Class 251...

A class featuring three standing techniques, plus a wrist lock from full guard. These went something like this:

Takedown from standing with cross collar grab:
Collapse opponent from cross collar grab and shoot for opposite side single leg; secure leg and pull down collar and elevate leg; keep corkscrewing round to collapse opponent.
There is also the option of across collar choke from this position.

Wrist lock from standing:
Opponent grabs collar; turn his wrist and grab his tricep with both hands; angle his elbow into his rib cage and compress to attack his wrist.

Wrist lock from full guard from same side wrist grab: opponent grabs same side wrist; swim hand under to turn his wrist; connect your other arm to own bicep in crossed arms to trap wrist at broken angle; compress with knees to finish.

Sparring was OK. I struggled to escape from side bottom against a strong white belt. But I survived against a much better blue belt and escaped various bad positions.

I am threatening wrist locks from bad positions. While I am not hitting them, the threat is a solid distraction tactic.

Things to remember: wrist locks are a good option for me.