Thursday, June 25, 2015

Taps: 3114

Taps: 6. Total: 3114.

Black Chris -- I. Half Guard, Lapel wrap to stand up and Single Leg.

II. Half Guard - he gets underhook, Overhook and collar grip.
  a. Shrimp to get half Butterfly hook.
  b. Let him go for cross face and sweep with the hook.
  ** start with Knee Shield so he doesn't smash me.

III. Close Guard, set up with Scissor Sweep, Triangle.
 a. right leg goes over his arm and push with knee to get his arm between my legs.
 b. Shoot right leg over to lock in Triangle.

Man, Freaky deaky tricky Purple Web keeps tapping me with his Triangle from top. And he passes quickly or he's tricky wristlock setups from Closed Guard.

Couple of FIRST DAY White Belts. I envy them. You only have one first day of BJJ. They look like lumps of clay, waiting to be carved, molded into something. If they stick with them. If they can only see what I see.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Taps: 3108

Taps: 4. Total: 3108.

Black Vince -- Side Control Top (Kimura grip) Series Drills.
I. Turns into me -- Tuck elbow in gap and back step and take back on other side ... get Kimura grip.

II. var. with Magic grip, rather than Kimura grip.

III. Turns away, then get underhook and Kimura grip. No need for back stepping to other side. Back is there for taking.

Brown Arman -- showing his Knee Cut to Long Step Pass. I saw a vid with Bruno Frazatto drill where he steps pass rather than Knee Cuts.

Keep working the Closed Guard, Keenan's Cross Choke. Review the Body Triangle ESC, Deep Half Sweep.


Update: Half Guard Pass.

1. on White Belts - can get Underhook ... Tripod Pass.
2. Higher Belts - can't get Underhook -- can farside Underhook and go for Danaher Half Pass to other side.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Taps: 3104

Taps: 9. Total: 3104.

Brown Arman led class with lots of drills. Good stuff. And he showed a Sit Up Guard Pass.

Work on:

1. Closed Guard, breaking posture.
2. If they Stand ... Omo? or X Guard? Need to go to next options. No hesitation. Drill drill drill.
3. Passes - I get to trap their one Butterfly hook and getting stuck there. Need to reach under with my right hand, grab their butt pants and keep it trapped and SPRAWL left and MOVE MOVE MOVE to finish the Pass.

Rolls -- got lazy and tapped to a Loop Chokes, and let a Blue belt get a cross collar too deep. Need to deal with those grips. Tuck under or break the grip.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Taps: 3095

Taps: 2. Total: 3095.

Black Chris - I. Half Guard Sweep, variation, kind of like John Wayne Sweep.
 1. But with left hand on same side sleeve grip, and left knee up against his chest and on bicep.
 2. Right hand on left knee grip.
 3. Open up with the left leg on his bicep and get him moving to my left.
 4. Finish by opening, moving my right leg to the left (a la J. Wayne Sweep), and pulling his leg up with my right hand over my head.

II. Half Sweep 2.
 1. Knee Shield with my left leg, pinch his leg with my legs.
 2. Both my hands on mat as I go belly down and push him back and come up in Half Guard Top.

Need to work on Closed Guard.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Taps: 3093 and Danaher Half Pass

Taps: 2. Total: 3093.

Black Vince - drills from Side, popping up to KoB; popping up to middle from Half and deciding to go either way.

Black Chris -- DLR sweep: ankle and collar grip; left foot removes DLR hook and on his hip, right foot hooks under his other ankle for the Sweep.

 *if he steps back with his left foot to avoid the sweep, then ... switch my feet: left foot goes on other hip, and right foot comes under the DLR hook foot and push/sweep into Knee Bar (which I have trouble finishing.

II. Half Lasso, Balloon Sweep from Guard.


As part of the Route 15.6 ... the Half Pass, if I can't get the Underhook. Just love The Danaher Half Guard Pass! It's a Pass to the other side of the Knee Cutter.

1. If I can't get the right (normal) Underhook, get the other Underhook.
2. Get my head on the right side, walk him to the right to flatten him and get his knee on the mat, and pop my knee out. (if necessary, push his knee down to mat with my right hand).
3. Come over the top, Knee Cut with my left, free leg, and pass into Side Control on the right side.

Got it to work a couple times on Blue Joey, but Blue Morgan kept going Deep Half on me too quickly. Gotta say, still have not really solved the Deep Half puzzle. Back to the drawing board or drilling board on the Deep Half counters.

Along with the Closed Guard Pitstop. And I keep forgetting to try the Lobster.

As to the rest of the Route 15.6 -- lower Belts: I'm getting to Mount but not finishing the Keenan Cross Choke; higher Belts: not getting the Side to Mount transition. I think I'm messing up the gi grip under the armpit. Not tight enough. They have space to wriggle out.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Taps: 3091 and Route 15.6

Taps: 3. Total: 3091.


Man, last training at May 21. That's over two weeks.

Back to Sunday training with Black Joel.

Nice Open Guard series, where the guy is standing, and I have double sleeve grips. Best one I liked was the cross grip, hook the leg and Omoplata Roll ... from there lots of attacks, including Armbar, Omoplata on the other side and Triangle if he comes back into you.

Triangle detail: lift hips high for the initial lock, then adjust. That makes it tight.

New guy I've never seen before -- big heavy White Belt, three or four stripes. I tapped him cross collar choke from Mount, not clean at all. Digging into his chin. He then tapped me with an armbar. He had a good grip on my sleeve and extended my arm.

Working on the latest Route 15.6.

1. Pass from Open or Half into Side Control.
2. Side Control to Mount (Ninja Mount)
3. Mount to Cross Collar Choke (Keenan variation).

Also, work on Closed Guard.