Partner: Phil (New Guy)
Had new guy duty this class and helped Phil through everything. He was a good student and picked up on things as we went but he was pretty much green as far as positions and basic movements. I always do my best to make people feel welcome and help them get things to work but also try not to overwhelm them with too much nit-picky instruction (not always easy).
- Shoulder Throw RNC Defense: The biggest thing that we worked on for Phil was how to fall. To point his knees at 90 degrees and keep his chin tucked.
- Farside Armbar: Had to go over side control and why it's a dominant position. Then most time was spent on the the turn after the stepover to keep his knee up instead of having it fall under my back. Also had to tell him to tap when he got to that point of feeling uncomfortable with a technique. Always remember to do this when working with a new person.
- Scissor Sweep: He did quite well right away with this. Worked mostly on pulling the opponent forward to be able to sweep their legs.
Rolling: Side Control, Guard
Rolled With: Phil, Daniel, Ben P, Shane
Walked Phil through escaping side control in between putting a couple of submissions on. From the bottom a bridge was good enough to allow me to escape the first few times, then I gave him some pointers on lowering his weight and cross facing and he did much better.
Had some good rolls with everyone else from side control and guard. Did a couple of tricky things to assist with trapping their arm for the standing guard break. I attempted a few scissor sweeps and some farside armbars.
Office Hours Partner: Harvey
Worked on some grip breaks with Harvey. That was about it and no one wanted to stay and roll with me.
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