18.87 Saturday Breakfast Club 4923

Taps: 8. Total: 4923

BB Chris ... Basic Back Chokes ... RNC and Collar Choke

Think i rolled with all the BBs in the house, except for Chris who had to leave.

1. Monster Z -- who tapped me the most.

2. BB Jason Web

3. new BB Ger

4. BB Dean - tapped me a couple of times. he's the smallest, weighs 135, so i know he has to use tech.

What worked:

• Capizzi Lock Sweep once
• Telles / Dogfight Sweep -- but can't come up clean against higher belts, keep getting my leg entangled when i come up. 

Thinking about:

• Octo
• Giggler
• Lasso sweeps
• spinning circle choke

18.86 Sunday Confessions 4915

Taps: 6. Total: 4915

Four of the taps to BB Tarca ... saw him use Bicep Slicer Armbar Break on the Brown before me. And he got me with the same. Need to get under his leg before he comes over to lock in the Slicer.
But i was finally able to escape his Backstep to 411 twice out of three. I rolled out of it. Was able to get my knee free, then my foot.

REview: Counter to Kimura from Half Guard Top.

Got the Lasso Sweeps on Blue Ann, opposite armpit and regular but she stood up so i just underhooked non-Lasso side and swept. Finally, got a Cappizzi Lock Sweep from Half on her, too. Been tryin for awhile now.

* Spinning Choke: Big White B said i should of held it for a couple more seconds.  Keep working it.

Purp K - defended my heelhooks well, got hold of my head and kept close, smash passed.

18.85 Saturday Breakfast Club 4909

Taps: 4. Total: 4909.

BB Arman running the class. He's always got killer warmups being a pro Trainer. After warmups, line drills with all BBs, then all Purps, bc not enough Brns (only three).

Techs -- Lasso Guard Series.

I. Sweep I - reverse Lasso
 a. from Closed Guard, double sleeve control, feet on both hips, open Guard.
 b. get on side hip, get both arms on the outside of my legs, flare open knees
 c. get on side hip, look to right, flare out left leg like i'm going to Lasso under the armpit but ...
 d. Lasso armpit of far side arm, right side.
 e. right foot comes on mat, get perpendicular to the left
 f. lift up with leg in armpit
 g. get the Sweep and go for armbar.

II. Sweep II - reg. Lasso -- if he lifts up left leg (non lasso side)
 a. Release lasso from armpit on left side and hook under his Left leg.
 b. get perpendicular again, Sweep and come up in Side Control

III. Sweep III - reg. Lasso -- if he lifts Lasso side leg.
 a. Hook under that leg and Sweep.

Review:

1. Solo Movements
2. Octo guard
3. Leite guard
4. Telles sweeps
5. Spinning Circle Loop Choke

18.84 Thur Am 4905 - Top Half Guard Masterclass

Taps: 4. Total: 4905.

Top Half Guard - BB Vince

• top 2 Priorities: 1 - lift up RIGHT knee (trapped one); 2 - break cross collar grip

BB Mike - Prezel grip Guiollotine

•  I. Let him have the Underhook, let him come up / frame with left on his neck, right hand Wizzards, brings his head closer
• II. Left hand goes behind his head, prezels with right hand behind the left. 
• III. don't sprawl, but pressure him with him on his side.

** hard to finish, Vince uses it just for control and so he doesn't want to go Underhooking my leg.

Another Finish / NICE Pass -- where i got Negative half, putting my left knee, shin to shin, EXTENDING my right, trapped leg and he will want to open his legs and let me PASS. 

Just nice controls if he comes up or gets too close -- Cow catch'em like underhook and link my hands and sprawl forward. 

* Countering Quarter Guard, can't get leg out -- Cycle through Knee on Center, Knee Cut to Right and Left, eventually he will just let you pass due to pressure. 

Misc Bonus: i rolled with Purp Shane and again got a 100% Sweep and came up on top but stuck -- Vince reminded me to switch to Kimura grip. It's a little awkward bc i have to switch underhooking hands. Then he said to step over into MOUNT. 

Forgot to mention: on Tues when i rolled with BB Gors -- he loves that off side Knee Slide, Knee killer Pass and i was finally had an answer -- turn with him and get the Underhook on other side. Noticed he didn't use that Pass when i rolled with him today. 

18.83 Tue Am 4901

Taps: 4: Total: 4901.

aka BB Tues - every time i looked up, there was another BB in the house.

BB rollcall: Mordecai, Arman, Vince, Steve, Freddie, Gors, and Mike. That's 8 with Chris. Man, 8 freakin' BBs on the mat.

BB Chris -- DLR to Triangle (review)

II. to Armbar if he tries to stand and stack
 a. underhook the leg n get my leg over his face.

Bonus 1: BB Arman showed a Lasso / Spider Sweep
 a. lasso comes over to far side, same side as Spider side and underhooks that leg
 b. Spider leg tips over to the other side

Bonus 2: BB Vince showed a Double Under and Over/Under Counter
 a. Reach over his back, grab belt, get my hooks in n go for a Butterfly Sweep.

Tapped to WB Carlos -- trying the Donkey Kong Triangle ESC -- now realize i stepped up the Wrong foot.

What i thinking about.
 1. Gordon Side to Back Take
 2. Leite Coyote Half Guard game (time to review)
 3. Octopus Guard (time to review)
 4. J. Wayne / Giggler (review)
 5. Lasso n Lasso/Spider Guard

wow, heavy on the Half Guard.

