Today we're working from side control and escaping from side control. Before we go into specific drills, however, we have a bit of a reminder on what we should be doing:
If we're on the bottom in side control, we should be using the hand nearest the opponent's hips to block the hip to prevent the opponent from going to north-south. The other hand should be gripping the shoulder or, even better, securing an underhook. The knee nearest the opponent's hips should be elevated and resting on the other leg to form a barrier to ensure he can't go to full mount.
If we're on the top in side control, we should be closing the space and driving our knees into the opponent to shut down any wriggle room. The elbow nearest the hips should be tucked in to prevent wriggle room. The hand nearest the head should be trying to isolate the arm with the elbow making a frame by the head.
The opening technique was a hip escape from side control. This involved bridging and hip escaping to get the knee in, then using the elbow to move the the opponent's head to create the space to drive the leg further in and get half guard or even full guard.
The second technique was a hip escape and a drive forward to secure a single leg. This essentially involved the same hip escape and elbow movement but with an underhook. You then switch your legs so you come into turtle and drive forwards into the opponent.
We then did some technique sparring with the man on the bottom defending against the man on top attacking. My defence isn't great but I experimented a bit with spider guard and had some grasping and not particularly competent success so I may play with this a bit more.
In sparring, I did OK and my defence was decent and I even got a few submissions in with another white belt. A good class, even if my knee felt it afterwards.
LESSON FROM TODAY: Bridge and hip escape, bridge and hip escape, bridge and hip escape.
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