17.27 Thur AM Club 4044

Taps: 4. Total: 4044.

weight: last night 148.5, this morning 146.5, after training 144.5.

BB Vince ... Side Control Attacks ... another Trinity Chain: Kimura-Straight Armlock-Americana.

I. from Side Control: Kimura - he straights arm ... Straight Armlock; he turns arm up, switch grips: my right hand goes under my other elbow, grips his wrist, my right grips my left wrist.
*Keep my left elbow on mat and against side of his head; keep my chest heavy on his chest.

II. from Kesa Side ... underhook far arm and bait him.
 a. When he brings that hand in front of my face to frame, then step over his head, stay heavy on his face, grab the Americana.
 var. -- he he doesn't tap, come up to KoB for more leverage and definitely get the tap.

III. from Side, Underhook far arm, pull it towards me, dig my elbow on his chest to get him on his side (BB Mike had a vicious, sick Elbow in Belly)
 a. step left leg over his face, get my left hand under my right elbow to make the Grib Switch to Kimura.
 b. both knees tight, keep right knee down, can bring left knee up tight against him.

side help: asked Brn Arman how to deal with Brn Chris' Far Side Knee Cut, which he kills my Half and Reverse DLR like butter. He said to hold to his ankle like DLR, and i need to switch guards. The advice helped, and i held off his pass a bit longer than usual but he still went for the Hopping/Jumping Far Side Knee Cut that he loves and usually crushes my knees but this time, his knee landed on the mat and he need to stop for a quick break.

And another episode of freakin' spazzy White Belts ... going to subs, wristlocks, spazzy armlocks, chokes from inside Guard ... although a Three/four stripe White did tap me with a Loop Choke of some kind. I was curious to see if he could and he did. Thought i'd be more upset about it than i am. very philosophical these days about tapping to lower belts.

Brn Sky from Simi was there. Forgot that he and BB Kenny have a nasty Omoplata that always fall slowly into. He gets into it from the Overhook but i can't remember how Kenny does it.

Half Passes ... Redzo Footwork and Lo Wiper Half Pass.
Guard Recovery and Switching to other Guards ... DLR to X.