18.77 Sunday Confessions 4870

Taps: 7. Total: 4870.

All taps to judo Brn Nick ... going easy on me at first with cross crank n chicken wing n body triangle. Like I said haven’t rolled with him for a few weeks so he was going easy, then he was not. Tap, tap, tap ... it comes on fast.

Couple of other people came close but no cigar.

Mind Map do Side Control
 1. Go to MOUNT (map of Mount Attacks to come)
 2. Side to Ryron ARMBAR
 3. Dom TRIANGLE
 4. RyHall Ninja Roll to BACK
 5. Zach gi BASEBALL CHOKE
 6. Kimura Armbar combo (Leech)

 7.KoB ... n all attacks from there

Thoughts on belt color ... a few teammates got promotions n got mt thinking... now that they got their Blue or Purple or Black it doesn’t mean they can automatically kick a lower belts’ butt. They should not expect that. The only sure thing color upgrade means is that if they met their former self with the lower belt, they would win.

Compare yourself to yourself not to others.

18.76 Sunday Confessions 4863

Taps: 3. Total: 4863.

Slow going with the taps.

Going for Heel Hooks once a roll. They think i'm going for Straight Footlock and defending by bringing foot angled forward, still effective bc i can't get under the heel to get a grip.

Back to drawing board with Craig Jones. See if he has an answer. and to Danaher. Controlling the Knee.

18.75 Thur am 4860

Taps: 3. Total: 4860.

BB Chris ... Butterfly Guard Pass I
 a. over the back, collar grip, and pants grip ... Sprawl.

II. Butterfly Pass II
 a. pants grip and Under grip ... sprawl, away from Cross Collar grip.

Asked BB Vince about that Back to Arm Triangle.
 a. as he's escaping ... get underhook on near arm, shoot through and face to face like normal Arm Triangle.
 b. Finish -- grab elbow to elbow.


Closed Guard, off the Side Guard ... getting stuck. Options.
 a. Roger Back Take
 b. Bump and come back with Flower Sweep with underhook
 c. let him come up and Old Man Bump Sweep

18.74 Tue Am 4857

Taps: 4. Total: 4857.

BB Chris ... Tech I - DLR Pull Down Sweep.

also, i want to work in the Tripod Sweep ... off  the DLR, then to foot on hip, foot hook behind knee, hand on ankle.

Battle of the BBs -- Vince showing Arman a cool transition off the Back Attack, losing position, so come up into Arm Triangle.

Rolling with young WB Carlos, who's super good and lots of upper belts scared to roll with him bc he can tap you. He's got good subs. He said, "When i grow up I want ears like yours." Ah shucks.

He tried a Ninja roll at end of our roll and failed. So Vince showed it to him -- from Side Control and from 3/4 Guard.

Rolling with Brn Gerald -- he likes to Knee Cut. Lucky i've been watching Telles and his Counter to it -- Turtle, knee trap and circle push over. Successful with a half the time against him.

And Telles Circle Pass -- vs Open Guard. Worked against BB Steve. New Fav.

Double Sleeve Sequence

After getting the 2on1 on the sleeve and elbow:

1. Kick out his right knee with my left leg, that will expose his back. Back Take.

2. If he squares back ...
 a. Rev. Scissor Sweep
 b. Old Man / Hip Bump

18.73 Sat Breakfast Club 4853

Taps: 3. Total: 4853.

BB Chris ... I. review of Half Guard Half Butterfly Sweep with Lapel.

Been awhile for Saturdays. Family obligations keeping me from the Sat training, which is a shame ... it's the most popular, crowded class.

Failed on a Lasso Sweep, and coincidently saw BB Arman showing it to someone else and i could see where i went wrong ... I didn't Tilt and Scissor Sweep Attempt to the right to get momo to Sweep to left ... i just went for the sweep left and the guy based.

Also, rolling with Arman ... he wanted to start on our feet which was great. I tried a Spinner Takedown. Failed miserably. The other times, he just practiced pulling Guard.

18.72 Sunday Confessions 4850 - yes, i wash my belt, sheesh

Taps: 5. Total: 4850.

Lazy and let people try to choke me from Knee Cut. Let them get their grips. No one could finish, but none of them were BBs.

Caught in a couple of Darce.

*Ghost
** Whitt Armbar ESC.

People ask if i wash my belt and look at me like i'm crazy if i say yes. Look, sweat gets on it. It gets dirty. It's a piece of clothing. I wash dirty clothes. What's so unusual about that?

Why Techs fail?
Because we learn it and drill it. But that's only the first part. We don't ever formally learn how to make it work.

We need to go back and learn Timing, Off-Balancing, Dead zones, Principles/Concepts, Triggers and secret details. That's what makes a tech work.

Concepts like Push/Pull, fake one way, then other, Connecting techs, creating Dilemnas, etc.

18.71 Thur Am 4845

Taps: 2. Total: 4845.

BB Chris ... I. Half Guard Gi Tail grip ... shovel hook, knee tap push sweep.

II. Armbar from Side
 a. top arm control with gi, bottom arm keeps other side hip in check
 b. kill near arm, go N/S ... get him on his side
 c. get up on my toes, back leg behind his head
 d. sit back into Armbar.

*Turtle to ReGuard ... getting the leg outside his and sitting back (source?)

18.70 Tue AM 4843

Taps: 3. Total: 4843.

BB Chris -- I. Triangle ESC
 a. cup the knee, get it down onto the mat
 b. get 45 degree angle, tripod up, and step over his face
 c. get leg behind his head for leverage, that will break his legs open.
 d. back step to other side of Side Control.

II. Armbar ESC (from Spider Web)
 **it's the stuff the leg escape, with one different detail
 a. grab my own gi, reinforce the grip with other hand, over and back of elbow
 b. turn into him, stuff his leg between mine
 c. * here's the difference: make sure my hand goes under his leg, scissor my leg to come up ... into either Double Under or Over/Under Pass

Ghost
Pass, go to?

18.69 Sunday Home base 4840

Taps: 0. Total: 4840.

Confessions cancelled. Went to SSSO, home base, taught by BB Mike.

I. Knee Cut to Brabo Choke ... to Back Step to other side ... to if he Turtles -- Crucifix choke (tuck in my knee to open up his arm, outside foot passes his hand to my other leg, pinch squeeze, control other wrist as i roll forward, in position to Choke.

Rolled with the only other Brown there. Very light. Lots of Whites.

Pulled off Old Man Sweep on Purp Leif. It's a keeper. firmly in Tool box.