Theme & Techniques: Technical Stand-up, Hip Bump Sweep, Kimura from Guard
Partner: Bob
Bob and I got a bit out of hand while working on the technical stand-up. It turned into some pseudo rolling. I think he's in a phase of wanting to know how much of his previous training applies to BJJ. Which is quite a bit but he may benefit from just going with the flow and not worrying about it for now. I went through this too when I quit Hapkido for this.
Later on when we were practicing the hip bump sweep we talked about isolating an arm after the sweep where Greg was teaching to center up to avoid being rolled over again. We discussed it for a bit and I tried to make clear that this is kind of a baby step and establishing the position is more important for the beginner and then later work on moving right into a submission.
Rolling: Up/Down/Out Closed Guard
Rolled With: Frank, Greg, Bhuvana, Ian, Jordan, Dave
Good tough rolls today and quite a few people made me work.
I had another almost success with Greg. I fought for my life to get cross guard, I switched sides, I went for collar grips, I tried to underhook the leg, I couldn't get under his thigh, rocked him back and forth, got the underhook. He centered back up, so went to the other side started cross guard, he grabbed my foot and controlled my toes so I couldn't turn into the omoplata. He goes for an ankle lock I pin his leg to get over it, he gets back up, I go to dlr he goes for knee slide and I center back up and I grab a cross collar. I secure the loop choke over his head and try to keep his head from circling out. It feels nice and tight but he's not tapping. He's starting to get free, maybe I'll try to sweep, I come up he's free and stands. I say something like, "can't you just let me win once!" to which he replied no and we started over from closed guard.
Office Hours Partner: Frank
Frank asked about some options from butterfly guard and I shared some things quickly that I have success with. Hook sweep, arm drag, collar drag, guillotine, etc.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
May 11th 2016 - Gi All Levels
Theme & Techniques: Technical Stand-up, Hip Bump Sweep, Kimura from Guard
Students: Jerad, Tom, Andy, Chris C
Had them do some double leg and the sit outs as an extra warm-up and then we went right into the technical standup. A couple of observations from the techniques of the week:
Rolling: Guard, Free Rolling
Rolled With: Everyone
We did a round of guard and then had one person sit out and did 5 minute rounds. Jerad challenged me quite a bit like usual. I was able to pass his guard and after some work in side control setup a north/south choke. For a while I thought I had it and was hearing him have trouble breathing a bit and even asked if he was out. He wasn't and as soon as I adjusted he exploded out of the submission and then I was scrambling to not let him get too far ahead.
One major positive from rolling today was that I hit a deep half back take that I've been working on. The coolest part was Tom wasn't sure what I did. It's cool to be in the beginning stages of adding something new to my game.
Office Hours Partner: Jerad, Tom
We rolled a couple rounds after class. I rolled with Andy and Jerad. Then Jerad and I went over some guard passing with Tom. I feel like I've been getting some great rolls in lately.
Students: Jerad, Tom, Andy, Chris C
Had them do some double leg and the sit outs as an extra warm-up and then we went right into the technical standup. A couple of observations from the techniques of the week:
- Hip Bump Sweep - I emphasized the importance of getting to your hand. Don't settle for just the elbow.
- Kimura - A huge detail for me lately has been jumping the shoulder off to the side to get perpendicular to the opponent. From there I hold their elbow really tight to my body and just move my shoulders to complete the lock.
Rolling: Guard, Free Rolling
Rolled With: Everyone
We did a round of guard and then had one person sit out and did 5 minute rounds. Jerad challenged me quite a bit like usual. I was able to pass his guard and after some work in side control setup a north/south choke. For a while I thought I had it and was hearing him have trouble breathing a bit and even asked if he was out. He wasn't and as soon as I adjusted he exploded out of the submission and then I was scrambling to not let him get too far ahead.
One major positive from rolling today was that I hit a deep half back take that I've been working on. The coolest part was Tom wasn't sure what I did. It's cool to be in the beginning stages of adding something new to my game.
