Notes on Maia vs Condit fight

Round 1: Maia manages distance, shoots in for Single, gets the Takedown. Tripods with head down into Headquarters then settles down into regular Half Guard. Shifts hip, gets his knee up, then pushes Condit's knee down to get to 3/4 Guard.

Condit turtles so Maia sinks in other hook and takes the Back. Condit tries to stand and teepee but Maia seatbelt grip and pulls at one of his hands. Maia gets him back down and turned a little so he locks in Body Triangle as he shoots choking hand across Condit for half of the RNC. He has the other hand on top of Condit's head but Condit pulls it away. Maia goes to a modified grip of RNC. Condit taps.

All this takes place in 2 minutes. And it's all covered by BJJ Scout in his preview of this fight and detailed fight analysis of Maia. Thank you BJJ Scout and D. Maia.

Recap: Single Leg takedown, Headquarters tripod, Half Guard, 3/4 Guard (usually Pass to Mount), Back, RNC finish.

3705 and Sun. Open Mat

Tap: 5. Total: 3705.

Brown Misc (means I forgot his name) had a bunch of new tricks up his sleeve: wristlocks, footlocks, and armbars from all over the place.

Blue Wrestler Shane always gets me on Kesa, and almost got me with a wristlock trap but I was able to reverse. He gets Side then Kesa and works the Arm Triangle, but he also has a tough Kesa, which means I need to work on that ESC more.

And he finally got me with a RNC plus stretching my back. I always tap to that rather the choke because my lower back is so weak and I don't want to F@%^$% it up any more. I really don't have a defense when they stretch my back out like that. Luckily, most people concentrate on getting the RNC and I have a little time to work the escape.

3 Notes all from watching others show someone else a Move:

1. PB Ira was showing PB Steve a Side Control Sit Up ESC ... Prayer Position, Shrimp Into the guy and push with Prayer hands on his armpit; Right hand continues to push on Traps or near Armpit, left hand comes up onto Elbow, and pushes over; Tuck/fold legs in show he can't grab hold as I push.

2. BB Tarca ... Open Guard, spawl, smash Pass: sprawl on right hip, bring left knee up, go around to the right.

3. BB Tarca ... Sneaky Kimura from Closed Guard ... left hand grip on right hand sleeve, push onto to mat; reach under that arm like an armdrag (but tension like a Catch armdrag) will bring him forward; lock in Kimura.

Also, rolling with BB Misc: man he was heavy and had excellent balance. I could not do anything. None of my Half Guard stuff was working, even with the Underhook.

3700

taps: 5. Total: 3700.

BB Chris ... Kob escape ... Grip knees of each, upa, then shrimp, shrimp to get Half Guard.

Tech 2 ... From knees ... Deep Half entry ... Left hand grabs belt grip, left leg up, shoot in for half butterfly hook/half guard; right hand dives under thigh to get a Deep Half; keep belt grip with left hand and elbow tight so there is not room for him to dig for Underhook.

Brown Steve has added new tricks to his Spider Guard, entering into leg locks from there. Even more deadly.

Working the: pass to side, dope mount to mount, rodolfo s mount arm bar. So far, only have progressed to the mount stage.

3695

Taps: 7. Total: 3695.

BB Vince ... No gi.
a. Review of 3 TD counters from Tues.
b. Turtle control - dark side tech ... grabbing four fingers minus the thumb.
c. Americana counter from bottom ... re-Americana.

D. Kimura Switch variation ...
 i. from N/S, he goes belly down, switch hands, underhook with other hand; switch hips; STEP OVER his head (press his head away with legs), pressure his hand that's trapped and he'll release it and then go back to Kimura.

BB Vince .. Gi
I. Basic Half Guard Pass A
 a. lift his bottom leg a little, thread my trapped knee through.
 b. right hand on his hip to check and inside to prevent Underhook.
 c. I get Underhook, get my elbow all the way down on mat so no space for him to re-Underhook.
 d. Crossface and free my leg by kicking the BOTTTOM leg with my free leg.

