Theme & Techniques
Beginner: Head Lock Escape Roll Over Back, Straight Footlock Submission and Kick Over Defense
Straight footlock in the gi is not my technique. I'm glad Greg added it
into the rotation because it's something that I don't feel confident
with it at all. My biggest problem is the timing with the hands and
leaving enough room to get under their ankle appropriately. I felt like
my angle was off on the Achilles as well. I made my partner tap, but I
didn't feel like it really clicked.
Rolling was great especially since Greg rolled with me after class. My guard passing felt pretty strong. I had a lot to deal with though as
he went to spider guard whenever he could and then there was x-guard
and single leg x. My over/under felt pretty good as well and I think I
had some confidence in seeing Tinguinha do it to Greg. I was able to
hit a smooth omoplata during a transition. I hung out there for a while
not able to finish the sub.
Advanced: Lasso Sweep from Knees and 1 Leg Up
Greg wanted to work on some of the stuff from the seminar while it was
fresh in our minds. One thing that he stressed that I haven't been
doing while executing this sweep is to push them away to get the
slingshot kind of action as they try to move into you to not lose their
balance. I felt a little bit better about the technique at the end, but
my slingshot motion does need some work.
Rolling starting from lasso was not easy on either end for me. Everyone's expecting the sweep so there was a lot of dealing with pressure. However, I do feel like the turtle to omoplata that we worked on in the seminar is something that I'll be trying to work into my game.
One thing I always enjoy about advanced class is that we roll a lot and it's always challenging. I rolled with Justin, Gina, Brian, Henry, and Greg. I did have a bit of a scary moment with Henry where I was defending as much as I could against everything that he was throwing at me, but he caught me very quickly with a kimura during a transition. I was a little shook-up that it went so fast and I could have been injured and I thought about how that would affect my life currently. But all was well and I may have overreacted a bit.
All Levels: Side Control: Brabo Baseball Bat, Bread Cutter w/ My Gi, Escape Pin Arm and Grab Belt to Roll Over
Conan gave everyone a glimpse into one of the things that he
constantly does to me. Smashes my near arm and takes it out of play and
then does what he will to submit me. While training I felt like I was
getting better at it, by maneuvering my body to get over the arm
and then smash it to the mat and then under my shin. I enjoyed the
baseball bat setup and I think I may look into it more the next time I
roll.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
November 9th 2014 - Weekly Review
Theme & Techniques
Beginner/All Levels: Guillotine from Guard Defense, Ezekiel from Mount & Top Half Guard
It was quite a week. These classes were pretty hard on the neck as most choking weeks can be. I did find out that I'm generally being too nice with my ezekiel because I'm not bringing it across the throat as much as I should, so look forward to that. I also needed to work on keeping my head down before applying the choke. I think this has a little to do with discomfort concerning tight spaces and a little bit of a sweat factor. I had a bit of a theory that the EZKill was easier to get from half guard since their hands are out of the equation rather than the mount where I feel a lot of people can defend with their hands and keep their head tight to the mat. Greg disagreed and I think I'm coming around to his way of thinking.
Rolling was fulfilling during these classes as I got to roll with Zack who just returned to Jiu-Jitsu after a hiatus as well as Greg, Brian AF, Ben, and Bhuvana. I helped Brian get ready for his blue belt test and got some half guard questions from Zack.
No Gi: Pummeling Techniques, Passing Butterfly guard: Guillotine, Hip Switch Pass
It's been a long time since I've felt this sweaty in class, but no-gi will do that to you. Tinguinha led us through quite a warm-up focusing on the abs. Jerad was my partner which was very productive for some good training especially when it came to the hip switch guard passing.
During rolling I got all of the big guys. Adam took it to me pretty good and I had to scramble my ass off. Jorge had learned some new tricks, I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't berimbolo me the next time we roll as he was close this time. Bauer reminded me of why I need to train more no-gi as with all of my gi grips gone I had a hard time controlling him. Jerad pretty much destroyed me with butterfly sweeps and armdrags.
Tinguinha and Greg rolled to finish out the session and Greg had a lot better showing than earlier in the day. In the rolls that I saw them together in, I really saw Greg's A game shine through as he was doing everything that I know him to be good at in rapid succession but Tinguinha always had an answer for it.
