First up, a lunchtime class with some specific techniques and specific drills, followed by sparring.
The technique taught was spider guard and leg lasso, followed by a couple of sweep options.
The take-home of the technique class on spider guard was to keep the sleeve grips tight and use the legs on the arms/hips to stretch the opponent. The leg lasso works by looping the knee to the outside of the opponent's arms, then the foot goes under the armpit with the foot hooking under the arm.
The two sweep options relied on using the lasso to ensure the opponent can't base himself. One stretches the opponent out, the other relies on spinning to get both knees under the opponent to take his weight before sweeping him back. There are also options to switch to an omoplata and a bicep cutter.
In sparring I did OK. I held my own with a blue belt, then rolled with a new white and took it quite steady. It's about getting used to rolling again at the moment.
In the second class, we worked on a defence from the leg triangle. This involved the trapped man posturing up and framing, then using the non-trapped hand to drag the opponent's knee to the floor. This creates space to feed the other hand through and either break the guard or move to a guard break/pass.
The second version of this involves a more dynamic movement with the same idea but throwing the leg over to protect the attack on the arm bar.
Things to remember: Leg lasso and spider guard used for unbalancing; leg triangle escape.
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