Kids Class
Technique: Cross Collar Choke
Rolling/Game: Guard Position
Super proud of how Jayden did in sparring today! I think he finally got tired of getting his guard passed so easily all the time. He went for grips used his legs and ended up with a couple sweeps. He still needs to work on his hustle during warm-ups but we'll keep working on that.
A continuous issue with helping teach the kids' class is knowing when to coach and who. I try my best to coach everyone equally and I don't want to only coach my own boys. It also can be difficult to coach against them. I know the kids probably don't always understand but it's more important to me that they are trying to do techniques well rather than trying to win at any cost.
Open Mat
Rolled With: Josh J, Henry, Adam, Mo, Greg, Connor
Game Plan: Maintain Guard
Josh: Happy to welcome Josh to his first open mat. By the end of class he said that he'd be attending more often. We rolled quite a few times with my main goal being to setup the spiral armbar but it never really presented itself. We went over some mount defense and a few other things before switching partners.
Henry: It was just as much a mental battle as a physical one rolling with Henry. Whenever I'd do something good and try to slow the pace down and he'd get out of it and scramble again. I hate that feeling of disappointment after I just worked so hard for a sweep only to have it taken away. I need to overcome this thought process and go with the flow.
Adam: Always a pleasure to roll with Adam. I did a few good things and hopefully made it more difficult to submit me than usual. I was able to keep guard a little longer than usual and also recovered guard a few times. My practice with controlling my breathing with bridging is paying off.
My best attempt to get him was when I set up cross guard and went for an omoplata. He stacked and stood to defend. I'm still not ready to attempt the back roll yet though. He eventually caught me with a straight armlock.
Mo: I'm going to have to start taking him more seriously because he almost caught me a couple times. At the beginning of our second roll I wanted him to play deep half but I must have been too obvious because he thought I was trying to set him up for a trap. We went over transitioning to mount from a low side control.
Greg: I was lucky enough to get asked to roll no gi a couple times with Greg. But, not lucky enough to complete any meaningful technique. He stopped my butterfly guard attempts, he caught me with a kimura, an armbar, and head and arm choke. There was one point where I thought I had pulled him into closed guard but he went to a tozi pass and got out.
Conor: This was his second class so we just drilled a few basics and rolled a bit. It seems pretty common for new people to try to fight guard by pushing straight forward. Does anyone else remember how long it took you to get over this?
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