18.82 Saturday Breakfast Club still 4897

Taps: 0. Total: 4897.

Did not challenge myself, didn't roll with the toughest guys in the room. how else to explain 0 taps?

BB Chris .... DLR series

I. DLR pull down Sweep
 a. pass far sleeve under his leg to my left (dlr hand), pull down for sweep

II. DLR to BackTake
 a. he breaks right side sleeve grip, switch to cross sleeve grip on other hand / left hand switches to pants/ankle grip
 b. Right foot presses/pushes under his armpit / Drl leg goes deep and presses behind thigh, turns him, exposes his back
 c. left hand switches from ankle to belt, stiff arm on the cross sleeve grip
 d. foot on armpit goes to behind the thigh, straighten my foot as i pull down on his belt / makes him turn to his Back.

III. DLR to Triangle
 a. off the same side sleeve grip n cross collar with right hand
 b. pull to the right, make him post his hand on the mat
 c. left dlr foot goes to his hip, get right foot out and over his shoulder and grab that ankle with my left hand to lock in the Triangle.

Bonus: BB Mike -- showing Purp Tony a Sleeve n Cross Collar Takedowns from the Knees -- circle to the right away from the cross collar and Knee Tap or X Pass but with those grips and turns him like Steering Wheel and i come up on Side in a Kesa-like position. Interesting. Need to play with some.

Didn't get to practice any Ghost. Rolling with Brown Wolf -- kept going KoB from Side, but then he got mount and i was able to get a foot for Half Guard.

Drill: Ghost.

18.81 Sunday Confessions 4897

Taps: 13. Total:4897

That’s more like it. First slow warmup with Brn Nick the bulldozer, and he knows how tough he is be he said that others say after rolling with him, everyone else is easier. Just frustrating bc he’s got no chink in the armor, just can’t get anything going against him n when I try to pass he grabs an ankle, inverts into Kneebar; I go for heel hook, he gets it quicker one me.

Just no way in, just like BB Tarca, who got me twice with Loop Chokes. Same one that I could never finish with.

Then there’s Blue guy. He usually has a very good Triangle, but he’s been working on Kneebars. He worked slowly, methodically n I tried to turn, twist away but eventually he did get my knee fully extended n got a few taps until I started attacking his foot with Toe holds. Rolled twice with him n he finished about 70% of his kneebar attempts.

That means - look into Kneebar Esc.

Also, footwork on Passes n look into Chaining Passes together.

18.80 Saturday Breakfast club 4884

Taps: 2. Total: 4884.

Packed house, that’s why I love Saturday Breakfast Club. About 35 peeps, the most I’ve seen outside of a seminar.

BB Joel teaching... 3 Spider Passes n Half Weave Pass to Knee Shield.

Spider Pass I
 1. Circle break grip, get two pants grips
 2. Step up one leg, step forward other leg in thrust under his thighs
 3. Push both pants grips to side n Leg Drag

Spider Pass II
 1. Can’t break grips, step up one leg, then other in thrust again
 2. Step over his legs, slide down n Pass into side

Spider Pass III
 1. One handed grip on pants, stiff arm, back step into Pass

Knee shield Pass
 1. Weave top hand, grip bottom leg pants
 2. Sprawl, put shoulder pressure on knee, collapse shield
 3. Break grip on other hand, grip collar to keep him close
 4. Walk or hop to the left for Pass

Funny, I was at my teen’s class just before this n they had guest instructor, BB wife of a famous BJJ guy and she was showing cool Lasso Spider Sweep series n I was thinking I’m going to try this in my classs but then Joel shows all these Spider Passes which countered them. Sheesh

Tried Dom step over triangle from side twice. Failed twice.

Tried Telles one handed kimura twice ... failed twice, but able to transition to regular kimura then Sweep once but it was vs a white belt. Need to review as well as his Sweep from Dogfight n counter to knee cut.

Got old man Sweep once, try to twist more n a litt.le more explosive bump.

Review mount escapes, side Esc n back Esc.

18.79 Thur Am 4882

Taps: 7. Total: 4882.

BB Chris ... Turtle Turnover I
 a. grip grip over his hip, near side
 b. push forward to get room to jump near bent leg over his ankle
 c. pull him over and get the back, keep the stretch with the hook
 d. get both hooks in

Turtle Turnover II - stays tight
 a. reach across his face, get far elbow
 b. other hand reaches behind his butt, grabs far ankle
 c. push my chest into him and turn him over into Rainbow Side Control

Pulled off Old Man Sweep twice / 100% Sweep once.

• need to chain some Passes together
• Side ESC, pin 
• Berbimbolo for fun n Ninja Rolls esp from Side
• Side Attacks
• Mt attacks, Armbar n Choke
• Back ESc

Injury Inventory

1. Left Pecs - still enlarged, but i can do push ups and hang.
2. New: Right Wrist - ganglion cyst (bump)

18.78 Tue Am 4875

Taps: 5. Total: 4875.

Very loose class, no techs, no BB Chris. BB Vince ran it with lots of Line Drills ... Closed Guard, Half Guard and Side Control .

Ended with BB Chris G and we started on our feet. My god, my Takedowns suck. Understandably, since i have never drilled them. But i could have tried Graugart's ARmdrag or Terrere's Safada. But did i? Nooooo, completely blanked. Instead i got taken down once, and he pulled Guard once and i think he passed my Guard the third time.

Shockingly, embarrassingly pathetic.