Sun 7 / 39

Taps: 3. Total: 39.

Working:

• Tech mount ESC -- collapsing their knee but need to get my arms under so i come up in double unders rather than under mount. 
• Back ESC
• Armbar ESC ... arm under, get parallel esc. 

Keep drillin - passes. half guard knee levers / john wayne / octopus. back attacks / mount attacks esp cross choke. keep workin that. 

Toughest Rolls

 at Street Sports

• BB Joel
• BB Gors
• BB Vince
• BB Z

at Legacy

• lower belt / one hand man
• lower belt / flexible old guy in brace
• BB Marco Polo
• lower Ira
• Brn Judo smashing Nick / who got kicked out of gym
• BB Tarca
• BB Wade
• Brn Bhashar
• BB Tim 

Thu Nooner 6 / 36 - Ouano w another famous Bjjer

Taps: 3. Total: 36. 

Techs w another OG, who was super, ridiculously happy, n enthusisatic. he had a mustache and was super-friendly with anyone else with similar facial hair. 

His tech 1 - Closed Guard Sweep, Far Lasso, sweep into Armbar

1. Closed Guard, double sleeve grips ... open, right foot on same side hip / left hip on side, left leg loops over like a regular Lasso, but goes over to far side armpit, the right side, instead of the usual same side.
2. Right foot posts on mat, pushes off, gives leverage to Lasso and sweeps him over.
3. Pull him into Armbar.

Tech 2 -- G Roll Sweep

1. When you open and try to sweep, he collapses my knee down and tries to pass
2. X his hip, making sure right knee gets back deep, next to his knee ... post both hands on the mat and push backwards ... G Roll sweep. 

Review:

• Back ESC
• Tech Mount ESC

Sun 5 / 33

Taps: 6. Total: 33. 

• Passing
• Side ESC
• Back ESC

Don't force anything. See what they give me. 

Nooner 4 / 27 / OGs visit

Taps: 2. Total: 27. 

Train long enough and you get to meet all your BJJ heroes. 

OGs and legends of BJJ. Leo Viera of Checkmat and John Ouano. Wow. Lil Bro used to train with Ouano back in the day. And of course, i knew all about Leo V. Mainly from his famous Backtake off the Turtle. 

Anyway, he showed a Closed Guard Break off the Knee and Pass, Passing Half Guard. 

Closed Guard Break

1. Double gi grip on chest, raise up on knee and push on his knee to get guard open
2. Wiper Staple his bottom leg
3. If he gets Knee Shield and he gets sleeve grip on my outside hand ... move my hand closer to his knees, then pass his hand over to my other hand (which is weaved between his legs)
4. Circle out and break his grip from my outside hand ... which is free to reach behind his head for a Cradle style pass. (also put chest pressure to collapse his knee shield)

Stuck in Half Guard / to disengage ...

1. Weave inside hand, then onto the mat / other hand posts on mat
2. Scoot back until his bottom leg is down on the mat
3. Wiper staple and finish with Cradle pass. 

btw both taps to BBs. Who are like sharks, circling and circling, not engaging each other bc realizing how dangerous they are and that they are the only ones who can inflict damage on each other. ha ha. random BB thoughts going through my head. 

Sun 3 / 25

Taps: 1. Total: 25. 

Tap to ankle lock. Boot in or roll out. didn't want to chance rolling wrong way. 

Focus:

• Armbar esc
• Passing passing
• Side attacks / rainbow / tainan armbar / 
• Side ESC
• Baratoplata / off the kimura side

Thu Nooner 2 / 24

Taps: 1*. Total: 24. 

*because it was a newly White belt girl and i was letting her work. so not a true tap. but that's the kind of BB i want to be. that's the question that will be on my mind.

Also rolled with Prof Joey for first time. known him all this time and first time we rolled bc he wanted to break in my BB. There are depths and depths. i got to see the deep end of the pool. that's why you should always roll w a BB when you can. 

Thinking:

• Mount Attacks / no gi Ezekiel / Cross choke / armbar
• Lasso
• DLR / RDLR

New Year Gen Open Mat 1/ 23

Taps: 3. Total: 23. 

Alright, alright. Booked first session of 2024. 

Heavy BB, who kills me every time. Kinda lets me get good position then just reverses my advantage. And he's not using his weight on me, except when he gets on top. sheesh. 

Thinking:

• Choi Bar / knee under chin to stop getting smashed?
• Lasso Sweep
• No grip / 3 points pass
• JSL mount armbar
• Tainan side armbar
• Padlock armbar