Theme & Techniques: Footlock Defense for straight ankle and heel hook
I've been hoping for a footlock class for a while and Greg thought it would be a good time to refresh defenses before the tournament. Things to remember included: don't try to spin out of a straight ankle; don't move in straight on a heel hook; get rid of their foot on your hip. Adam and I were both a little tentative because we don't like having ankle locks done to us. Will was our third partner and he helped me out a couple times when I wasn't getting up to my knees properly.
Rolling: Takedown sparring, free rolling
The guys competing on Saturday drilled and did more safe activities to be fresh for the tournament. Greg, Adam, Jordan, and myself did some resistance training. During standup I tried to setup the Russian tie but rightly so it wasn't happening with Adam or Greg. I had a little more success with Jordan but still probably over-thought my game too much.
During free rolling Adam and I had quite the half guard battle that went back and forth. I may need to take Fuji's advice from last Saturday and be a little more mean with my crossfaces and pressure. I executed my game pretty well with Jordan and was able to maintain back mount for a while using a gift wrap entry. Greg schooled me pretty well, however I was not falling into some of the traps that he was setting for me. There were a couple of pauses where I knew he was expecting me to use a deep underhook so he could setup his monoplata armbar whatsit. I guess I'm unconsciously picking up things not to do with Greg, so I got that going for me. He did end up submitting me with an RNC from back mount.
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