Private Class No. 7...

A private class and more work on the fundamentals I'm trying to get a grip n. 

The mechanics of the armbar, omoplata and leg triangle combination are getting cleaner, and the chokes are getting tighter. Everything obviously still needs work, though. 

We did some work on guard breaking and guard passing, too, with the focus on two breaks that move into combat base, before using the same pass. The key was one knee up and one knee under in combat base with elbows connecting to knees. One knee slides over the opponent's knee to pin the opponent's leg, the arm on the same side sweeps under the opponent's head to exert shoulder pressure. Meanwhile, the other knee goes vertical and connects to your arm to trap the opponent's other leg. Once shoulder pressure is exerted, the other leg kicks over and you move into side control. 

There were two exercises to drill the basics of guard passing. These were as follows: 
Knee up/down walking exercise across mat; sag to side for head control.
Base switch exercise: face down on all fours; foot stamp on floor, with head control.

We also did some introductory work on foot locks from the leg trapped position in combat base. The entry is the same for both a  foot lock and an achilles lock.

Things to remember: Sliding leg down to trap opponent's leg, followed by other knee up connecting to arm to trap opponent's other leg. Knee up, knee down.