Tinguinha Seminar
I created a post just for the seminar: November 8th 2014 - Tinguinha Seminar
One thing that crossed my mind during the seminar was how similar mine and Tinguinha's body types were. We seemed to be of similar height and frame, maybe weight. It probably is a good idea to model some of my game after him. I've already discovered the cross guard to click well with me. Maybe the spider guard should be my next focus.
Esteemed Colleagues and Honorable Mentions
Conan: The second in command and currently the only purple belt at LBJJC is one of the reasons that I started Jiu-Jitsu in the first place. When I first met Conan back in 2000, I was seeing him several times a week at Detox. Before you start jumping to conclusions it was because I worked there and he's a police officer. Not until several years later when I visited his Jiu-Jitsu class with some of my Hapkido colleagues did I realize how much of a badass Conan was and how little I knew.
He constantly surprises me technically with his ability to put enormous amounts of pressure on me from side control with seemingly little effort. Then there's his stupid butterfly hook that comes out of nowhere. I also hate when he plays possum and gives me a good position and then reverses and sweeps me slowly and methodically. Sorry, I'll keep this positive and digress. He's also given me a lot of great advice that has served me well. He's been there for others as well both as a teacher and a friend. I would consider him our Papa Smurf.
Conan deserves a lot of props for getting Jiu-Jitsu going in Lincoln. I'm not clear on the whole back story but I know Conan had to do quite a bit of research and experimentation on his own to get good at Jiu-Jitsu and along the way gather up several of my closest brothers and sisters in this sport. He introduced Jiu-Jitsu into the State Games a few years ago and put on a few local tournaments. Plus we probably wouldn't have our current school without contributions from him and Jerad. So Thank You Conan!
Beginner/All Levels: Guillotine from Guard Defense, Ezekiel from Mount & Top Half Guard
It was quite a week. These classes were pretty hard on the neck as most choking weeks can be. I did find out that I'm generally being too nice with my ezekiel because I'm not bringing it across the throat as much as I should, so look forward to that. I also needed to work on keeping my head down before applying the choke. I think this has a little to do with discomfort concerning tight spaces and a little bit of a sweat factor. I had a bit of a theory that the EZKill was easier to get from half guard since their hands are out of the equation rather than the mount where I feel a lot of people can defend with their hands and keep their head tight to the mat. Greg disagreed and I think I'm coming around to his way of thinking.
Rolling was fulfilling during these classes as I got to roll with Zack who just returned to Jiu-Jitsu after a hiatus as well as Greg, Brian AF, Ben, and Bhuvana. I helped Brian get ready for his blue belt test and got some half guard questions from Zack.
No Gi: Pummeling Techniques, Passing Butterfly guard: Guillotine, Hip Switch Pass
It's been a long time since I've felt this sweaty in class, but no-gi will do that to you. Tinguinha led us through quite a warm-up focusing on the abs. Jerad was my partner which was very productive for some good training especially when it came to the hip switch guard passing.
During rolling I got all of the big guys. Adam took it to me pretty good and I had to scramble my ass off. Jorge had learned some new tricks, I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't berimbolo me the next time we roll as he was close this time. Bauer reminded me of why I need to train more no-gi as with all of my gi grips gone I had a hard time controlling him. Jerad pretty much destroyed me with butterfly sweeps and armdrags.
Tinguinha and Greg rolled to finish out the session and Greg had a lot better showing than earlier in the day. In the rolls that I saw them together in, I really saw Greg's A game shine through as he was doing everything that I know him to be good at in rapid succession but Tinguinha always had an answer for it.
Tinguinha Seminar
I created a post just for the seminar: November 8th 2014 - Tinguinha Seminar
One thing that crossed my mind during the seminar was how similar mine and Tinguinha's body types were. We seemed to be of similar height and frame, maybe weight. It probably is a good idea to model some of my game after him. I've already discovered the cross guard to click well with me. Maybe the spider guard should be my next focus.
Esteemed Colleagues and Honorable Mentions
Conan: The second in command and currently the only purple belt at LBJJC is one of the reasons that I started Jiu-Jitsu in the first place. When I first met Conan back in 2000, I was seeing him several times a week at Detox. Before you start jumping to conclusions it was because I worked there and he's a police officer. Not until several years later when I visited his Jiu-Jitsu class with some of my Hapkido colleagues did I realize how much of a badass Conan was and how little I knew.
