October 22nd - Gi (Magic Grip)

Jerad taught class yesterday with the focus on the kimura.  We started from side control and worked on the basics first.  If they grabbed their gi we stepped over their head and did the pull in the other direction before to break the grip. 

The next technique that we did was new for me we put our opposite arm deep and kind of hug their elbow.  From there put the knee on their stomach and then step over their head, from there we did a shoulder pull/separation.  The final technique was my favorite where we reached past their arm and grab their pants with the"magic grip" and from there take their back and do a modified bow and arrow.  See video below.

We did king of the mat from closed guard pass/sweep/submit drill.  I surprised myself by staying in several times in a row.  I feel like my game has improved from here with cross guard, hip heist, and flower sweep as my A game. I found it's a lot more tiring to stay in several times in a row.

During open mat I asked Jerad to work with me on tornado guard and we each did a few reps.  We rolled for a while after that.  I tried to work on bull fighter pass and failed a little bit.  Jerad was able to take top position and he quickly passed my guard.  It wasn't long before he got me with a bow and arrow.  Mike shared some helpful bull fighter techniques after that.