A smaller turnout this morning that I thought there would be. In attendance was myself, Claire, Robert, and Ryan. We did the normal routine of setting the clock for 5 minute rounds and switching partners during a rest period.
Claire and I were the first 2 there and I felt like I could roll more seriously with her. She did a lot better job today of maintaining guard. After a couple of matches we drilled some back mount and mount escapes.
I started standing with Robert and he schooled me for the most part in wrestling. I think he tapped me out today but I can't seem to recall how. My memory from the last several days of open mat is kind of running together. I think it was an armlock but it could have been a choke too.
I rolled with Ryan (visitor friend of James) and I felt really smooth. He has some wrestling experience and is stronger than me but I seemed to transition between open guard to half to deep half then take the back or sweep effortlessly. I submitted him once with a face crank from back mount. I guess I could have tried for something different that would have showed more finesse.
When Robert left I worked with Ryan and Claire on some basic guard principles and then went over the flower sweep and the armbar from guard since they have similar motions. It seemed like I taught it well and Claire even made the comment that I seemed to be getting better at teaching. In my usual self deprecating fashion I deflected the compliment and said that maybe she was just becoming a better student.
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