Theme & Techniques: Basic Open Guard: Position, Scissor Sweep, Triangle
Partner: Byrav, Evan, Will
We're only focusing on open guard this week. Jerad made a good comment about it being a more conceptual class in that you're introduced to how to open the guard on your own turns and a little about pushing and pulling to control your opponent. So I had both Byrav and Evan move their partner around a little bit just to get the feel of what could be done with the position.
The scissor sweep was modified for the position responding to when they are pushing forward into you. You put your foot on their knee as close to the floor as possible. Kick their knee back and push their shoulder with the other leg to roll them over. Most of the beginners were having trouble after this with pulling the leg back to go to side control over going to mount but most likely getting put into half guard instead.
The position lends itself to the triangle well. As you kick your leg over their shoulder and pull their upper body forward. During this process use the foot on their hip to lift your hips up to make the triangle deeper. Byrav is getting quite good at setting up the triangles.
Rolling: Open Guard
Rolled With: Jerad, Will
Felt good rolling with open guard and gained a little trust in it. Fell into a barato plata after a triangle attempt at one point but wasn't able to finish it. I put extra emphasis on maintaining grips and aggression and wanting to be on top. I had good rolls with both Jerad and Will and felt like I got a good workout today.
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