Office Hours Partner: Jerad, Tom
We rolled a couple rounds after class. I rolled with Andy and Jerad. Then Jerad and I went over some guard passing with Tom. I feel like I've been getting some great rolls in lately.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
May 10th 2016 - No Gi All Levels
Theme & Techniques: Sean Williams' Guard: Armbar, Triangle, Omoplata
Partner: Ian (New Guy)
More work with SW guard. I worked with a new guy and felt pretty good about explaining everything to him. I'm not sure if it will be my guard any time soon as I need to do a lot more drilling of just getting to the position and keeping it.
Rolling: King of the Mat - Closed Guard Edition
Rolled With: Andy, Frank, Josh J, Greg, Ty, Tom
I had hopes of trying the SW guard, but everyone seemed against letting my try it. Maybe I'll revisit it a few weeks from not when it's not fresh in everyone's mind. I was able to pull off some cross guard stuff and used the guillotine when that failed to either sweep or as a submission. I was able to go to deep half a few times and did some work from there.
Once again I'll count my almost with Greg as a success as I was in half guard and got a kimura grip. I looked for my moment and tried to make space with my butterfly hook and then did the magic trick to the back take. I was there, I got my hooks in he fell right into back mount. But, I couldn't secure his upper body and he immediately escaped. Maybe I should have hung on to the kimura a little longer, not sure.
Office Hours Partner: Josh J, John, Greg
Got my money's worth rolling today. Great to be able to do a couple serious rolls after class and the heat/humidity is starting to affect me so the sooner I can get used to it the better. Greg wanted to get some rolling in too so he had us do 5 minute rounds and then switch partners so we would roll with everyone. It was great but I felt super sweaty and kind of gross when I was done.
There were a couple times that I was able to actively slow the pace down at opportune moments. Like getting to the knee over pass position and securing it and then taking my time and not giving any opportunities to recover guard.
I worked with John and Josh on some no-gi guard passing showing the over/under pass and the guillotine post pass type stuff.
Partner: Ian (New Guy)
More work with SW guard. I worked with a new guy and felt pretty good about explaining everything to him. I'm not sure if it will be my guard any time soon as I need to do a lot more drilling of just getting to the position and keeping it.
Rolling: King of the Mat - Closed Guard Edition
Rolled With: Andy, Frank, Josh J, Greg, Ty, Tom
I had hopes of trying the SW guard, but everyone seemed against letting my try it. Maybe I'll revisit it a few weeks from not when it's not fresh in everyone's mind. I was able to pull off some cross guard stuff and used the guillotine when that failed to either sweep or as a submission. I was able to go to deep half a few times and did some work from there.
Once again I'll count my almost with Greg as a success as I was in half guard and got a kimura grip. I looked for my moment and tried to make space with my butterfly hook and then did the magic trick to the back take. I was there, I got my hooks in he fell right into back mount. But, I couldn't secure his upper body and he immediately escaped. Maybe I should have hung on to the kimura a little longer, not sure.
Office Hours Partner: Josh J, John, Greg
Got my money's worth rolling today. Great to be able to do a couple serious rolls after class and the heat/humidity is starting to affect me so the sooner I can get used to it the better. Greg wanted to get some rolling in too so he had us do 5 minute rounds and then switch partners so we would roll with everyone. It was great but I felt super sweaty and kind of gross when I was done.
There were a couple times that I was able to actively slow the pace down at opportune moments. Like getting to the knee over pass position and securing it and then taking my time and not giving any opportunities to recover guard.
I worked with John and Josh on some no-gi guard passing showing the over/under pass and the guillotine post pass type stuff.
Friday, May 6, 2016
May 6th 2016 - Gi All Levels
Theme & Techniques: Seio Nage, Back Mount Cross Collar Choke, Guillotine from Guard
Partner: Sam, Craig
Didn't get to bed at a reasonable time last night and felt a little low on energy this morning. It also felt a bit humid today which I'm not excited about this summer.
