19.66 Sunday Confessions 5382

Taps: 8. Total: 5382.

Wow, learning curve on the Rugby Pass ... my head is down and it's a Big Invitation to Loop Choke me -- which i got caught a few times.

Also, Brn Nick just pushes my head away or he Headlocked Swept me twice. Is it not a Gi thing? Just no-gi?

Brn Wade got me with a Baseball Choke ... that's been awhile and he tried a Darce, which i rolled out of, but he got a different Darce. I got a KoB escape on him, twice, into a footlock position, which i couldn't do anything which.

vs One-hand Bluel -- can't believe i couldn't finish RNC from top on his back and having him flattened. His hands were in the way and i could not get under his chin. sheesh.

BB Ray -- sneaky pipe choke setup, quite elaborate -- from Side, gets under far armpit, to MOUNT, then rainbows that arm, gets under the collar grip, dismounts to Side, and moves to other Side of Side Control and finishes Choke from there.

BB Tarca -- just tight control from Closed Guard with the Cross Collar and same side Elbow under grip. Just throws armbar from there or the Triangle is there, too.

19.65 Saturday Breakfast Club 5374

Taps: 5. Total: 5374.

No techs. Just pos drills and free rolling.

Half Guard sweeps working. Progressing with Closed Guard, getting to High Guard, need to get to next step, either Triangle or Armbar.

Need more work on Passing and Mount Attacks, Side Attacks.

19.64 Sunday Confessions 5369

Taps: 7. Total: 5369.

Numbers starting to dwindle. Only five us.

Six taps to Brn Nick and one to BB Ray.

Ray got a sneaky Sickle/Tripod Sweep ... i was in his closed guard and was going for my usual Stand to Pass, controlled the left sleeve, stepped up on the left side ... he crossed grip and also got right side leg, then scissored his legs -- one on my hip and other underhook the back leg and swept. Nice.

Also, he helped tweak my Step Over Armbar from Side ... 1. near knee needs to be tight against the arm and armpit; 2. Step waaay over to the far armpit.

* if threatening pipe choke, need to go deep grip and maybe don't need need the grip -- go over the top.

Didn't get to practice any closed guard setups, even with the two blues that were there.

Review: Mount attacks and Back Attacks.

19.63 Saturday Breakfast Club 5362

Taps: 7. Total: 5362.

Lots of chock full of BBs, most i've seen ever. About 8 or 9. Tried to roll with as many as i could -- only got to about 3 bc others asked me to roll while i was waiting for a BB.

No techs, just Positional drilling.

Did better with Roger Armbar set up -- remembered 1. the Palm down, curl grip deep behind the head and the cross sleeve and the 2. foot on hip.

But didn't do good job kicking under armpit and High Guard before i can get the leg over the head for the finish. So i didn't get the finish.

Keep working it. along with Giftwrap Armbar. Need to go back to Triangle ESC, too. Saulo -- knee up same as the the arm inside, twist that side.

19.62 Thur Am 5355

Taps: 3. Total: 5355.

BB Chris ... Half Guard Series (contd)

I. Sweep, Leite Torque Shovel
 a. Torque, Shovel with foot (if he's hiding that leg, use my off foot to push it out and expose it for the outside leg to Torque) -- my tweak
 b. Come up  and get Underhook, come up to Dogfight
 c. Gather up his far knee, tap or just push over
 d. or Circle back and if he's hooking my foot, backstep, knee behind his foot to clear hook -- my tweak 2

II. Half Guard, he gets Underhook ... Overhook Triangle
 a. Overhook, and get far gi grip
 b. hip out and put foot on his hip
 c. other foot out and over his head to lock in Triangle.

Blue Gunther keeps wanting to work Turtle ... and so i kept practicing the Tonon Turnover ... need to push his head down with my forearm, and walk around instead of just flopping down in front of him.

BB Vince also showed a nice Turtle attack ... hook near foot and also underhook other outside foot and stretch and flatten out his Turtle.

Closed Guard ... 1. Galvao Armdrag ... get grip to outside of his wrist, and foot on hip like Roger.

2. Roger ... foot on hip and he has Armbar and Arm drag to the Back.

3. Old Man Sweep ... need to time and get HIGH on his hip.

BB Gerald showed my Shark Mike's variation -- he armdrags 2on1 to SAME SIDE, then when opp PULLS back, then he DRAGS across the body ... the momentum is very hard to stop.

Tried to Prezel Pass on BB Gors ... failed miserably. Keep getting arm triangle wrapped and swept. I'm doing something wrong. Don't know why it works sometimes and not. Usually not vs higher belts.

19.61 Tue am 5352

Taps: 8. Total: 5352.

