Techs -- DRL Leg Drag Pass and Lapel Weave Knee Slice Half Pass.
Purple Arman gave me tip on Half Bottom - get knee in, open my knee, grip his sleeve and get it outside my knee, and square up the other way and face him.
Trouble Passing because I'm losing the GRIP BATTLE. Initiating my Passes BEFORE I've broken their grips. Need to work on that first.
2 hour open mat. Blue Morgan just killed me. Always gets underhook on me on Half Guard bottom and his Kob is wicked. He should have finished me at least three times but he didn't know about the angle for the Baseball Choke from Side and KoB. Which I told him after the roll.
Lots of Half Guard practice with him. But I think he kept giving me the Scissor Sweep so that he could work on his Half Guard.
Homework: Half Guard Top (Back Step - Scully and Gordo) and Bottom. Knee Slice. Open Passing. Lockdown Counter (Lovato and Christian G.) Zach choke - keep letting turn, either get heavy or take back?
Black Chris -- Closed Guard, Overhook series. Choke and Omoplata, and if he tries to posture up from Omo, then Triangle.
Tried to be nice with a new White. I think it was his 2nd or 3rd Class. Let him start on top of Mount. I got Half Guard easily, but then got stuck there as he squeezed and squeezed and I forgot all my Half Guard moves. I got a little relief from Lockdown but couldn't progress from there. Completely forgot about getting Underhook or getting on my side. Felt pretty stupid.
At the same time, it's good to learn these lessons, and that's why I should roll with brand new White belts more often. They are instinctual and will do unorthodox things.
This clothesline Half Guard Sweep is what I should have been doing.
Homework - watch 5 times.
Also, the definitive, 3 combo Half Guard Bottom moves from the man himself, S. Kesting. Read em and watch em. Especially his Old School and also Gordo's Old School.
This summer schedule really messing up my training. Can only train once a week. Either Sat or Sun.
Black Chris showed Armbar from Mount, set up by the cross collar choke threat. Move to S Mount, get my far leg under his armpit ...
If he defends by putting his attacked arm under his other arm, then grab top arm under the lat/elbow and switch to Far Side Armbar.
Nice, basic technique, but you need to get to the Mount and be able to hold the Mount to begin the whole Submission sequence. Also, I'm able to Pass some people's Guard, and get to Side Control a little more, which means I can practice maintaining Side Control and start looking to attack from there. Either a sub or go to Mount.
Getting close to Passing some modern guards with the Murilo Prevent Bicep Ride/Tripod Pass. Need to transition to Over/Under though.
Work on the Zach X-Pass. 1. Hand on hip; 2. other hand on outside pant grip; 3. Kick leg back as I push in with the pants grip and come down on his chest for the Pass.
Blue Mike kept getting me with his Closed Guard Lapel Choke. Same side collar grip, come up and pass that grip behind me and over to his other hand.