For the throw Conan had us practice with the 3 step setup. Where you get your grips and you and your partner side step 3 times and then throw on the third to try to catch them as they're stepping. I find it to be a difficult exercise but felt like I did it successfully today.
Craig and I had some discussion on the guillotine and where the wrist should be. In this version my wrist is more on the side of the neck rather than on the throat, where something like the Marcelotine is more across the throat. Then we also worked on getting the hips back more to make it easier to connect the hands.
Rolling: Guard, Free Rolling
Rolled With: Craig, Sam, Josh J, Morgan, Conan
Opportunities for omoplatas were coming out of the woodwork. I'm kind of feeling like practicing the cross guard omoplata so much has led to me finding ways to do it starting from other positions or during a scramble. From the top I was all about trying to pass with the tozi and accomplished it a couple times. The last time though Sam was able to sweep me somehow, I think I must have brought my head up or something because I was almost free.
Josh was pretty challenging today and was able to keep me from submitting him during free rolling. I'm having to use more and more energy when rolling with him, which I need. The more people to challenge me in class the better.
I rolled with Conan last and felt winded before we started. I gave it my best but felt like he was a step ahead of me regardless. I made a good effort at getting to deep half and then was close to sweeping but was a little late and he was able to bounce back to his knee and catch my arm and turn it into a kimura. I really need to get better sleep on Thursday nights, or any nights for that matter.
Office Hours Partner: Josh
We worked on bridging from the bottom of side control. So Conan and I both kind of said the same things in that we're trying to bridge in a way that would put them on their back if they didn't adjust to prevent that. Once they do move is when you hip escape and drive your knee across to start regaining the guard. I also emphasized not to use his arms and I'd actually usually just put my hand flat on my chest. He felt like this was key because he thought he was using his arms too much.
Partner: Sam, Craig
Didn't get to bed at a reasonable time last night and felt a little low on energy this morning. It also felt a bit humid today which I'm not excited about this summer.
For the throw Conan had us practice with the 3 step setup. Where you get your grips and you and your partner side step 3 times and then throw on the third to try to catch them as they're stepping. I find it to be a difficult exercise but felt like I did it successfully today.
Craig and I had some discussion on the guillotine and where the wrist should be. In this version my wrist is more on the side of the neck rather than on the throat, where something like the Marcelotine is more across the throat. Then we also worked on getting the hips back more to make it easier to connect the hands.
Rolling: Guard, Free Rolling
Rolled With: Craig, Sam, Josh J, Morgan, Conan
Opportunities for omoplatas were coming out of the woodwork. I'm kind of feeling like practicing the cross guard omoplata so much has led to me finding ways to do it starting from other positions or during a scramble. From the top I was all about trying to pass with the tozi and accomplished it a couple times. The last time though Sam was able to sweep me somehow, I think I must have brought my head up or something because I was almost free.
Josh was pretty challenging today and was able to keep me from submitting him during free rolling. I'm having to use more and more energy when rolling with him, which I need. The more people to challenge me in class the better.
I rolled with Conan last and felt winded before we started. I gave it my best but felt like he was a step ahead of me regardless. I made a good effort at getting to deep half and then was close to sweeping but was a little late and he was able to bounce back to his knee and catch my arm and turn it into a kimura. I really need to get better sleep on Thursday nights, or any nights for that matter.
Office Hours Partner: Josh
We worked on bridging from the bottom of side control. So Conan and I both kind of said the same things in that we're trying to bridge in a way that would put them on their back if they didn't adjust to prevent that. Once they do move is when you hip escape and drive your knee across to start regaining the guard. I also emphasized not to use his arms and I'd actually usually just put my hand flat on my chest. He felt like this was key because he thought he was using his arms too much.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
May 5th 2016 - Gi All Levels
Theme & Techniques: Seio Nage, Back Mount Cross Collar Choke, Guillotine from Guard
Partner: Bob
Bob gave me a few pointers on the shoulder throw, one being to turn my pinky in while putting their arm on the bicep. I returned the favor with some details on the ground.
