We worked on some armbars then moved into
the armbar, triangle and omoplata flow drill. We also spent some time working
on the kimura and the kimura sweep as well as a basic scissor sweep. We spent
quite a bit of time also working on shrimping and hip escaping. This was really
good for me because I need to spend much more time on these techniques if
they’re ever to become things I’m truly familiar with.
We then did some rolling and this was
competitive but friendly with neither of us going full pelt. I did pretty good
here but I could also tell he was less experienced than I was so I didn’t
really read too much into it. It was simply good to have some drilling time
and a bit of rolling time.
At the end of the session I got to roll
with a very helpful purple belt I last rolled with about six months ago. And I
managed to fend him off for a full five-minute round by just working on my
basics and not letting him separate and attack one of my arms and also pinning
his hips when he tried to sweep me. He complimented me on my improved defensive
skills, which was nice, then for the next ten minutes proceeded to lure me into trap after trap and tap
after tap, which was impressive. But I know he’s still light years ahead of me.
One great bit of advice he shared with me, though, was to keep the distance
closed at all times because I was giving him wriggle room and this was
something he was exploiting.
It was still an enjoyable class, though, as
getting tapped is all part of the learning process.
I then had a break of about two weeks and returned
to a beginner’s class.
In this we worked on the spinning armbar
from kneeling side control:
Secure opponent’s left arm by grabbing your
own gi collar with your right arm; go to right knee on belly; Superman out with
left arm as you pull his trapped arm up and spin with right leg going 180
degrees into his hip; with your left leg going over his neck as you drop down
and extend the arm to tap.
We then added an escape to this which
involved moving the thumb to the right like you’re thumbing a lift to flatten
your arm and relieve pressure on the hip extension; then roll at a 90-degree
angle on your right shoulder to move into side control.
After this we worked on the Americana from
side control:
Grab the opponent’s arm and frame your own
arm against his rib cage using elbow; bring left arm through to secure grips;
switch base by moving to face the opponent’s head and step right leg over his
head; then pull him up onto his side using your hand grips and close the space
using your legs to trap him; then push arm up and turn for submission.
More basics and more good stuff. I need to
do these classes more often.
LESSON FROM TODAY: Drill the basics and close down the space.
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