Conan taught class yesterday and the theme was single leg takedown and half guard stuff. I really liked working on this even though I'm not particularly good at it. We started out with getting the single leg a cool way by arm drag to a sitting position. Then a couple of other single leg variations. Probably the coolest technique we did was to defend a single leg and then roll into a knee bar. We did some further stuff from there in case they defended that.
I really hate the feeling that I've had in the last couple of classes. Usually I can do most techniques with confidence. But with some takedowns, judo throws, and different types of guards I find myself not being able to make it work. It's very frustrating.
During open mat I rolled with Conan first. I felt pretty good about my guard passing with him. I kept pressure where I needed to and didn't lose balance like I usually do with him. It just seems like I can never get completely past his guard, there is always another foot or knee or hand in the way. I don't remember too much after that except defending from bottom side control. We went twice and I was submitted twice.
I rolled with Mike next and it was a lot more difficult than the last time we rolled. I had a terrible time passing his guard and when I did I wasn't able to finish any of my submissions. He got me with a heel hook and a triangle. While doing the triangle he used a little modification from a video that Conan posted the other day, pushing on the knee which worked great...for him. I made the mistake of going into this role more confident than I should have been, due to recent events. I wasn't pissed that I lost to Mike, I just have to remember that I need to keep getting better and that we all have good and bad days.
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