BB Chris ... I. Gi Tail Sweep from Knee Shield

a. playing Half Guard Knee Shield
 ... opp. brings inside knee up to Knee Cut
 1. sit up and bring gi tail under his leg and pass it to underhook hand
 2. come up to Dogfight
 3. knee tap and push over sweep

if he hooks my leg, staple the leg and come up to the back

BB Vince showing Blue some Turtle options and i forgot to use my go to Tonon Turtle Turn to the Back.

Keep playing:

1. Roger armbar
2. Old man sweep

why? because based on same grips -- cross collar / cross sleeve and works in with my Rev Butterfly Sweep, too. Need to time the OMSweep better.

Worked on Bow and Arrow better since those tips from Brn Nick from Sunday, even though i forgot about the wrist twist and foot on hip pivot.

19.60 Sunday Confessions 5344

Taps: 11. Total: 5344.

Small crew, three browns and purp (ira).

Could not work in any Overhook or Gift wrap Side Attack, and failed on one attempt at Step Over from Side.

Brn Nick ran mini-seminar on Back Attack ... esp the Bow and Arrow.
 a. open gi with underhook hand, get deep choke grip
 b. stay tight, outside foot on his hip to pivot, inside feet across his belly like Body Triangle
 c. get pants grip
 d. twist my choke wrist as i lean back

* to make it tighter I -- throw my outside leg over his shoulder
 ** make it tighter II -- throw leg behind his head

II. Triangle from Back
 a. as i pivot, get outside leg over his shoulder and grab that ankle with the underhook hand
 b. lock in triangle with inside foot
 c. finish by pinching in my knees together

then Nick explained PASSING... must be done in LINEAR fashion.
 1. Pass feet
 2. Pass Knees
 3. Pass Hips

* his Pressure-Hop Pass -- gather in Feet, knees, then Hop over to Side. And if he can get one foot, one side, he can pressure into the pass.

Gotta drill drill the Hop Pass.

*** ESC work the same way --- Heavy Side Control, must create room to get Head turn, shoulder, hips, knees, then feet.

Second Wave of Leg Lock attacks are here
 a. first wave -- i tapped a lot, then i learned some defense and could hold off most
 b. NOW the 2nd Wave are much better, bc of Danaher and C Jones ... and my defense has to level up if i'm going to hold them off.

Reminder -- Silverado: Top arm through / bottom arm behind near my belly to torque.

19.59 Saturday Breakfast Club 5333

Taps: 8. Total: 5333.

BB Joel ... Stand up
 I. Armdrag to Back
 a. lift and foot sweep

b. can't lift or too tall ... kick, fold his knee from behind, get him down to my level for RNC

II. Sit Up Guard Series
 a. Break grips on knees
 b. Collar Drag
 c. Push into come up on Sweep, esp if he tries to break grip with two hands

** come up on both knees pull back for drag, face plant him into Turtle

Focus:

1. Closed Guard Overhook to Choke threat, grab sleeve and High Guard to Triangle.
2. Old Man Sweep with Cross Sleeve Grip
3. Cross Collar Cross Sleeve to High Guard and Roger Armbar

19.58 Thur am 5325

Taps: 3. Total: 5325.

BB Vince ... Side Attack

I. Kimura
 1. Underhook Far arm up to shoulder, bring his elbow in, dig my elbow into his belly, make him turn into me and onto his side
 2. Step over with my left foot over his head and lock his head in from N/S
 3. Switch underhook so my left hand goes under and lock in Kimura on Far arm
 4. My right knee pins his other arm's bicep
 5. Finish

II. Option B -- Magic grip one hand gi wrap
 a. From Kimura grip, pull out his gi tail, pass to my underhooking hand (right hand, palm up)
 b. Other hand is free to choke -- if he gets flat, then go for PipeCutter
 c. If he goes belly down, reach behind his head and in front to get Bow Arrow grip / and or release Magic grip and put in behind his head for more leverage.


For me only -- asked Vince about the BACK ESC he was showing from Tues.

1. Fight for control of top choking hand
2. Fall away, to the underhook side, trap his foot with my feet
3. When he pulls out his underhook hand, slide out to that side and come up to Side.

Focus:

Closed Guard -- Roy Dean Overhook to Triangle and Arm Drag. and Omoplata.
Roger Gracie -- armbar setup cross collar / cross sleeve to High Guard ... and the Old Man Sweep is right there, and the Ninja Hip Bump ...

drill drill drill

19.57 Tue am 5322

Taps: 11. Total: 5322.

More BBs than lower colors. Five plus Chris. Two Browns, three Purples and two Blues. No Whites today.

No techs, just positional drilling.

Messed up on the Telles sweep, got choked. Bc i was not controlling their knee. Need to grab and pinch with my knees.

Roger armbar setup -- playing with grips, cross collar and same.

Closed Guard -- Shark bite, iron hook, and 93 shotgun ...

Rolling with BB Z -- getting smashed. it will pay off way down the line, as i roll with someone else.