Putting it together slowly

pm class

techniques-
same as yesterday

notes-
-scissor variation- push knee with foot
-self reminder- saulo's guard opener- from staggered hands on lapel and belt line- circle leg out, pop back to open.

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rolling

good-
-passing was good- trying to lean more weight and destroy legs
-comboing between marcelo pass and knee slide/leg on shoulder/over-under pass. also insert scissor pass where necessary, and add toriani for good measure if needed.
-knee to butt move
-side control was decent. must attack more assertively.
-butterfly passing was better. trying more stuff since i've been working on the series.
-from butterfly- loop choke- shoulder roll to side of trapped arm. easy pass and escape from choke.
-okay pressure and patience with passing- better than yesterday at least
-x-guard sweep- stand up
-overhook to prevent the half guard sweep at times
-overhoook, sprawl to get out of the shot. next time follow up with attack right away.
-scissor pass to knee slide- take out weaved arm and place on hip for the low underhook, switch to penetrating knee

to work on-
-seize and keep underhook when passing. i was able to pass often, but left the underhook behind and couldn't finish or got reversed
-arm posture in guard- vs. huge and overpowering opponents- don't let them cross your arms, and especially trap one across neck.
-more pressure when passing
-more patience when passing
-more pressure from side control
-attacks from side control.
-attacking posture with shoulders/head while passing
-do something with deep half guard!

generally did well vs. same size opponents. did decent vs. larger and more powerful opponents- managed to survive and not get passed at least. need to be more aggressive vs. them, but don't want to get injured. did decent vs. larger and more experienced opponent, but need to work on seizing the underhook to finish the passes.

major areas of focus-
-passing the guard- marcelo pass, rani pass series, scissor pass.
-deep half guard entries and sweeps
-x-guard, as always.

gameplan- submit opponent from guard, or sweep if available. sweep opponent from open guards. pass guard, grind down opponent and finish in either half guard or side control. take back if available. use mount to set up taking the back- or to set up other attacks. mobile (yet tight) top game with lots of knee on stomach. still have to work out the standing part. look to guillotine, arm triangle, kimura from many positions to finish the fight at all times. use these to sweep if necessary.