II. From Side ... Step Over Choke with the cross face deep into collar
 var. also Armbar by letting go choke and grabbing behind my thigh.

PB Webster has been working that Rollover Kimura control, trapping my other hand with the leg series. He's getting there almost every time. I need to Tanquino Sweep before he gets set up.

Still tweaking the Half Guard Game ... but BB Albert's way of getting the Underhook is so effective. Trying the sweep and when they base out with their hand, there's all the space to shoot in for the Underhook.

Also, K.Brown's tip of hiding the near hand underneath my body is just awesome. That takes alot of control away from them when they can't get my wrist or sleeve or elbow to do their Knee Cut.

Once I get the Underhook, go right into the Romulo Sweep. Lots of success with that.

3688

Taps: 4. Total: 3688.

These 3 minute rounds go so fast. I much prefer the Open Mat 6 minute rounds on Sunday.

BB Vince - No gi first hour.

Kimura Wrestler Switch Series.

I. From Turtle Bottom ... Kimura grip to break his Seatbelt grip, extend, then reach in for Switch and come out to the Back.

II. Open Guard, he passes and almost Kob ... same deal, Kimura grip ...

III. Mount, bottom: get on side, and get Kimura grip, shrimp back to get space to get knee in and above his knee; sit up, Switch.

Bonus: Break Seatbelt grip when he's on my Back -- pull/straighten the non-gripping hand. One hand will be gripping his other wrist.

Gi, 2nd Hour -- Takedown Counters when he shoots in with a Double.

I. Cowcatcher: Guillotine with right hand, left hand Underhooks left side, and Underhook side keep reaching up to the sky and Turns him over. Switch my base as I crank up with Guillotine grip.

II. Crossface: Right hand under his jaw and reaches for just below shoulder; left hand reaches over his back and Gable grip; crank to the left over his shoulder, turning his jaw/face and turn him over.

III. Kimura Turnover: Sprawl ... push on back of his neck, left Underhooks left side and comes up and connects with my right wrist; push my left and all the way to mat as I move to the right, that should torque his neck and make him flip over and I'm in Side Control.

PB Pete ... a couple of set ups.
I. From the Back ... fall to overside, come into S Mount and shoot Underhook arm deep and go for Arm Triangle.

II. from Kob ... get far Underhook like I'm going to Armbar, if he frames on my posting leg, C Clamp his hand, step over, right knee comes down and into Mount and other leg swings over to lock in Triangle.

Forgot the Reverse Omo: Pass his arm to inside Leg. Dig in with Inside Leg and push his arm toward Outside leg and pass it back over.

Drill: Closed Guard.

Still 3684 at Masters Open Mat

Taps: 0. Total: 3684. Six rounds of 6 minutes and no taps. How is the possible? No Black belts and I think the three Browns were going easy on me.

Just love the Half Sweep vs Knee Slide that Romulo showed. Good success with it. Want to drill it some more.
Also trying to practice sitting in Closed Guard, not having my posture broken. And Closed Gurad attacks starting with Corkscrew.

Drill just this: after posture break ... Hand on back of head, hand behind elbow; hip up get elbow across centerline, high guard. 3 steps. Again. Again.

3684

Taps: 3. Total: 3684.

BB Chris ... Spider Guard drills. Footwork, grips.

Closed Guard ... need to work next step. Getting their Posture broken, but then I brain freeze there. Need to drill next step. Going to High Guard.  or Flower Sweep.

Closed Guard top ... doing better, practicing not getting Posture broken. Hunkering down on my butt.

New respect for Lockdown. Thought I had it solved but BB Mike was showing Blue belt and the Whip Up is key. Just extending is not enough. You have to bring your Lockdown and knees to your chest like a Crunch, and THEN EXTEND, and that will totally move the guy around.

Getting lazy, getting my Half Guard killed by higher belts. Brown Gerald and Purp Peter just crushed my HG game. Try BB Albert's move of coming up to Turtle.

