees inside his arms and flare my knees out. He tries to get pants grip, then go Spider on his biceps or get both legs on his hips and stretch him out. And if he tries to pass, keep the cross grip and push out and shrimp out.
If he stands, Basic Sweep A -- grab left ankle with my right hand; my left foot hooks inside his right foot; pull him in with my left hand grip on his sleeve as I push off his left hip with my right foot.
Basic Sweep B -- if he steps his right foot back and I can't get the hook in, then a) switch feet, left foot replaces the right on his left hip; b) switch hand grips with left hand now grips left sleeve; c) my right foot sweeps his right foot.
Bonus: judo takedown - nice setup with foot tap. My left leg tap/sweep his right foot to set up, then my right leg taps his other leg as I turn the wheel (upper body) for the sweep. Hiza guruma from one leg to the other.
Blue Mike Anz Armbar off an Arm Drag in Closed Guard. He hugs the arm tight, swings leg over and gets the Belly Down Armbar. There's always the usual to the Back off the arm being across the center line.
Efficiency: Discovering the little moments of efficiency in techniques, rather than energy and muscle, you use angles, or footwork. Example 1: Safada -- rather than pull the collar, step back; Ex. 2: Arm Drag -- rather than pull, use hips out of the way as I pull; Ex. 3: Torreanda Pass -- rather than use arm strength to pull down his legs to staple to mat, just step back.
Black Joel taught "Parachute Guard." -- Open Guard, double sleeve control, get my knees inside his arms and flare my knees out. He tries to get pants grip, then go Spider on his biceps or get both legs on his hips and stretch him out. And if he tries to pass, keep the cross grip and push out and shrimp out.
If he stands, Basic Sweep A -- grab left ankle with my right hand; my left foot hooks inside his right foot; pull him in with my left hand grip on his sleeve as I push off his left hip with my right foot.
Basic Sweep B -- if he steps his right foot back and I can't get the hook in, then a) switch feet, left foot replaces the right on his left hip; b) switch hand grips with left hand now grips left sleeve; c) my right foot sweeps his right foot.
Bonus: judo takedown - nice setup with foot tap. My left leg tap/sweep his right foot to set up, then my right leg taps his other leg as I turn the wheel (upper body) for the sweep. Hiza guruma from one leg to the other.
Blue Mike Anz Armbar off an Arm Drag in Closed Guard. He hugs the arm tight, swings leg over and gets the Belly Down Armbar. There's always the usual to the Back off the arm being across the center line.
Efficiency: Discovering the little moments of efficiency in techniques, rather than energy and muscle, you use angles, or footwork. Example 1: Safada -- rather than pull the collar, step back; Ex. 2: Arm Drag -- rather than pull, use hips out of the way as I pull; Ex. 3: Torreanda Pass -- rather than use arm strength to pull down his legs to staple to mat, just step back.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Taps: 1036
Taps: 9. Total: 1036.
Black Chris showed:
1. X-Pass. (drill this). detail: push, then when they push back, back step for the pass.
2. Double leg grab like a Bullfighter but hop straight to Mount. (detail: don't muscle and pull back with arms, just step back...use footwork, then thrust hip forward to get to Mount).
3. Spider Pass: break one grip, then grab same side leg and steer to Kob.
4. Triangle from Closed Guard ... break his posture by grabbing behind his head, then when he tries to regain posture, push one hand in and go for Triangle.
Blue Brian showed a slick Back Attack ... overhook one of his arm, go under my own knee to trap and get that arm out of the way: from here there is: a. Triangle, b. armbar of that arm; c. bow and arrow.
Tried Zach Side Choke. No go. Need to review.
Black Chris showed:
1. X-Pass. (drill this). detail: push, then when they push back, back step for the pass.
2. Double leg grab like a Bullfighter but hop straight to Mount. (detail: don't muscle and pull back with arms, just step back...use footwork, then thrust hip forward to get to Mount).
3. Spider Pass: break one grip, then grab same side leg and steer to Kob.
4. Triangle from Closed Guard ... break his posture by grabbing behind his head, then when he tries to regain posture, push one hand in and go for Triangle.
Blue Brian showed a slick Back Attack ... overhook one of his arm, go under my own knee to trap and get that arm out of the way: from here there is: a. Triangle, b. armbar of that arm; c. bow and arrow.
Tried Zach Side Choke. No go. Need to review.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Taps: 1027 and Simi Open Mat
Taps: 10. Total: 1027.
Got tired of forgetting and brought my camera and took some video ... Blue Zach showed me his Choke from Side again, and a Wrestler's Escape from Back; Blue Sky showed me his Knee Cut re-direct. He's also got a super smooth Bullfighter Pass, too, which I'll tape some day.
Black Kenny keeps catching me in a Omoplata, and I roll and he ends up in Mount; Purple Matt kept catching me in X-Guard, same thing that Black Kenny did last time.
Nothing really sticks out right now. Just trying to drill: Closed Guard and Half Guard Sweeps, and get into X-Guard and Deep Half.
Got tired of forgetting and brought my camera and took some video ... Blue Zach showed me his Choke from Side again, and a Wrestler's Escape from Back; Blue Sky showed me his Knee Cut re-direct. He's also got a super smooth Bullfighter Pass, too, which I'll tape some day.
Black Kenny keeps catching me in a Omoplata, and I roll and he ends up in Mount; Purple Matt kept catching me in X-Guard, same thing that Black Kenny did last time.
Nothing really sticks out right now. Just trying to drill: Closed Guard and Half Guard Sweeps, and get into X-Guard and Deep Half.
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