Open Mat
Rolled With: Josh J, Marlie, Austin, Dave, Jess, Tyler, Nick, Bhuvana
Lots of good rolls today and I'm already feeling sore in my fingers and legs.
Josh: I practiced a few crucifix setups that I've been working on. I helped him with some cross guard specifics. During our roll I made it to crucifix position but couldn't make anything happen from there.
Marlie: She is the wife of our new black belt, Nick and this was her first time training at our school. She did a great job for only training a year. She did her best to prevent me getting grips and moved around very quickly.
Austin: I'm not sure what changed but he has improved greatly since I rolled with him several months ago. I think he's being more persistent and direct with his guard passing.
Dave: When I saw Dave on the mat I tackle hugged him since it's maybe been months since I trained with him. After rolling we worked on a spider guard pass that he asked about.
Jess: He's starting to become a regular at our school and doing pretty decent for a new guy. Hopefully it keeps his interest going forward.
Tyler: He was on point today and was frustrating to roll with. Everytime I felt like I was past his guard he was able to get a leg in the way and make space. He's getting good at DLR to berimbolo and I don't have a good answer for it now besides trying to be heavy and smash. I may have to take him more seriously.
Nick: Great tough rolls as usual. I felt like I was doing well with my over/under pass. He caught me with a nasty collar choke, I had to leave the mat while I avoided puking. In the following roll he caught me in a spiral armbar position as I was going for deep half. I think my underhook was too deep as I needed it under his leg instead of his armpit.
Bhuvana: Had a good discussion on grip breaks and loop choke. She's going through the stages of learning a technique, almost getting it during rolling and then troubleshooting and correcting mistakes.
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