Issues against smashing guard passes

AM class

techniques-
1. half guard standup roll hook takedown sweep (lol something like that)
2. sacrifice throw
3. ankle pick
4. ankle pick/sacrifice throw combo

rolling

felt kind of tired today.

defended against two smashing guard pass styles. was playing open guard, upside down guard, and some other variants. ultimately got tired out and drained from defending.

on the plus, my guard didn't get passed much from what i remember. my back did get taken though. gotta remember to defend the back taking once i turtle.

things that need to be improved-

-need to do more squats and increase leg stamina
-need to control head more
-need to free legs and other limbs- can't let them control anything
-x-guard pulling- the leg on shoulder isn't secure- i got to the cross leg setup, but the arm control leg always got free on three different opponents

spinning arm bar issue- i am not controlling the arm enough. i can spin and move my hips out quickly enough, but they always rip the arm out. must work on controlling the arm.

didn't get to work with arm drags much at all. when i did attempt, i didnt get them in enough or didn't commit enough to actually do it.

another issue-
breaking down posture from the guard.

from andy- pull down by elbows with help from legs, push to other side, hip out and trap arm. from there many options- omoplata, sweep, take back. gotta work on that.

other sequence- flat on back butterfly sweeps. require trapped arm as well (remember the arm drag into butterfly sweep combo from last year). can sweep either way. ricardo does this all the time.

vs. ricardo- strong start and defense, got eventually passed. it's the airtight passes again. the baret yoshida thing worked momentarily from what i remember, just gotta catch it sooner than later.

technique- side mount escape to turtle. must sit up and turn to knees (they have crossface and underhook), and then get ready to trap (overhook) arm and roll.

jiu jitsu fundamental- hugging from the bottom is usually never good, as it exposes your neck. you have nothing left to defend with- both arms are tied up.

felt like i got beat up today. gotta regroup. maybe this should just make me more open to learning again?