Two morning classes on attacking for the back. Class one featured a couple of step-over techniques for moving onto an opponent's back when he is in turtle, and the second class featured an open guard pass from standing, which moves you into side control, then you drive the opponent over and insert hooks to attack the back.
We then did some specific drilling and specific positional sparring. I did OK at the latter and am more mobile than I expected to be when it comes to attacking the back.
I did OK in normal sparring and I feel like I'm making slow progress with working in wrist locks. I'm not always nailing these but I am starting to recognise the position and the treat of them is sometimes giving me additional time to escape bad positions.
I am also endeavouring with butterfly guard and I am experimenting with a new wrist lock that starts off with an armdrag from butterfly guard.
Things to remember: Attacking the back and the butterfly arm drag into wristlock.
Sunday 27 August 2017
Wednesday 9 August 2017
Classes 278 & 279...
Today was an open mat session where I got comprehensively ruined by any fellow blue belt I sparred with. I caused problems for some of them at times, but I was outgunned on all fronts by younger, stronger, bigger and, more importantly, just better fighters. The key thing that they were all better at was fighting for a stronger position, securing that position, then attacking from there.
The following morning class focused on guard passing using the double unders pass. I like this pass and I use this and the hug pass a lot. The takehome points went something like this:
i) You are in the open guard of the opponent and you put both your hands under his thighs and connect your hands in front of you; pull the opponent's hips up off the floor and stack him and apply pressure by driving in with active toes; try to secure the armpits of the opponent's gi as you stack him; drive a knee into the side of the opponent you want to pass and use the knee to pin his arm to the floor; compress the opponent and move into side control.
Sparring was much better at this class and I held my own against some decent people. I am also using wrist locks a lot more and starting to see the possibilities of setting them up. I am still a long way from having them as an effective weapon, though.
Things to remember: Double unders and hug pass; keep the integrity of frame and structure; continue to drill side control escapes.
The following morning class focused on guard passing using the double unders pass. I like this pass and I use this and the hug pass a lot. The takehome points went something like this:
i) You are in the open guard of the opponent and you put both your hands under his thighs and connect your hands in front of you; pull the opponent's hips up off the floor and stack him and apply pressure by driving in with active toes; try to secure the armpits of the opponent's gi as you stack him; drive a knee into the side of the opponent you want to pass and use the knee to pin his arm to the floor; compress the opponent and move into side control.
Sparring was much better at this class and I held my own against some decent people. I am also using wrist locks a lot more and starting to see the possibilities of setting them up. I am still a long way from having them as an effective weapon, though.
Things to remember: Double unders and hug pass; keep the integrity of frame and structure; continue to drill side control escapes.
Monday 7 August 2017
Classes 276 & 277…
A couple of morning classes. The first was on using a variation of the De La Riva guard to off-balance and sweep an opponent. This was then followed by defending and sweeping from the open guard and moving in to a variation of the De La Riva guard. The takehome from this was to use feet to always stay connected to your opponent.
The second class involved the bottom man sweeping a standing opponent using a hook inside the opponent’s right leg, with your left arm securing the opponent’s right foot in place. The variations went some thing like this:
In normal sparring, though, I am sticking to my simple old school principles and the leg hug pass is also starting to pay dividends.
Things to remember: Stay connected when sweeping and drop weight and drop into surfer stance when defending.
The second class involved the bottom man sweeping a standing opponent using a hook inside the opponent’s right leg, with your left arm securing the opponent’s right foot in place. The variations went some thing like this:
Sweep variation 1: You are on your back with the opponent
standing up; you have right leg hooking the inside of the opponent’s right leg,
with your left arm securing the opponent’s right foot in place; reach your
right hand to secure his other leg; then climb up onto your right hip and use
you left leg on his hip to kick him over and follow him up into surfer stance. Then pass.
Sweep variation 2: Inside hooking with other leg
Sweep variation 3: Scissor variation like Tomahawk sweep.
Sweep variation 4: Drive up onto hip and switch hands.
Specific sparring was not as awful as usual and I did OK. Damaged knees aside, I am generally doing OK.
Specific sparring was not as awful as usual and I did OK. Damaged knees aside, I am generally doing OK.
In normal sparring, though, I am sticking to my simple old school principles and the leg hug pass is also starting to pay dividends.
Things to remember: Stay connected when sweeping and drop weight and drop into surfer stance when defending.
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