Rolling: Back Mount, Guard, Free Rolling
Rolled With: Bob, Jesus, Harvey, Ben
As usual I attempted the techniques of the week. I was able to pull off a guillotine but didn't create the opportunity for the cross collar.
Office Hours Partner: Harvey, Greg
Greg asked me to roll to which I gave an emphatic "Yes!" I feel like I did pretty well considering I have no idea what effort Greg was putting into his performance. A couple of positive things happened for me. From mount/quarter guard I transitioned into deep half and almost swept. From there we moved into an inverted position where I had some paths to the back but couldn't figure it out. I almost passed with an x-pass but was too far away to seal the deal. I spent a lot of time in the bottom of side control and knee on belly and then he finished me twice from back mount and getting an arm trapped for the RNC.
In the middle of the roll I realized that everyone was watching us which maybe added a little pressure to at least give a good show. Dave afterward gave me a lot of praise for making it look like I was doing Jiu-Jitsu against Greg (he said it nicer than that).
Partner: Bob
Bob gave me a few pointers on the shoulder throw, one being to turn my pinky in while putting their arm on the bicep. I returned the favor with some details on the ground.
Rolling: Back Mount, Guard, Free Rolling
Rolled With: Bob, Jesus, Harvey, Ben
As usual I attempted the techniques of the week. I was able to pull off a guillotine but didn't create the opportunity for the cross collar.
Office Hours Partner: Harvey, Greg
Greg asked me to roll to which I gave an emphatic "Yes!" I feel like I did pretty well considering I have no idea what effort Greg was putting into his performance. A couple of positive things happened for me. From mount/quarter guard I transitioned into deep half and almost swept. From there we moved into an inverted position where I had some paths to the back but couldn't figure it out. I almost passed with an x-pass but was too far away to seal the deal. I spent a lot of time in the bottom of side control and knee on belly and then he finished me twice from back mount and getting an arm trapped for the RNC.
In the middle of the roll I realized that everyone was watching us which maybe added a little pressure to at least give a good show. Dave afterward gave me a lot of praise for making it look like I was doing Jiu-Jitsu against Greg (he said it nicer than that).
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
May 4th 2016 - Gi All Levels
Theme & Techniques: Seio Nage, Back Mount Cross Collar Choke, Guillotine from Guard
Partner: Harvey
Tips on Techniques of the week:
Rolled With: Harvey, Tom
I feel like I'm starting to figure out back mount. How to use my legs, how tight to hold my harness grip, when to let them move, when to come to the top, etc. I'm pretty good with escapes too except lately it's been more difficult to bridge into them without my back bothering me a bit. Today was good but damn Harvey really can hold on to a grip. I helped Tom with tightening up his harness grip and using his chin on my shoulder. In my opinion it's a necessity to get cheek to cheek with your opponent to maintain back control.
Office Hours Partner: Mike
Mike and I had some great rolls after class. The first couple ended fairly quickly after he set up some straight ankle locks. He insisted that I needed to keep defending rather than try to escape or at least do both at the same time. So I'm not totally sure of the mistakes that I made. On our third roll we had a lot more back and forth and ended up in some pretty crazy positions. These type of rolls hold the true meaning or why I consider this sport fun, I have to challenge myself both mentally and physically to attack and defend until one of us makes a mistake.
Partner: Harvey
Tips on Techniques of the week:
- Seio Nage: with the shoulder I emphasized that he needed to connect me to his upper body a little bit more before leaning forward. It seemed to help Harvey a lot. We also worked on drop seio nage which is my probably my highest percentage throw when we do stand-up (not saying much).
- Cross Collar Choke: has been working for me a lot lately. When previously I thought the bow and arrow was king, I've gone to making this my goto from the back. It's more direct and requires less movement, but I also have the bow and arrow in my back pocket in case I have the collar grip but can't finish the choke.
