Kids' Class
Kids were better than usual. I think my deal with Jayden is working pretty well. I just have to figure something out for Jace. The did some sumo matches for their first game. I was impressed with both of them. Jayden was doing similar techniques to an armdrag to get behind them that they may have picked up from flag tag. They weren't really into the technique of the day which was getting certain grips from both top and bottom of guard. Finished up the class as usual with blob tag with several kids from the older kid class.
Competition Class
Focus: 2 on 1 to back take, Smash & X Pass, Deep Half Sweep
Partner: Henry
Not sure if 2 on 1 is working out for me. I've been trying to incorporate it into rolling lately and it hasn't been working out for me. It may be time to move on to something else. Drilling seems fine but I think a lot of people have had to deal with Greg doing it and they've become wise to the technique.
X Pass feel great and I got some pointers on the smash pass from Greg. I was not putting my head up by their head where it needed to be was the biggest thing. From there it's more uncomfortable for my partner as it twists them up a bit more.
Had a competition match with Henry and didn't do too great. I didn't get submitted but I was way down on points mostly because he passed my half guard several times after I regained it. Eventually towards the end he went for an armbar and I was able to counter and get on top, but it was too little too late.
Open Mat
Rolled With: Jerad, Mike, Sam, Tim
I can always count on Jerad to keep my grounded. I have a real hard time dealing with his open guard and top half guard. We were talking about my shortcomings after rolling and he said that I don't seem to flow with him as much as other people and a lot of that is probably mental. Which is true, I'm a little more cautious with him and others that I know are better than me. I did hit an omoplata sweep and had side control for a little while, but he eventually escaped.
Mike and I rolled for a long time. He was still wearing a brace on his finger from the dislocation a couple of weeks ago so he was a little limited. That said, he was still a handful although I did feel bad a couple of times for taking advantage of his injury. We got stuck in some berimbolo type positions and for a little while I was caught in a turtle where he was attempting to take my back or armbar or triangle. Somehow I was able to pass his guard and eventually setup a north/south choke which was a battle to finish. He'll probably be getting me back as soon as he's 100%.
I was a little surprised when Sam asked to roll with me as I think we've only rolled one other time in open mat. I figured I must have smashed her or something in that roll. I was impressed with her shoulder pressure from side control and I think in general she knows what she's doing. She seemed a little disappointed a few times when I passed her guard. I went over the farside armbar setup with her from side control.
Tim did pretty good today and had me in a nice tight side control at one point. I attempted some 2 on 1 but failed miserably. There were a couple of pass attempts that he had, where i ended up regaining full guard and he had to start over attempting to pass. I don't recall how our roll ended.
Thinking more on the 2 on 1 not working for me, I have a hypothesis that the techniques that become part of my A-game are the scraps from my seniors. Things like butterfly guard, 2 on 1 are/were prevalent in Greg's game and my fellow students are having to defend these techniques from him on a regular basis. Then if I come around and do these certain techniques at a lower skill level I get shut down easier. No one that I know of does cross guard to omoplata, north south/choke, or deep half guard (except Ray) as much as I do. I'm able to have a little more freedom to make mistakes when practicing these techniques because my fellow teammates don't see them as often.
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