BJJ Simplified

End goal is the Submisison. 

Starting Position: Top or Bottom

Top -- 

1. Pass (Half, Open or Closed Guards) to Side Control or Sub (Leg locks / chokes)

2. From Side Control ... Sub or Mount or take Back

3. Mount / Back ... Sub or lose Position ... back to Step 1 or 2.

Bottom -- 

1. Prevent Pass / Sweep to come up on Top (see above for Top options)

2. Sub from Bottom (Half, Closed or Open Guards) 

That's it. 

the Big Picture. Everything else is details / micro goals on way to achieving the 5 points above.  

Sun 24: 5945

Taps: 7. Total: 5945.

As usual, Passing, goes without saying. Always. Bread and butter. Staple. 

Having said that, getting to Side Top ... getting Kimura grip and cannot progress to a sub. Or if i cannot get under the arm, then NO Kimura grip. Dead ends there. 

Am i too focused on the armbar? Spider web?

Review: Giftwrap Armbar / Peterson Grapp. 

Or just go to Mount? Twister Side? Tarikplata? 

All options to think about. 

Same goes for Turtle Top. Need some attacks for Turtle. Juji + ????? Ezekiel? 

Revisit: Kimura Trap. 

Sun 23: 5938

Taps: 2. Total: 5938.

Big Brown on vacation with Irish accent had an old school game. Flattened me. 250 lbs. I'm used to it. Need to use more tech. I could not sweep him from Half bc i didn't Reverse Shrimp with my shovel torque. Bc he was so big, needed perfect tech. With smaller guys, Shovel torque alone would have been enough. With him, i needed to move my hips and Reverse Shrimp.

Lots of peeps getting by my half with Weave and locking my knees/legs together. If he stand, i need to sit up. Create space. 

Work on passing. Wiltse. 

Side Esc. Bridge. Create space. Get knee in. Re-guard. 

Big blue got me in Reverse Triangle. Try to get free arm inside the Triangle. 

Still a long long way to go.  

Sun 22: 5936

Taps: 5. Total: 5936. 

Getting smashed by big Purps and other BBs. Half Guard needs work. Knee Shield needs work. 

25 min of 6 hour Wiltse passing seminar -- helped immensely. Look for underhooks, then In Step ... head and Chin Strap / Guillotine threat should open up elbows for Underhook. 

Spiderweb to Silverado ... small progress. Also, work in Glover side to Triangle from Spiderweb. 

BB Chris ... he always gives up back and Turtles bc he likes to set up a Kneebar from there. I take his Back from Turtle but can't finish. 

Plan today: JJM arm trap under my knee to Armbar or  JJM Twister from Turtle. Got Twister but ran out of time before i could progress to last step which was RNC (if he lifts his head) or Twister finish if i can get his arm behind my head. 

Sun 21: 5931

Taps: 6. Total: 5931.

Need to tap early on left shoulder -- the surgery shoulder. Going to be really sore and also could have re-injured it. 

• Passing
• Passing Knee Shield. 
• Half guard -- don't get smashed and passed

BB Oleg -- grip on my palm from Back / saw Danaher teach it ... never been able to get it. Need to ask Oleg. also he was showing a Spiderweb armbar finish ... w Kimura grip and transitions to Back Triangle.

 Kimura grip w bottom hand on his arm i'm attacking / top hand on my own wrist. 

JJM Side Control ESC -- keeping my knees up / really works for not getting subbed but i haven't been able to transition to an escape. i have to wait for their movement then move my hips / knees to recover guard.