It was only David, AJ, and I this morning. It was a little rough to get started because the mat is getting colder and colder in the mornings. David and I drilled Armbar from guard and mount until AJ joined us. We talked about testing a little bit and I worked on a few techniques for tomorrow (Guard pass, Reversal/Sweep from bottom, Arm lock from top and bottom, Judo throw, wrestling takedown, etc).
David didn't want to get too sweaty because he had a presentation at class in an hour so AJ and I just rolled for a while. I was really relaxed and kind of went with the flow until I could use good technique to reverse him. I let him take my back a couple of times and fought out of it. I'm not sure if I was being lazy or just trying to challenge myself a little more (a little of both). There is tons of benefit in having the knowledge that you are a little more experienced than the person you're rolling against. You can relax a little more and just let things happen. I wish I could feel this same way when I'm going against David or any of the other purple and blue belts, but I guess that's the point.
I did work outside of my normal game and was able to pull off the baseball bat choke, far side armbar, and the kimura all from the side control stuff that we worked on Monday.
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