He constantly surprises me technically with his ability to put enormous amounts of pressure on me from side control with seemingly little effort. Then there's his stupid butterfly hook that comes out of nowhere. I also hate when he plays possum and gives me a good position and then reverses and sweeps me slowly and methodically. Sorry, I'll keep this positive and digress. He's also given me a lot of great advice that has served me well. He's been there for others as well both as a teacher and a friend. I would consider him our Papa Smurf.
Conan deserves a lot of props for getting Jiu-Jitsu going in Lincoln. I'm not clear on the whole back story but I know Conan had to do quite a bit of research and experimentation on his own to get good at Jiu-Jitsu and along the way gather up several of my closest brothers and sisters in this sport. He introduced Jiu-Jitsu into the State Games a few years ago and put on a few local tournaments. Plus we probably wouldn't have our current school without contributions from him and Jerad. So Thank You Conan!
Saturday, November 8, 2014
November 8th 2014 - Tinguinha Seminar
Had a great couple days of Jiu-Jitsu starting with no-gi class last night taught by Tinguinha and a gi seminar today. Here is a link to last year's seminar post if you're interested: July 27th 2013 - Seminar / Promotion (The Dexterous Dozen). There were a lot more new faces in the group picture this time!
There was a lot of good information given starting with passing the open guard, followed by some open guard techniques and finally a few submissions from side control. I used a note taking program on my phone to jot everything down which turned out to be better than bringing a notebook like I had meant to do. If anyone was paying better attention than I and you see that I missed some please let me know. Here's the list of techniques:
Guard Passing
Close to the end I saw an opportunity and asked Tinguinha to critique my cross guard. I showed him the basic omoplata, the armbar, and the omoplata sweep. He seemed to be happy with it and asked me if it worked for me during rolling and said that was the most important thing. I showed him what I was doing from standing to pull the cross guard and he liked it although it was a little different than what he showed in the video. The one major compliment he gave was on me getting my hips up high which was a common mistake. I'm glad I took the opportunity!
After the seminar we had stripe and belt promotions. My sons, Jayden and Jace, excitedly received their grey and white belts. I'm very proud of them. I received a second stripe on my blue belt, while Jerad and Mike received their third. Brian AF moved up to blue belt (I had been his partner for testing the night before), he is the first blue belt under Greg to do all of his Jiu-Jitsu training at LBJJC. Conan dawned a purple belt and the school went crazy. Finally Tinguinha gave Greg his first degree stripe and certificate.
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| Great turnout for our growing LBJJC family |
Guard Passing
- Butterfly Reach over underhook, grab the belt post leg, knee and hip switch to side control
- Same as previous bottom foot traps leg, move around their knee, move their wrist up, crossface and step to mount
- Attempted Hook Sweep, Post foot and head to floor, switch hips and jump to other side
- Had some trouble with the timing of this one, I got it a few times, but it was difficult
- Single Under arm position with their hips off the floor, grab leg over head and head weaves to leg drag position, shut down hips collar control smash to side control
- From a distance reach and grab belt and top of the foot circular standing pass to north/south postion
- This was pretty cool and something I may follow up on, if only I had longer arms
- Same as above but their foot is in the hip, push their leg down with hand not on belt and move to north/south
- Same as previous but opponent does Lasso not completely locked in, walk to the side of the arm that is lassoed, put shin pressure on ribs and grab belt, pry the elbow loose.
- Same as previous but locks Lasso in, walk to other side push leg down and staple, push knee down and use your chest for pressure and get them flat on their back in side control.
- Lasso sweep using outside pant grip, free leg moves across.
- This lasso stuff was great as I've been experimenting with it lately, I'll take it as a sign to continue working with it.
- Lasso sweep opponent posts leg up, hook free leg under their leg to sweep.
- Lasso opponent posts other leg. Lasso foot moved under opposite armpit free leg goes to the ground and helps shrimp, then hook sweep.
- I wish I could have made this look as good a Tinguinha was doing it.
