Theme & Techniques: Throw Kuzushi, Side Control Escapes
Partner: Zac, Conan
Small class today but informative all the same. We practiced using stepping back to pull the our opponent into the throw. I practiced a mixture of throws and have been thinking about uchi matta lately. I'm not sure if I'm doing it right, but I like the idea of the throw.
Similar to the tripod escape but instead of bringing the butt up he would more bump himself down the leg. It seemed similar to what I've seen wrestlers do to me. We also talked about the concept of controlling one arm which Conan does a lot. This doesn't make him worry as much about getting trapped or submitted and often when I am in side control with him there are times when I don't feel like I'm the one in control even though I'm in the dominant position.
Rolling: Side Control Position (4 x 4 min), Free Rolling
Rolled With: Zac, Conan
Both of them were difficult to deal with today. I didn't feel good about my performance from top or bottom but I think I discovered an issue with defense. I kept pulling Conan and Zac higher up on top of me. Which in turn pushed my arms up and I can't move. I've noticed that I've been in this spot with Conan many times before and started to realize I'm doing it on purpose. It feels like I'm trying to do something that I would do in half guard to get lower but without any control on their leg it's really bad news. So good realization that I'm going to work on preventing.
Some things of note I was able to do the elbow push successfully a few times. I had some success from the top with switching sides a la Ryan Hall. I had a very quick roll with Zac where he got an arm drag off the bat and attacked from half guard to top half guard and then got me in a collar choke. I'm getting better at defending these from him, but he's still got some tricks up his sleeve. Zac helped me with the basic side control escape and noticed that I wasn't moving my hips away like Conan was. I'm pretty much bridging straight up and down. This is another game changer hopefully.
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