Spiderguard sweeps tonight. Focus was mostly on hip position, which, surprise, is pretty important. Just worked two sweeps, the lasso and the basic spiderguard sweep, and transitioning between the two. I really like the lasso especially, and had spent some time earlier in the year drilling it during the advanced class. Important detail is to bridge up as you straighten your leg. It gives you a lot more umpf. I tend to just straighten the leg. Also emphasis on closing the distance and being truly perpendicular. I've had trouble loading people up on this sweep and it's due to one of those two details.
Rolls with Russ, Dennis and Sol. Russ wanted to go relatively light, then he asked for more juice, so we went about 75%. I wasn't very flow-y.
Dennis was a fun roll. I tried to pass his guard and got close but missed an underhook or something and he got a kimura grip that he used to get most of a sweep. We had to reset b/c we were running into people, but I think at the very least it would have been a scramble if not a sweep for him.
Sol and Jason (b) just sit there and wait for you to engage them in seated guard and then smash you. I tried to get DLR at one point and he did some crushing DLR defense that had me petrified that my knee ligaments were going to shoot off like fireworks. No damage done, but it was a super dicey position.
I have a difficult time engaging with the guys that do that, so I think I'm going to turtle on them instead to mix it up.
Monday, July 7, 2014
First KOTH I've Ever Enjoyed
Do you know how to tell when belt testing is near? When a class on submissions from bottom side-control is followed up by submissions from bottom turtle.
We started with submissions from top turtle, which is a little less suspect. A sortof arm-in cross-choke, arm-bar, RNC with the arm trapped, paper cutter with arm trapped and transitioning to a bow and arrow.
Submissions from bottom: Wrist lock if they get a thumb-in grip, kimura if there's an arm across your back that you can trap, a near-side americana if they get a thumb-in grip and I can't remember anything else.
KOTH today, and I started down. First roll was with Sarah. I did well and felt like I was generally in control of the positioning and pace. I had a triangle at one point but didn't quite finish. Finally got mount after about 10min.
After that a new kid came over that I haven't rolled with before. He was a little spazzy but left arms out all over the place. I kept him in my closed guard for a bit and then worked an arm-bar for the finish.
Last but not least was Tyrone. Apparently I made quite the impression on him during a recent roll, b/c he said he could hear me saying "Oh, Tyrone" in a I-can't-believe-you-left-your-arm-out-in-my-closed-guard way each time he rolled. He did better at keeping his arms in, but I did snaggle a triangle at one point (that I couldn't finish). He passed my guard, and I worked to get the far arm trapped for one of the submissions that we did last week. I couldn't quite get it, but during a scramble I did get the reverse triangle. I had it tight but the angle was wrong, so I attacked the near arm and got the kimura.
So yeah, two of them were white belts, with one of those being pretty new. But still, I held my own and managed to stay on the mat the entire time. I'll take it.
We started with submissions from top turtle, which is a little less suspect. A sortof arm-in cross-choke, arm-bar, RNC with the arm trapped, paper cutter with arm trapped and transitioning to a bow and arrow.
Submissions from bottom: Wrist lock if they get a thumb-in grip, kimura if there's an arm across your back that you can trap, a near-side americana if they get a thumb-in grip and I can't remember anything else.
KOTH today, and I started down. First roll was with Sarah. I did well and felt like I was generally in control of the positioning and pace. I had a triangle at one point but didn't quite finish. Finally got mount after about 10min.
After that a new kid came over that I haven't rolled with before. He was a little spazzy but left arms out all over the place. I kept him in my closed guard for a bit and then worked an arm-bar for the finish.
Last but not least was Tyrone. Apparently I made quite the impression on him during a recent roll, b/c he said he could hear me saying "Oh, Tyrone" in a I-can't-believe-you-left-your-arm-out-in-my-closed-guard way each time he rolled. He did better at keeping his arms in, but I did snaggle a triangle at one point (that I couldn't finish). He passed my guard, and I worked to get the far arm trapped for one of the submissions that we did last week. I couldn't quite get it, but during a scramble I did get the reverse triangle. I had it tight but the angle was wrong, so I attacked the near arm and got the kimura.
So yeah, two of them were white belts, with one of those being pretty new. But still, I held my own and managed to stay on the mat the entire time. I'll take it.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Advanced Class
Fairly warm out today, low 90s. Coupled with a holiday weekend, and there was a general sense of laziness on the mat this afternoon. I had been lounging in the yard and finally convinced myself to go in for class. Only three others when I showed up, two more came later. There was a lot of chit chat, and pretty much everyone was hoping to learn jiu jitsu by talking about it today instead of doing it. We finally got off our asses and did some drilling.
I started with the DLR to reverse DLR, then worked the d'arce from bottom side control and as a response to the knee cut pass. The latter is not an especially great option, especially with someone who is good at pressuring your torso on the way through. If you don't get your head through you're left in a really crappy position.
Worked the 93 guard sweep and back-take, including what to do if they get a whizzer when you try to take the back.
That was the extent of my drilling. I let Jason and Manny drill during my time since they're testing next week.
Rolled with Manny, Jason S., Jason (b), James and Kelly. Had a good roll with Manny, in that it seemed more evenly matched than it has in awhile. Jason S. swept me several times, but I managed to stay out of especially bad positions. James let me get around to his back several times, but I never came close to capitalizing on anything. I felt like my back control was pretty decent, though getting hooks in when he was actively defending was impossible. Kelly was working different techniques that he hasn't done frequently, so we ended up in some weird 50/50 type positions. He had a foot lock ready to go for awhile and I tried to get out of it but just wasn't clear on which way to go.
Glad I went to class even though I was on the fence before I left.
I started with the DLR to reverse DLR, then worked the d'arce from bottom side control and as a response to the knee cut pass. The latter is not an especially great option, especially with someone who is good at pressuring your torso on the way through. If you don't get your head through you're left in a really crappy position.
Worked the 93 guard sweep and back-take, including what to do if they get a whizzer when you try to take the back.
That was the extent of my drilling. I let Jason and Manny drill during my time since they're testing next week.
Rolled with Manny, Jason S., Jason (b), James and Kelly. Had a good roll with Manny, in that it seemed more evenly matched than it has in awhile. Jason S. swept me several times, but I managed to stay out of especially bad positions. James let me get around to his back several times, but I never came close to capitalizing on anything. I felt like my back control was pretty decent, though getting hooks in when he was actively defending was impossible. Kelly was working different techniques that he hasn't done frequently, so we ended up in some weird 50/50 type positions. He had a foot lock ready to go for awhile and I tried to get out of it but just wasn't clear on which way to go.
Glad I went to class even though I was on the fence before I left.
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