- Lasso opponent hunkers back to pass, move to turtle and front roll into omoplata
- I shouted "Yes!" when he showed this technique
- Lasso opponent stands, inside cross pant grip, free leg goes on opposite side of opponent's body for sweep
- Side control pull gi skirt out and bring across neck, cross face arm grabs gi, switch to other side and choke
- Upside down collar grip and knee on belly, opponent escapes KOB, switch sides and grab other side of baseball bat choke.
- I meant to ask Greg if he knew about this before the seminar as this is some dangerous stuff for my white belt rolling partners of the future.
Close to the end I saw an opportunity and asked Tinguinha to critique my cross guard. I showed him the basic omoplata, the armbar, and the omoplata sweep. He seemed to be happy with it and asked me if it worked for me during rolling and said that was the most important thing. I showed him what I was doing from standing to pull the cross guard and he liked it although it was a little different than what he showed in the video. The one major compliment he gave was on me getting my hips up high which was a common mistake. I'm glad I took the opportunity!
After the seminar we had stripe and belt promotions. My sons, Jayden and Jace, excitedly received their grey and white belts. I'm very proud of them. I received a second stripe on my blue belt, while Jerad and Mike received their third. Brian AF moved up to blue belt (I had been his partner for testing the night before), he is the first blue belt under Greg to do all of his Jiu-Jitsu training at LBJJC. Conan dawned a purple belt and the school went crazy. Finally Tinguinha gave Greg his first degree stripe and certificate.
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| Conan: First LBJJC Purple Belt |
Monday, November 3, 2014
November 2nd 2014 - Weekly Review
Theme & Techniques
Beginner/All Levels: Basic Open Guard
This is only the second time working on this particular position as it was new to me last May when we worked on it. I have used it in rolling off and on since then but the major thing that was impressed upon me from the last time was the importance of the push/pull concept in open guard. I'm also happy with the submissions and sweeps available from there. Triangle (which I've been making an effort to improve on), scissor sweep, sickle sweep, and of course omoplata. Had some great rolling sessions with all of my teammates and the open guard served me well.
Advanced: Half Guard Gordo Sweep, Wizzer Sweep
It had been a while since I worked with Fuji and I was glad to see him back on Tuesday. He still didn't roll but hopefully he'll be back in at full strength soon. Training with him was really good for me as at the beginning I was having a problem with getting into a good position to complete the sweep. With his help and Greg's I became a little more comfortable with rolling him over me a little to get down low enough to get the sweep.
I had some great rolling throughout the rest of the class. I rolled with Bauer, Conan, Greg and Jordan and left feeling great. I feel like my regular half guard is back on track. A while ago I thought half guard bottom was my thing but then that feeling went away and people started smashing it, shutting it down, and I was constantly getting passed from there. I feel like my options have increased along with my confidence from the position.
My major takeaway from rolling was to search for videos for some ideas concerning dealing with someone covering up really well in mount. I had Bauer in mount and as much as I tried I wasn't able to isolate an arm or get any kind of a choke. I haven't really found anything noteworthy yet or at least anything that I wasn't already familiar with.
Esteemed Colleagues and Honorable Mentions
Fuji: Currently his name in my phone is Fujitsu. He's been there since the beginning of my journey and a constant resource for Jiu-Jitsu related links and that which interests him on Facebook. He's also known for his fantastic cooking. Like many of the other blue belts I feel like he respects and appreciates Jiu-Jitsu as much as I do.
During lunch the other day he mentioned that he didn't submit anyone for a whole year when he first started and it wasn't until I showed up, that he started submitting people, namely me. From my perception he's always been better than me and on par with most of my seniors. In the recent past he's been destroying me with his lasso guard and repeatedly brabo choking me.
He also mentioned that he and Mike would laugh about my persistent fake rivalry with Bauer, which was interesting to me. It was mostly about how we match up physically and technically. This gave me a little bit to think about, mostly concerning being in my own head and wanting my technique to be so perfect that I sometimes don't act timely or at all. There are times when I need to stop thinking so much and just do.
Beginner/All Levels: Basic Open Guard
This is only the second time working on this particular position as it was new to me last May when we worked on it. I have used it in rolling off and on since then but the major thing that was impressed upon me from the last time was the importance of the push/pull concept in open guard. I'm also happy with the submissions and sweeps available from there. Triangle (which I've been making an effort to improve on), scissor sweep, sickle sweep, and of course omoplata. Had some great rolling sessions with all of my teammates and the open guard served me well.
