Sunday, May 27, 2018

18.42 Sunday Confessions 4700

Taps: 8. Total: 4700.

Saturday, Sunday training ... that's going to be my training routine til next month, when I can get off this 9-6 work schedule and get in some weekday, Tue/Thurs rotations in.

Left shoulder/Pecs still messed up. Wonder if it's permanent.

Tried to help a white belt (wife of Brn Jack) with her Knee Cut Pass ... she was doing everything right. Took me awhile to figure it out ... I kept coming up and getting the Single Leg on her and getting on top.

1. She wasn't keeping me flat with the cross collar grip. 2. She wasn't pulling on me sleeve enough to get my elbow off the mat.

Focus:

1. Side ESC
2. Back ESC
3. Guard Rec / Retention
4. Closed Guard

Saturday, May 26, 2018

18.41 Saturday Breakfast Club 4692

Taps: 8. Total: 4692.

BB Arman running the class to packed house of 25 or so. Must be bc of the holiday weekend.

Tech I -- Half Spider Guard Triangle.
 a. non-Spider left leg gets Chin to chin and kicks it out, and he goes forward, loses posture and I shoot in the Triangle.

BB roll call: 1. Arman; 2. Joel; 3. Jason; 4. Chris G.; 5. Albert; 6. Mike; 7. Simi guy; 8. Z.

Work on:
 1. Back ESC
 2. Side ESC - basic bridge and also hip roll.
 3. Guard Recovery / Retention.

Getting better and better with Old Man Sweep. Work on Tension and Timing. Pull so he pulls back, that's the Trigger for Tech.

Z is now a BB since I last him. Been kicking my ass for 6, 7 years now. One tough mother. lots of peeps scare to roll with him. He brought more of his Serbian buddies, two Brown and Blue. One of the Brown was showing a Lapel Omoplata, and lots of BBs in the house were paying attention. Thought there were no new Techs around, but this one I have not seen before.

Close Guard Lapel over the Ankle Omoplata. And can Sweep either direction, but he went mostly to the side of the Lapel.

Also, a Side ESC: lapel under my thigh and triangle my legs, rock and sweep. Good thing I got video. I'll never remember it.

Hanging out in the "Deep End" of the pool. That's where the "Sharks" hang. You know what they say: You swim with Sharks, you get bit. If you survive, you become one of the Sharks.


Sunday, May 20, 2018

18.40 Sunday Confessions 4684

Taps: 11. Total: 4684.

Need to work on: HONEYHOLE counters. delve deeply into it.

also, Falcon, Side ESC - basic and hip roll.

on the offensive side - Back Control, Attacks.

and Turtle Juji.

Saturday, May 19, 2018

18.39 Saturday Breakfast Club 4673

Taps: 7. Total: 4673.

Big class. About 20-25 peeps.

BB in the house: Albert, Dean, Jason, Arman, Luis, and Chris.

BB Chris ... basic Standing Closed Guard Break and Pass. Working with BB Albert: need to get elbow inside and could not stand. He kept pulling me in.

One tap to Darce, one escape. a little more work to get percentage above 50. Tuck in, peep under side of the choking hand?

Didn't get to work any Falcon Guard.

Work the Hip Roll Side ESC ... control bottom hand, 2on1? then roll?

Old Man Sweep, got one. Keep working it. esp the Timing. Pull and let him pull back.

Bonus: Arman showing Pass v Lasso Spider ... sprawl, shoulder down on lasso side, elbow up to create space, duck under the leg, knee on thigh, can pass to left or come back around to the right.


Sunday, May 13, 2018

18.38 Sunday Confession 4646

Taps:7. Total: 4646.

Back to Confession. Low turnout due to Mother’s Day.

Caught by Darce twice, second time further into escape, might have to try hopping over to other side.

Trying to practice heel hook entries, getting finish once in 4, 5 tries. Nice to see the same defenses over n over so I can overcome them.

High mount, lock in position over their elbows, then S mount to arm bar.
Practice hip roll n controlling their bottom sleeve.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

18.37 Sat Breakfast Club 4639

Taps: 9. Total: 4639.

BB Chris ... Turtle Roll under Turnover (Thurs).

 II. Turtle Turnover to Back, same grip as above but shin on ankle.

Work on:

Old Man Sweep
Canto Choke

Bonus: BB Gors ... learned from BB Magic Mike ... Side Control to trap leg ... same setup as Ninja Roll to Back but instead ... put push his frame to get Arm Triangle-like grip, and go up, knee near his head to roll to Back Take. Not as fancy.

Saw an White Belt ... with his notebook at end of training. Warms the heart.

Rolled with every BB in the house, except BB Joel. BB Dean, Chris, Albert, Goes, Magic.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

18.36 Thur Am 4630

Taps: 1. Total: 4630.

I'm BACK! Four weeks out with the partially-torn Pec muscle. Still sore, though.

BB Chris -- Turtle Turnover 1
 a. Cross face to far elbow, and back far ankle -- Push over into Side Control.

Turnover 2
 a. Near gi tail to far hand over his hip; b. scoot back near his feet; 3. roll under and drag the gi tail, come up in Side Control.

Bonus Tech, from Magic BB Mike:

 I. Cross Face, Reverse Sit to Counter Lockdown, push on pants grip, and pull leg out.

 II. Half Guard, near side Ninja Roll to the Back: square him up, roll over same side.

Work on:
 1. Side to KoB, Rev KoB to Back Step Mount. (Once in Mount, work the High, S Mount Armbar).
 2. Hip Roll Side ESC

also rolling with Blue Dae - working on some Heel Hooks. No go. His defenses better than my set ups. I didn't control his knee and i didn't get my other leg under.