3681 and Sun. Masters Open Mat

Taps: 5. Total: 3680.

Small group today. Had to go two, three rounds with same folks.

Need to tweak Dope Mount, but BB Albert's Counter to Knee Slice worked great against 70-year-old Blue Allan. But the second time, he crossfaced me with a wrestling crank and sunk in RNC. And I tapped.

Some nice little tips and tidbits here and there: Crook grip for Armbar, lifting head to get RNC deeper.

3676 and Half Guard Sweeps When Flattened

Taps: 2. Total: 3676.

BB Albert ... Half Guard ... No underhook, crossfaced and flattened.
Sweep A
1. Put hand on his hip, create a little to get on my side.
2. Bottom feet on mat, knee up, torque to the right (same as Giggler Sweep).
3. He will post on mat with the crossface hand or he'll be sweep. When he posts, there is room to get the Underhook.
4. With Underhook, reach and grab gi near armpit. Get on my side or on elbow to reset.
5. Try same sweep to left again. This time when he posts, my Underhook hand reaches up toward behind my head and takes out his posting hand as I complete the Sweep.

Sweep B
If he back steps to defend ...
1. My left leg hooks onto his Backstep leg, my other leg untangles his other leg to hook under it and lift to complete Sweep.
2. My left hand grip on his gi prevents him from turning back to the starting spot.

Knee Slice Counter.
1. Pinch his leg with my knees. Don't cross my legs.
2. Come up into Turtle, with his leg still pinched between my legs.
3. Lift right leg up, post right hand on my and Drive/push into him to the Left.
4. He will post out his leg to prevent from just falling down.
5. That's when I Drive Back and come up in Side Control.

BB Mike was showing a Shoulder Pressure Choke from Side Control, which I think it's the Stuart Cooper move that SC learned from Braulio.

Really liked the BB Albert series, if nothing else, it's another slick way to get the Underhook. And it's another way to hit the Giggler if people counter by posting their hand.

Want to Learn: Corkscrew to Filho

Closed Guard: Corkscrew.
1. Flare both elbows out, crunch in to break his Posture and bring him down, close.
2. Both hands control back of his head.
3. Right hand stays on back of head, bridge/hip up and then with left hand push his elbow over to right, past center line as I hip up into ...
4. Double High Guard (over both shoulders).
5. As he defends, push elbow up to create space, reach under with Left hand and control bottom arm and get leg over his head for an Armbar.
6. As he stacks to defend ... reach under with Right arm to far side hip.
7. Left leg goes in front of his face, feet on the back of his head as I spin under and Flip him over into Spider Web.

Filho (Armbar Break).
1. Right hand is already underhooking his leg. Left leg gets off his head and onto mat.
2. Right hand reaches up to his top wrist, pulls it away.
3. Left leg back over his head, as I lean back with the arm for the Finish.

3674 and No gi and My Ankles are Sore

Taps: 5. Total: 3674.

No gi first hour turned into No gi Thursday. Two hours of No gi.

BB Vince ... From Half Guard Top. Footlock and KneeBaaaaa.
 1. Pop up trapped Right Leg.
 2. Left knee slides across his belly, turn away from him. Sit down and go for KneeBaaa.
 3. He will hide his leg, triangle his legs.
 4. Reach over with my right hand, and over both his legs, grab outside his Foot to tighten his triangle.
 5. Left arm wraps his top foot, go for Footlock.
 6. When he straightens his foot to defends, cradle both feet, get outside original Foot for the KneeBaa I was originally going for.

Same move from Side Control:
 1. Step over his head into Backwards Mount (facing his feet).
 2. Crisscross grip his ankles (right hand on left ankle, left hand on right). Bring them up to his butt, his knees pointing up in the air.
 3. Going to the left, release left hand grip, pull with the right and twist/sit down into same position as Above.

Everybody is doing Footlocks. It's this year's Berimbolo. What's next?