Advanced: Half Guard Gordo Sweep, Wizzer Sweep
It had been a while since I worked with Fuji and I was glad to see him back on Tuesday. He still didn't roll but hopefully he'll be back in at full strength soon. Training with him was really good for me as at the beginning I was having a problem with getting into a good position to complete the sweep. With his help and Greg's I became a little more comfortable with rolling him over me a little to get down low enough to get the sweep.
I had some great rolling throughout the rest of the class. I rolled with Bauer, Conan, Greg and Jordan and left feeling great. I feel like my regular half guard is back on track. A while ago I thought half guard bottom was my thing but then that feeling went away and people started smashing it, shutting it down, and I was constantly getting passed from there. I feel like my options have increased along with my confidence from the position.
My major takeaway from rolling was to search for videos for some ideas concerning dealing with someone covering up really well in mount. I had Bauer in mount and as much as I tried I wasn't able to isolate an arm or get any kind of a choke. I haven't really found anything noteworthy yet or at least anything that I wasn't already familiar with.
Esteemed Colleagues and Honorable Mentions
Fuji: Currently his name in my phone is Fujitsu. He's been there since the beginning of my journey and a constant resource for Jiu-Jitsu related links and that which interests him on Facebook. He's also known for his fantastic cooking. Like many of the other blue belts I feel like he respects and appreciates Jiu-Jitsu as much as I do.
During lunch the other day he mentioned that he didn't submit anyone for a whole year when he first started and it wasn't until I showed up, that he started submitting people, namely me. From my perception he's always been better than me and on par with most of my seniors. In the recent past he's been destroying me with his lasso guard and repeatedly brabo choking me.
He also mentioned that he and Mike would laugh about my persistent fake rivalry with Bauer, which was interesting to me. It was mostly about how we match up physically and technically. This gave me a little bit to think about, mostly concerning being in my own head and wanting my technique to be so perfect that I sometimes don't act timely or at all. There are times when I need to stop thinking so much and just do.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
October 26th 2014 - Weekly Review
Theme & Techniques
Beginner/All Levels: Koshi Guruma, Triangle with punch setup
Working on the triangle this week gave me a lot to think about. I would consider it probably the technique that I have the least success with although it's one of the most popular BJJ techniques. In the recent previous weeks, I've felt like I could usually do the techniques that we worked on during the rolling portion of class. Try as I might this week I could not complete a triangle during rolling, I don't even feel like I came close. It probably shouldn't be a big deal, but I do want to be good at everything, but I'm not sure if this is meant to be.
I had some good teaching and rolling moments with Bhuvana, Harvey, Tim, Dave during the office hours portion after class. I really enjoy helping fellow students figure their game out or solve a recurring problem.
Advanced: Half Guard Clothesline & Twisting Sweep
Wednesday was the first time in a long time that I attended class with Fuji and OG Jordan who had both been out with injuries for a while. It's good to have them back!
I was familiar with the clothesline sweep but haven't completed the full sweep during rolling yet, I have used it to regain an arm position so I do find it useful. Ken and I covered a lot of mat practicing both moves as once you rolled the person over you essentially switched places and the other person could now do the technique. You just kept rolling until you reach the edge of the mat and then you switch sides and roll the other way.
I really felt like the other technique was too easy to complete during drilling. The technique itself wasn't the important part though, it was timing it. We started it presuming that the person on top was moving forward into getting the underhook and then we would do the twisting sweep.
Had a tough evening of rolling with Ken, Matt, Adam, and Jerad. I felt like I held my own except with Jerad because I was exhausted from the other guys. I was definitely feeling the effects of fatigue after this class and it was totally worth it.
Open Mat
This open mat was quite an ego boost for me. Everything seemed to work out and I felt that I flowed quite well. I didn't go into the session with too much of a game plan or things to try for like I should of. There were a couple of people that I asked to roll but told me they needed to catch their breath, probably shouldn't think too much of that, but I would have liked to have a few more partners on open mat day. I did a little teaching with various people this session as well and answered as many questions that I could. I got to roll with Jordan and it was great to see him back on the mat. He commented that his knee didn't cause him any issues so that's great!
Although Jerad whooped up on me, I felt like I've improved and had more answers to problems that he presents. The biggest thing was being more active in half guard or when he was standing in my guard. I had a real chance at submitting him with a kimura turned armbar but he was able to defend it.
