An open mat session today and I made a return to sparring and got tapped all over the place. I forgot to do basic stuff like keep my arms together and defend collar chokes and keep things tight and use my weight properly.
But it was a good class and I managed to hold my own with a very strong white belt for some of the time and I also had a roll with a very helpful purple belt, who encouraged me to keep hip-escaping and try to recapture half-guard then guard when I was mounted.
I also managed my first sweep from the bottom in half-guard today and I even turned an armbar into an omoplata at one point. And I actually meant to do them! So even though I got tapped all over the place I had a few moments of success.
But with recent injuries and a month away from sparring it was just to be back on the mat and rolling. Very happy.
LESSON FROM TODAY: Improving at sparring takes time. Don't worry about tapping. It's how you learn.
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