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.