Esteemed Colleagues and Honorable Mentions
Tim: I haven't trained with him as long as some of the other people that I've mentioned in this section, but I have attended quite a few Tuesday classes and open mats since he started last Februaryish. We found out early on that we were kind-a-sort-a-not-really related in that he is the uncle of my cousin's wife. He's an interesting guy that performs in a band and a father of 2.
I feel like he's taking a good approach to learning Jiu-Jitsu. He stays after most Tuesdays and rolls with me and asks questions about what he can improve on. I enjoy his attitude and the fact that he's putting forth the mental effort to try to figure this Jiu-Jitsu stuff out. I've seen him improve and figure things out and if I may be so bold, partly because of my help.
Beginner/All Levels: Koshi Guruma, Triangle with punch setup
Working on the triangle this week gave me a lot to think about. I would consider it probably the technique that I have the least success with although it's one of the most popular BJJ techniques. In the recent previous weeks, I've felt like I could usually do the techniques that we worked on during the rolling portion of class. Try as I might this week I could not complete a triangle during rolling, I don't even feel like I came close. It probably shouldn't be a big deal, but I do want to be good at everything, but I'm not sure if this is meant to be.
I had some good teaching and rolling moments with Bhuvana, Harvey, Tim, Dave during the office hours portion after class. I really enjoy helping fellow students figure their game out or solve a recurring problem.
Advanced: Half Guard Clothesline & Twisting Sweep
Wednesday was the first time in a long time that I attended class with Fuji and OG Jordan who had both been out with injuries for a while. It's good to have them back!
I was familiar with the clothesline sweep but haven't completed the full sweep during rolling yet, I have used it to regain an arm position so I do find it useful. Ken and I covered a lot of mat practicing both moves as once you rolled the person over you essentially switched places and the other person could now do the technique. You just kept rolling until you reach the edge of the mat and then you switch sides and roll the other way.
I really felt like the other technique was too easy to complete during drilling. The technique itself wasn't the important part though, it was timing it. We started it presuming that the person on top was moving forward into getting the underhook and then we would do the twisting sweep.
Had a tough evening of rolling with Ken, Matt, Adam, and Jerad. I felt like I held my own except with Jerad because I was exhausted from the other guys. I was definitely feeling the effects of fatigue after this class and it was totally worth it.
Open Mat
This open mat was quite an ego boost for me. Everything seemed to work out and I felt that I flowed quite well. I didn't go into the session with too much of a game plan or things to try for like I should of. There were a couple of people that I asked to roll but told me they needed to catch their breath, probably shouldn't think too much of that, but I would have liked to have a few more partners on open mat day. I did a little teaching with various people this session as well and answered as many questions that I could. I got to roll with Jordan and it was great to see him back on the mat. He commented that his knee didn't cause him any issues so that's great!
Although Jerad whooped up on me, I felt like I've improved and had more answers to problems that he presents. The biggest thing was being more active in half guard or when he was standing in my guard. I had a real chance at submitting him with a kimura turned armbar but he was able to defend it.
Esteemed Colleagues and Honorable Mentions
Tim: I haven't trained with him as long as some of the other people that I've mentioned in this section, but I have attended quite a few Tuesday classes and open mats since he started last Februaryish. We found out early on that we were kind-a-sort-a-not-really related in that he is the uncle of my cousin's wife. He's an interesting guy that performs in a band and a father of 2.
I feel like he's taking a good approach to learning Jiu-Jitsu. He stays after most Tuesdays and rolls with me and asks questions about what he can improve on. I enjoy his attitude and the fact that he's putting forth the mental effort to try to figure this Jiu-Jitsu stuff out. I've seen him improve and figure things out and if I may be so bold, partly because of my help.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
October 19th 2014 - Weekly Review
Theme & Techniques
Beginner/All Levels: Kesa Getami Escape to Backmount, Kneeling Guard Break, Knee Slide Pass
I was still a little congested this week but felt decent otherwise. My major focus during the beginner class drilling sessions was to improve my left side knee slide as I'm still having some coordination issues when it comes to using my hips and timing the slide down the thigh.
