Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Dojo quest part 2

rolled up north at spencer's gym. got a chance to roll with his instructor, sam.

techniques-
-harness control to back hooks
-harness control to marcello roll and walk up to hooks (if you miss bottom hook)
-harness control to pivot switch
-back escape- trap arm and roll
-back escape- turn into them


as far as rolling with the instructor, i found out a few areas of detail that need attention with my game-

-arm bar defense! i got armbarred from the top while trying to escape/scramble out several times. gotta work on this for sure!
-for some reason, i froze up for a split second and got toriani passed a few times. gotta react without hesitation.
-must GO with sweeps once they are in my grasp.
-(maybe most key insight)- must drop hips and shut down hip escapes/recovery after the pass. i would almost fully pass, but he would get out at the last second due to shifty hips/an extra step. fast/loose plus tight/controlling. gotta find the key.
-side control defense is decent. escapes could be better, though. much improved from previous times, however.
-fluid when practicing. must work on the transitions in order to get to the next level.

overall a good experience.

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