Sun 16: 5716

Taps: 7. Total: 5716.

Rolled twice w Brn Bhasar and BB Wade. 

Bhasar and Big Blue technical guy got me with Reverse Triangles or Triangles from Back and flashback to old days with Brian and i never did figure out how to get out of them back then as now. 

Got Mount a couple of times, could not finish cross choke. Help me Roger Gracie. That's your sig money move. Although defending guy told me that he was just concentrating on straightening my arms and not letting me bend my elbows to finish. 

Side ESC and Turtles -- need to improve against higher belts. 

on my mind:

• Tarikoplata
• Bow n Arrow choke
• Baret Crucifix

Nooner 15; 5709

Taps: 2. Total: 5709.

Tech. -- Single Leg X, X then sweep back onto his butt, into Straight Ankle Lock. 

Always had trouble with the finish on the Ankle Lock, little better success with Gokor one-hand belly down finish. 

Something to work on: upper body control of distance with my feet; middle control of his knee by pinching my knees / only then work on the ankle finish. 

Rolled with big, heavy white belt ... locked in triangle, could not finish, could not adjust, angled the wrong way. 

Sun 14: 5707

Taps: 4. Total: 5707.

Passes ... Sky Pass / Wiltse Cut ... work in Jump Pass.

Side top attack

• Kimura grip to Rev Triangle and Tarikoplata
• Spiderweb to Glover Triangle

Bashar ... tip / black belt details for Close Guard Omoplata / NO hands!

1. push his elbow away from center line with my knee

2. bite back of his back / head with my feet

3. scrape over his back, over his head for Omo. 

Nooner 13: 5703

Taps: 4. Total: 5703. 

Tech ... var. of Omoplata from Closed Guard.

 * Cross Sleeve, come up to do Hip Bump ... if he pushes me back down, that exposes/lifts his left leg ... i can underhook that leg ... 

** go into Omoplata seq ... foot on his armpit ... pass grip over to the underhook hand ... roll him over ... into Armbar.

Work: 

• passes ... Sky and Wiltse Cut ... lots of people grabbing my left ankle. Take the underhook. Goto Cut. 
• Shalolin Sweep, since i'm getting that cross sleeve grip. 
• Twister Side Roll
• Back ESC
• Bow n Arrow / 
• Back Attacks / RNC 

Sun 12: 5699

Taps: 8. Total: 5699.

Sky Pass working well, even though i'm not precise with it. Keep drillin it. 

Octopus - Firas / take notes. 

Bashar side top Kimura to Reverse Triangle ... he got me with it again and finally got the finer details because i was getting there too and not being able to finish. 

Details: 

• push in with chest to get him on his side so he can't get flat again before getting Kimura grip.
• top leg swings way over and get NEXT to his hip. 
• have him roll and roll with him facing his feet / then i will be in position to lock in Reverse Triangle
• if necessary, switch Kimura grips so i can use top hand to adjust Triangle, grab my bottom foot and cinch it in.

In fact, getting lots of good positions and not being able to finish. That's next step.

Nooner 11: still 5691.

Taps: 0. 5691.

Techs ... omoplata roll outs x 3. 

Omoplata vs standing ... clamp X on their knee, takedown backward on their butts.

Work:

• 93 sleeve grip ... to High Guard / to hip bump sweep / flower sweep
• Lasso
• half fundamentals / don't get smashed
• passing: sky pass n wiltse cut 

Sun 10: 5691

Taps: 4. Total: 5691.

• Half Guard still getting smashed. Frames and space. 
• Sky Pass, keep working it, progressing along. 
• Wiltse Knee Cut ... work it in. 
• Half Sweeps / Huni roll / Roger sweep ... all involve backwards roll, which i'm having hard time generating enough momentum to do with just my core
• Lasso Guard
• High Guard / Triangle

Wed nooner, 9 session ytd: 5687

Taps: 3. Total: 5687.

Tech -- Long Step Pass. 

Live rolls, 3 min Line ... got in about 8 or 9 rolls. 

BB got me with sneaky footlock / toe hold when i had his back. Baited me of course. Perhaps could of gotten out of it but would have had to put extra stress on my wonky left knee. So i just tapped. 

Work: 

• Sky Pass
• Wiltse Cut Pass
• Huni backwards roll sweep