- Guillotine: The major thing that we emphasized today was getting the hips back to get the right angle with the choking arm.
Rolled With: Harvey, Tom
I feel like I'm starting to figure out back mount. How to use my legs, how tight to hold my harness grip, when to let them move, when to come to the top, etc. I'm pretty good with escapes too except lately it's been more difficult to bridge into them without my back bothering me a bit. Today was good but damn Harvey really can hold on to a grip. I helped Tom with tightening up his harness grip and using his chin on my shoulder. In my opinion it's a necessity to get cheek to cheek with your opponent to maintain back control.
Office Hours Partner: Mike
Mike and I had some great rolls after class. The first couple ended fairly quickly after he set up some straight ankle locks. He insisted that I needed to keep defending rather than try to escape or at least do both at the same time. So I'm not totally sure of the mistakes that I made. On our third roll we had a lot more back and forth and ended up in some pretty crazy positions. These type of rolls hold the true meaning or why I consider this sport fun, I have to challenge myself both mentally and physically to attack and defend until one of us makes a mistake.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
May 3rd 2016 - No Gi All Levels
Theme & Techniques: Sean Williams' Guard: Armbar, Triangle, Omoplata
Partner: Justin
Huge class of 14 today to work on the SW Guard. I wish all the day classes could have at least half the attendance. I'm familiar with this guard although I haven't had much success with it so far. Most of it has to do with being able to get off to the side and establishing that frame. I'll have to put some more work into it.
Justin had a little trouble with the triangle, like me he has short legs and I have wide shoulders making it more difficult. We spent some time working on getting to the finish and had him do the technique on Jesus a few times so he could connect his legs. Omoplata was much easier for him as it has been for me. I helped a few groups with movements to help finish the omoplata.
Rolling: King of the Mat - Closed Guard Edition
Rolled With: Quite a few different people
Had some pretty tough rolls but managed to maintain royalty sufficiently. I attempted to go to SW guard as often as I could but could never really get off to the side enough. I loosely played some 2 on 1 and cross guard but without the sleeve grips it's not as easy.
From the top I had huge success with the tozi pass today. I worked on getting off to the side and pinning their leg and maintaining good head pressure more than I have previously and then windshield wiping to get my legs free was also successful.
Office Hours Partner: Tom
Tom was interested in the over/under pass and we drilled it several times as I gave little adjustments and my thoughts. The no gi version is a little tougher so we had to focus more on hip movement to keep their leg trapped. He was getting pretty good at it before we quit for the day.
Partner: Justin
Huge class of 14 today to work on the SW Guard. I wish all the day classes could have at least half the attendance. I'm familiar with this guard although I haven't had much success with it so far. Most of it has to do with being able to get off to the side and establishing that frame. I'll have to put some more work into it.
Justin had a little trouble with the triangle, like me he has short legs and I have wide shoulders making it more difficult. We spent some time working on getting to the finish and had him do the technique on Jesus a few times so he could connect his legs. Omoplata was much easier for him as it has been for me. I helped a few groups with movements to help finish the omoplata.
Rolling: King of the Mat - Closed Guard Edition
Rolled With: Quite a few different people
Had some pretty tough rolls but managed to maintain royalty sufficiently. I attempted to go to SW guard as often as I could but could never really get off to the side enough. I loosely played some 2 on 1 and cross guard but without the sleeve grips it's not as easy.
From the top I had huge success with the tozi pass today. I worked on getting off to the side and pinning their leg and maintaining good head pressure more than I have previously and then windshield wiping to get my legs free was also successful.
Office Hours Partner: Tom
Tom was interested in the over/under pass and we drilled it several times as I gave little adjustments and my thoughts. The no gi version is a little tougher so we had to focus more on hip movement to keep their leg trapped. He was getting pretty good at it before we quit for the day.
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