Classes 338-339...

A no-gi class followed by a wrestling class. 

Here's what we did in the no-gi class: 

We worked on an attacking move for the man on the bottom in guard attacking the man in the guard. This went something like this: 

Fast armbar from guard: Man in guard puts a knee up, you undertook his knee on that side then swing the outside leg over to attack for the armbar. 

We then did a series of attacking and defending from the spider's web with one man attacking for the armbar in side control and the man on the bottom defending it. This went something like this: 

Sweep from side control bottom: defending man on bottom in side spider webs his hand to prevent the armbar. This involves hiding the hand that is being attacked in the crook of the opposite arm and placing the opposite hand under the back of the opponent's knee on the outside leg. Then scissor kick legs to create momentum and switch the hips, and use hand behind knee to push opponent up to stack him. Own knee immediately goes in behind opponent's back, then securely remove own arm and pass into side control. 

Positional escape for on bottom in side control: Use spider's web position to push top leg above head away and pull up into guard.

Attacking man breaks spiders web: options to either x-cross feet together and stretch opponent's hands out until the grip breaks; or kick leg against opponent's outside arm and prise their hands apart.  

There is also a triangle entry from this point that involves linking your arms and leg together to secure the position, then attack for the triangle. 

Sparring was decent. I hit the Williams guard wristlock I've been working on against few people. I also used the arm drag set-up to open the Williams guard position up. 

In the wrestling class, we concentrated on takedowns from double unders. These went something like this:

Double unders inside trip: Secure double unders on opponent; then pull opponent in and align your own legs with the opponent; drop down with the inside trip and drive in with head in middle of opponent to take the opponent down.

Double unders slam: connect hands on back of opponent near the waist and pull him in; keep your head central and drive it into the chest of the opponent; drop down and secure grips behind knees of opponent, drive head forward to off-balance and pick the opponent up at the knees.

Outside arm trip: Secure double unders on opponent, switch to outside wrist control and inside elbow control on opponent's arm; pull opponent in and use him moving forward to insert outside leg and drive through to take opponent down. 

Hip throw: secure an underhook; the underhook arm reaches around the waist of the opponent, and the other arm controls opponent's arm at elbow; step in and drop opponent through into hip throw; take the armbar from the throw.

We also did some work on chaining a hip throw to the inside trip.

I also sought some advice on escaping the plum clinch: hand across opposite side of face of opponent; join other hand to create a frame, keep your own head up and push off; then shuck other arm to open side of opponent up. 

Sparring was OK even though I was ruined by a good wrestler who's lightening fast and uses wrist locks. I then did OK against a couple of decent junior belts... until one of them landed on my damaged ribs.

Things to remember: spider's web escape from on bottom in side control; double unders slam; plum clinch escape.