Buddy Webster finally made it back on the mat. He's been out for a year. He was drilling Milton's Cat Jump Kimura vs. Sitting Guard. And he's also upped his Footlock/Knee Bar game like everyone else.

Also, Guillotines ... getting there alot. Can't Finish. Homework to do.
And failed the Kimura Hotdog Roll to the Back.

3669

Taps: 3. Total: 3669.

BB Vince - 1st hour No gi.

Wrestling 101 ... Shucking the Clinch. Reach over outside his clinch toward his head, shoulder shuck to get his clinch off. Get my clinch and elbow down in an "L" to prevent him shooting in.

Arm Drag - stuff his arm between my legs. If it goes outside, potentially he has an Arm Drag, too.

I'm in Butterfly Guard -- he reaches for Knees to push down or pass ... Arm Drag.

Butterfly Guard Pass from Po po Brown Freddie ... Passing to the right: Clamp his knees together with Left hand on one side and my Right Knee comes up on the other side. Smash down his knees together with my right knee and float over for the Pass.

2nd Hour is Gi with BB Vince and it was a Master Class on Passing Half Guard. 

** Bottom guy should be preventing the Crossface with hand on shoulder and on bicep or wrist.

Vince's Pass all start with the POP-UP Knee.
1. Hand on his hip, pop up and get my Knee on his belly.
2. NEXT: everything now depends on his BOTTOM KNEE, whether he keeps it flat on mat or brings it up to pinch my leg with both his legs.

2A. He keeps it DOWN... PASS 1: Underhook and Knee Slide. or PASS 2: Quarter Guard to the side, other leg to pry open and MOUNT.

2B. He brings his bottom knee UP ... PASS 3: Re-direct to the Right, Smash and Knee Slide over his top thigh with off-leg (Left Leg) or PASS 4: Gi grip on his chest, push his top knee to left to get Gi grip on outside; Left hand comes in front of his face to his armpit; walk to left to Smash and Leg Drag-like Pass but with Back Step.

Along with all this DeBlass has nice Knee Slice re-direct to the Back, which i want to add to the Toolbox.

Fail: on the Ankle Lock Counter to the Footlock. Need to ask BB Tarca next time I see him. Also, drill the Ashi Drill to Counter the Footlock.

** Push same side leg down, scoot over.

3666 and Sun. Masters Open Mat

6 Rounds. 7 Taps: Total: 3666.

That's better. Back to normal.

BB Tarca ... got me twice with High Guard Sweep. Looked like he was going for Armbar, but unbalanced me with the leg over shoulder (aka High Guard), pushed me away, gets me unbalanced, scoops my other leg and SWEEP.

Need to put that in my game.

Also, was going to ask about that Ankle Lock counter to Straight Footlock, but he was showing to someone else. So ... Boot in, scoop his foot out, my same arm goes under his ankle, link my hands in Gable grip.

Blue Wrestler keeps getting me Kesa and trying to finish the Arm Triangle. He can't. But I'm stuck there.

Review: Arm Triangle ESC. Arm Triangle ESC. Get on my side. Don't get flattened.

Feel like my Transitions are getting a teeny weeny bit better. Still need to work on it. Need to flow without thinking. That comes with more Drilling.

Still 3659

Taps: 0. Total: 3659.

O taps? How does that happen? Got stuck with helping out White Belts. Gotta give back, i guess.
BB Chris ... Triangles and Triangles.

1. Draculino setup ... knee in across and fake the Scissor Sweep.

2. Double sleeve, wide knee, his hands outside the knees, half Spider ... left foot on his hip, right on his bicep, come up on my left elbow, Sit back down and lock in Triangle.

3. from Side Control ... Tererre setup: kill near arm, crossface, right hand pins other wrist to his chest, pull his head off the mat, right leg swings over, clears the pinned wrist, swings leg under his head and hold that ankle with my left hand; roll forward over my right shoulder and lock in Triangle.

1 Triangle ESC ... knee down to the mat, far knee bring up against his back, other leg step over his head, and lock in, float over into Side.