I also noted that jerking the bottom shoulder during the kesa getami escape is very important. I can really feel Greg use it when he demonstrates but I think I've been focusing too much on the leg swing.
Friday ended up being a great rolling session for me. We did King of the Mat from closed guard and I had a lot of chances to work on my 2 on 1. I rolled with Austin, Dave, Anthony, and Darijo.
Advanced: Kesa Getami Escapes Conan Style
I wasn't excited to work on kesa getami more. I understand that it's something I need to know how to escape, but it is not in any of my game plans to go to this position on purpose offensively. Ken was my partner for the class and it was good to work with him. We finished class with some positional sparring from Kesa.
Mike shared a darce setup that he saw in a Kit Dale video that I've tried to implement a few times. I liked the setup so hopefully I can get it to work.
Open Mat
I didn't have any easy fights yesterday with Brian AF, Henry, Conan, Jerad, and Bauer. As I was driving to open mat I came up with a couple things I wanted to work on or attempt. Deep half guard will be on my list for a while to come and I was able to get there several times and sweep. I also shared a little bit of deep half technique with Brian as he was in the position with me at one point.
The baseball bat choke from side control was also another thing I wanted to attempt and work on. I thought I had Henry at one point with it but he told me later after armbarring me that it was on his jaw. I attempted it on Jerad and Bauer as well with little success but I think I might be figuring some things out.
The last technique that I wanted to attempt was a triangle as that is not in my basic game plan at all. I didn't see any opportunities to set one up but I think that had to do with the skill level of my partners.
Conan gave me some tips on using my leg to assist my underhook when he's smashing it in side control. It seemed so obvious after he pointed it out but a lot of the best techniques are. There was a point when he had me pretty pinned down in side mount and I took an opportunity as he was transitioning to get a single leg, he said something to the effect of "Now that's surviving!"
I had my last match with Bauer and it was great. We had a long tough roll with a little bit of back and forth. The 2 on 1 really served me well and I'm getting more confident in opening my guard and moving to butterfly after I get it. After we finished we had a good discussion about what we were working on and goals and some compliments.
Esteemed Colleagues and Honorable Mentions
Bauer: A good way to get in this section of the blog is to compliment me and Bauer surprised me when he said that he's working toward making his Jiu-Jitsu game like mine. He was one of the first people I competed against and we've had a fake rivalry ever since then. His work schedule hasn't allowed him to make it to Jiu-Jitsu as often as he would like so I'm always happy to see him make it to class.
He's also helped me with a couple non-Jiu-Jitsu related workouts. He came in to the Y early one morning several years ago and gave me a whole bunch of pointers on my swimming. Before the last tournament he also helped me out with a weight lifting routine that I did several times. Unfortunately I didn't keep up with that, but I still swim every week.
Beginner/All Levels: Kesa Getami Escape to Backmount, Kneeling Guard Break, Knee Slide Pass
I was still a little congested this week but felt decent otherwise. My major focus during the beginner class drilling sessions was to improve my left side knee slide as I'm still having some coordination issues when it comes to using my hips and timing the slide down the thigh.
I also noted that jerking the bottom shoulder during the kesa getami escape is very important. I can really feel Greg use it when he demonstrates but I think I've been focusing too much on the leg swing.
Friday ended up being a great rolling session for me. We did King of the Mat from closed guard and I had a lot of chances to work on my 2 on 1. I rolled with Austin, Dave, Anthony, and Darijo.
Advanced: Kesa Getami Escapes Conan Style
I wasn't excited to work on kesa getami more. I understand that it's something I need to know how to escape, but it is not in any of my game plans to go to this position on purpose offensively. Ken was my partner for the class and it was good to work with him. We finished class with some positional sparring from Kesa.
Mike shared a darce setup that he saw in a Kit Dale video that I've tried to implement a few times. I liked the setup so hopefully I can get it to work.
Open Mat
I didn't have any easy fights yesterday with Brian AF, Henry, Conan, Jerad, and Bauer. As I was driving to open mat I came up with a couple things I wanted to work on or attempt. Deep half guard will be on my list for a while to come and I was able to get there several times and sweep. I also shared a little bit of deep half technique with Brian as he was in the position with me at one point.
The baseball bat choke from side control was also another thing I wanted to attempt and work on. I thought I had Henry at one point with it but he told me later after armbarring me that it was on his jaw. I attempted it on Jerad and Bauer as well with little success but I think I might be figuring some things out.
