An open-mat session and non-stop rolling for about 80 minutes, which was a stamina-sapper.
The good news is that I was hard to tap among the fellow white belts that I rolled with… until my strength and endurance went and then I was useless.
But I was threatening a few kimuras and omoplatas and I did some good escape work. I even managed a few positional reversals.
One of my fellow white belts is very small and very fast, though, and trying lock him up is like trying to knit fog. It's an example I can learn from, though, as his constant movement makes it tough to tap him.
I love open mat sessions. I just sometimes worry I enjoy rolling so much I sometimes forget to focus and drill.
Things to remember: Constant movement makes it harder for your opponent to nail a position.
Monday 29 June 2015
Monday 22 June 2015
Classes 167-169...
Two early-morning classes and an open mat session in a seven-day period. My body is starting to recover.
The early morning classes focused on the extended half guard. The take-home advice from these two classes was as follows:
i) The bottom man should always fight for an underhook on the same side as the opponent's trapped leg, then attack for the opponent's back.
ii) The top man should always fight to prevent the underhook. If the man on the bottom secures the undertook, then the man on top needs to switch base.
iii) The man on the bottom should always have his near arm inside the vertical knee in half guard. If the arm is outside, the man on top can pressure smash through because the integrity of the frame is jeopardised.
iv) The man on top needs to change his angle and secure the legs before attempting to pass. He needs to move round where the frame is strongest.
The open mat session was a bit of drilling with lots of sparring. I did OK in the sparring and I am starting to improve my defence against slightly more senior belts.
Things to remember: Extend the frame in half-guard and keep the elbow inside the knee if you're on the bottom; fight for the underhook. On the top, bypass the legs and pressure pass.
The early morning classes focused on the extended half guard. The take-home advice from these two classes was as follows:
i) The bottom man should always fight for an underhook on the same side as the opponent's trapped leg, then attack for the opponent's back.
ii) The top man should always fight to prevent the underhook. If the man on the bottom secures the undertook, then the man on top needs to switch base.
iii) The man on the bottom should always have his near arm inside the vertical knee in half guard. If the arm is outside, the man on top can pressure smash through because the integrity of the frame is jeopardised.
iv) The man on top needs to change his angle and secure the legs before attempting to pass. He needs to move round where the frame is strongest.
The open mat session was a bit of drilling with lots of sparring. I did OK in the sparring and I am starting to improve my defence against slightly more senior belts.
Things to remember: Extend the frame in half-guard and keep the elbow inside the knee if you're on the bottom; fight for the underhook. On the top, bypass the legs and pressure pass.
Tuesday 16 June 2015
Classes 165-166...
Back on the mat with two open mat sessions to check out how my injury is doing. The good news is I'm pretty much there and should be back in full training mode this week.
In the first open mat, I did a bit of flow rolling with a friend of mine who's much smaller than me but much more skilled. I also did a bit of no-ti, too.
In the second open mat, I got stuck in a bit more with a stringer and younger white belt, whose technique suggested he was more like a blue belt in waiting.
It was good to be back, though, and I'm playing more with establishing my guard and attacking from there with kimuras and chokes. I'm also having some success with hitting the leg triangle from both on top and on the bottom in side control.
Things to remember: Keep playing guard.
In the first open mat, I did a bit of flow rolling with a friend of mine who's much smaller than me but much more skilled. I also did a bit of no-ti, too.
In the second open mat, I got stuck in a bit more with a stringer and younger white belt, whose technique suggested he was more like a blue belt in waiting.
It was good to be back, though, and I'm playing more with establishing my guard and attacking from there with kimuras and chokes. I'm also having some success with hitting the leg triangle from both on top and on the bottom in side control.
Things to remember: Keep playing guard.
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