Monday 13 August 2012

Class 33...

Today some exercises on passing guard then some work on breaking guard and taking control after breaking guard.

Passing drill: one man on his back in open guard, the other standing with his hands on the opponent's knees and gripping his trouser legs and applying pressure down: the standing opponent has to move from centre to side then from centre to the other side without the opponent hooking his legs.

Guard pass 1: you have your opponent in closed guard, secure his right arm with your right hand and extend it to your left so that it crosses your body; open your guard and hip escape so your stomach is against the elbow of his dragged arm to lock it in place; then grab his shoulder with your left hand and hip escape out so you are sort of climbing onto his back; from here get the hooks in and take his back.

Guard pass 2: you have your opponent in closed guard, secure his right arm with your right hand and extend it to your left so that it crosses you body; open your guard and hip escape so your stomach is against the elbow of his dragged arm to lock it in place; then grab his shoulder with your left hand and hip escape out so you are sort of climbing onto his back; from here use your right hand to loosen his gi collar then thread your left hand over his shoulder and confirm the grip and start to choke.

Guard pass 3: you have your opponent in closed guard, secure his right arm with your right hand and extend it to your left so that it crosses you body; open your guard and hip escape so your stomach is against the elbow of his dragged arm to lock it in place; then grab his shoulder with your left hand and hip escape out so you are sort of climbing onto his back; from here he clamps onto your right leg so kick your left leg over his head and superman your arms out and keep going until you end up with his arm ripe for an armbar.

In sparring I rolled with a good white belt and a blue belt and got killed. I struggled today. Everyone was better than me

LESSON FROM TODAY: Drill guard escapes.

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