The last technique that I wanted to attempt was a triangle as that is not in my basic game plan at all. I didn't see any opportunities to set one up but I think that had to do with the skill level of my partners.
Conan gave me some tips on using my leg to assist my underhook when he's smashing it in side control. It seemed so obvious after he pointed it out but a lot of the best techniques are. There was a point when he had me pretty pinned down in side mount and I took an opportunity as he was transitioning to get a single leg, he said something to the effect of "Now that's surviving!"
I had my last match with Bauer and it was great. We had a long tough roll with a little bit of back and forth. The 2 on 1 really served me well and I'm getting more confident in opening my guard and moving to butterfly after I get it. After we finished we had a good discussion about what we were working on and goals and some compliments.
Esteemed Colleagues and Honorable Mentions
Bauer: A good way to get in this section of the blog is to compliment me and Bauer surprised me when he said that he's working toward making his Jiu-Jitsu game like mine. He was one of the first people I competed against and we've had a fake rivalry ever since then. His work schedule hasn't allowed him to make it to Jiu-Jitsu as often as he would like so I'm always happy to see him make it to class.
He's also helped me with a couple non-Jiu-Jitsu related workouts. He came in to the Y early one morning several years ago and gave me a whole bunch of pointers on my swimming. Before the last tournament he also helped me out with a weight lifting routine that I did several times. Unfortunately I didn't keep up with that, but I still swim every week.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
October 12th 2014 - Weekly Review
Theme & Techniques
Beginner/All Levels: Seoi Nage, Double Ankle Grab Sweep, Butterfly Hook Sweep
I only made it to 2 classes this week; we had some sickness going around our house. Hopefully this week will be a normal training week despite having to work some overtime. Also Tinguinha will be visiting our school some time next month.
I worked with a new guy named Andrew on Tuesday that had some pretty good instincts. He surprised me a couple times while we were doing guard position sparring. I rolled with Tim after class and then helped Harvey with a triangle question of all things, I diverted it into an omoplata lesson as a contingency for when a triangle isn't happening.
Bhuvana ended up kicking me in the face Friday morning while I was trying to pass her open guard. It actually wasn't that bad but she was so worried that I was hurt that she stuck her hand in my face and repeated "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" over and over. It took a while for me to get across to her that I was okay and that we should keep going.
I got some great rolling in for a Friday morning with Greg, Bhuvana, Darijo, Austin, Justin, and Jordan. I felt like my butterfly hook sweep improved as I attempted it every chance I got. Greg completely shut my game down at every turn, which was good for me. He was especially catching me with arm drags this week. I had some success with the 2 on 1 grips and was able to take some backs and pendulum sweep. I only made it to deep half guard once with Jordan and was attempting the waiter sweep, I did complete a sweep but not the waiter and to his credit he recognized the technique from only working on it with me that one time.
Beginner/All Levels: Seoi Nage, Double Ankle Grab Sweep, Butterfly Hook Sweep
I only made it to 2 classes this week; we had some sickness going around our house. Hopefully this week will be a normal training week despite having to work some overtime. Also Tinguinha will be visiting our school some time next month.
I worked with a new guy named Andrew on Tuesday that had some pretty good instincts. He surprised me a couple times while we were doing guard position sparring. I rolled with Tim after class and then helped Harvey with a triangle question of all things, I diverted it into an omoplata lesson as a contingency for when a triangle isn't happening.
Bhuvana ended up kicking me in the face Friday morning while I was trying to pass her open guard. It actually wasn't that bad but she was so worried that I was hurt that she stuck her hand in my face and repeated "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" over and over. It took a while for me to get across to her that I was okay and that we should keep going.
I got some great rolling in for a Friday morning with Greg, Bhuvana, Darijo, Austin, Justin, and Jordan. I felt like my butterfly hook sweep improved as I attempted it every chance I got. Greg completely shut my game down at every turn, which was good for me. He was especially catching me with arm drags this week. I had some success with the 2 on 1 grips and was able to take some backs and pendulum sweep. I only made it to deep half guard once with Jordan and was attempting the waiter sweep, I did complete a sweep but not the waiter and to his credit he recognized the technique from only working on it with me that one time.
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