Classes 391-393

A No Gi class and some work on Kimura attacks. 

Kimura from Full Guard: Collapse opponent so he puts arms an arm on the floor; connect hands together and attack for the kimura; fall back to slight angle on opponent and apply lock. 

Kimura from Half Guard Bottom: Collapse opponent using knee shield in half guard so he puts arms on the floor; connect hands together and attack for the kimura; fall back to slight angle on opponent and apply lock. 

Kimura from Open Guard: attack for kimura and use locking position to run round outside of opponent; then use kimura grip grip to force back take. 

Reverse Kimura: shoot opposite arm through and connect like Rear Naked Choke. 

Sparring was OK. I fell for some dumb stuff against a good white belt, but that was just lack of recent mat time. I was OK against junior belts and two senior belts. I am also experimenting with Greco-Roman Wrestling Lateral Drop and I am also trying to work out the No Gi Baseball Choke from Half Guard Bottom. 

A BJJ gi class where we worked on the following sequence: 

Leg Triangle from Full Guard: opponent hides arm so use Tee Pee to tap opponent by connecting legs behind opponent, then connecting hands behind knees and squeezing together.

We then worked on the flow drill involving the Armbar, Omoplata and Leg Triangle from Guard. 

Sparring was OK. I am playing with the Greco-Roman Lateral Drop and the No Gi Baseball Choke. 

Another gi class and some work on takedowns. The main one of these involved a snap down, a back take and a backwards lateral drop. 

Snap Down, Back Take and Backwards Lateral Drop: Start in a collar and arm tie, snap down the head of the opponent; when they come up, raise the arm and duck under and round for back take; then lateral back drop by moving your head away from the side where you are blocking the foot. 

We also worked on a Ten Finger Choke from a deep leg grab against an opponent in open guard when you are standing: when opponent wraps around leg; drive knee forward to create tension; then pull knee back to create space to insert choking fingers and drop chest or head on head of opponent to create pressure. 

We also worked on the Ezekiel Choke from full mount and guard. I use this all the time, but we also worked on the other choke I am experimenting with at the moment, too. 

Baseball Bat Choke from Full Guard Bottom Gi Grip Variation: You have opponent in full closed guard; grip opponent's gi and bring it under his armpit and pass it around the neck; then using the gi to baseball bat choke from there by opening the guard and tempting the opponent to move out of your guard and into a position himself where he will effectively choke himself. 

Sparring was fine. I got caught in a leg triangle when I wasn't watching my Ps and Qs, then I did ok against everyone else. But it was my first class back for two weeks so that was OK.