am class
techniques-
-armbar to omoplata combo
-omoplata footlock counter #1 and #2
-omoplata standing escape
notes-
-armbar to omoplata- circle outside arm to place opponent's arm in proper position
-footlock counters- grab on toes for toeholds
-omoplata escape- grab belt, post hand, knee on stomach, bring shoulder back, lift opponent by pants or lower back, straighten arm and stand up
rolling-
-from yesterday- reminder- spinning armlock to triangle
-de la riva guard- vulnerable to toehold on free leg. keep protected or keep low. high and free= potential rolling toe hold
-reminder- from head and arm control- peruvian necktie!
-reminder- armbar from back- roll over shoulder, not neck. control pants and flip opponent
-side control and switching game worked well
-reminder- attack armlocks from the top.
-guillotine chin strap- if opponent manages to pass, use chin strap to yank opponent and hip out before they settle weight. re-attack guillotine.
-triangle escape- posture, sprawl, and stack. prepare for opponent to switch to the armlock.
generally did very well this week. my guard recovery and pass countering is going well. my passing is getting better as well. top control is decent, needs to be worked on. need to work on sweeps next week. x-guard, butterfly. gotta fine tune everything.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
No gi butterfly, guillotines, arm drags, etc.
pm no gi
techniques-
-spinning arm lock
-omoplata
-omoplata stand up escape
-omoplata footlock counter 1 + 2
rolling-
-butterfly worked well. arm drag off butterfly is great.
-back attacks were great.
-guillotines need to be worked on. need a higher finishing percentage- or at least some more transitions to other moves.
-arm in guillotine to brabo if opponent doesn't come down into half guard.
review-
half guard lockdown options-
prevent the crossface first. threaten kimura. if that fails-
-hip bump sweep (opponent in reverse kesa gatame)
-rock up (opponent smashing)
techniques-
-spinning arm lock
-omoplata
-omoplata stand up escape
-omoplata footlock counter 1 + 2
rolling-
-butterfly worked well. arm drag off butterfly is great.
-back attacks were great.
-guillotines need to be worked on. need a higher finishing percentage- or at least some more transitions to other moves.
-arm in guillotine to brabo if opponent doesn't come down into half guard.
review-
half guard lockdown options-
prevent the crossface first. threaten kimura. if that fails-
-hip bump sweep (opponent in reverse kesa gatame)
-rock up (opponent smashing)
Vulnerability training
AM class
techniques-
-upa mount escape
-scissor sweep
-guard opener to alternate leg on shoulder pass
-triangle from guard
notes-
-guard opener- scoot knee next to hip, pull elbow in tight, locking one side of hip. hand in bend of knee, scoot leg in circle (a la saulo) and arch back, opening guard. suck hand in tight, load leg on shoulder, leg on shoulder pass around waist instead of at shoulder.
rolling-
did some vulnerability training. let some people pass my guard and practiced getting out. need to work more on that.
did some good guard recovery. worked in attacks. gotta work sweeps in as well.
need to practice triangle escapes. that's probably my most often finished position in recent weeks.
techniques-
-upa mount escape
-scissor sweep
-guard opener to alternate leg on shoulder pass
-triangle from guard
notes-
-guard opener- scoot knee next to hip, pull elbow in tight, locking one side of hip. hand in bend of knee, scoot leg in circle (a la saulo) and arch back, opening guard. suck hand in tight, load leg on shoulder, leg on shoulder pass around waist instead of at shoulder.
rolling-
did some vulnerability training. let some people pass my guard and practiced getting out. need to work more on that.
did some good guard recovery. worked in attacks. gotta work sweeps in as well.
need to practice triangle escapes. that's probably my most often finished position in recent weeks.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Thursday night rolling
Thursday roll day is usually a pretty tough night. Rolled against some very good opponents today. Wasn't feeling my best, but had a fairly successful night.
Tried to roll loose and technical (a la Terere), didn't try to tap people all over the place- mainly tried to improve position and flow.
For the first few rolls I was able to hit the x-guard and butterfly sweeps pretty accurately. My opponents weren't too familiar with what I was doing, but I was able to test out some entries and defenses that worked pretty well. Once I swept, I was able to pass with either the scissor pass or leg on shoulder (trying a lot lately). Trying to have a very fluid game. Gotta have a fluid pressure game, though. Right now I'm alternating between one of the two- fluid or pressure. Gotta blend them both.
Hit a stumbling block vs. this massive purple belt. Tried to pull butterfly and x-guard, but he controlled my pant knees and started to smash pass on me. I was on the defensive for most of the fight- he didn't want to fight from his back. When I did get him on his back, I passed but got put in some wack reverse triangle. Tapped a few times, and I felt my conditioning not as strong as it usually is. Defending a smashing pass style took a toll on me. Next time should probably just try to take the back vs. larger/more powerful/somewhat aggro opponents. An x-guard counter I noticed was the driving knee on chest. I countered it by kicking out his base on the far leg, which worked well. Need to use that to sweep.
After that, rolled with a blue belt that I get matched up against often. Did well with the sweeps and passes, but did get caught in a triangle at one point. Had my knee up and didn't drive it through- just wasn't defending well. Was worn down at this point, but next time I need to defend the triangle more efficiently.
Rolled with a beastly purple belt after that, and did decent. Managed to get past certain points I was stuck on before- de la riva guard while passing. Managed to get to half guard and somewhat flatten him, but he escaped and foiled my attempts. From my guard I was able to hit some footlock x-guard entries and x-guard entries, defending his torianis decently. Tried the spider guard vs. the toriani. Gotta use that and quickly move to something else. Gotta be more aggressive vs. him, but he is a lot better than me. I feel like I am gaining ground from where I was, though.
Rolled again with the blue belt from before, and sort of had an ego moment where I decided to pass quickly and tap him as many times as possible. I got him a few times during the session and felt like I vindicated the earlier triangle. Kind of stupid, but I got caught up in the moment. Gotta lay the ego to rest. Nevertheless, felt very strong and felt a second wind come through.
Rolled with a blue belt that is back after some time off. Hit some clean butterfly sweeps and locked up some nice x-guard sweeps. Passed nicely from top. Transitioned well. Tried to open my game up and see how he would react.
Last roll was vs. an older purple belt. Hit some spider guard sweeps and played a mobile knee on stomach top game. Found a combo in kimura from n/s, arm bar from side control, and bow and arrow choke. Stayed fluid and worked my game.
Had some bad moments today, but overall feel like I'm improving. I suppose it's good that some people were actually able to endanger me from my guard, as it doesn't happen as often lately now that my guard is getting better. I'm starting to get used to running over people, so when it doesn't go that way I get annoyed. Probably not the best attitude to carry.
Checkpoint-
-butterfly guard is getting better. need to remember to start with the forward lean (sim seminar) should try to arm drag right away if they try to engage and control my legs/knees. otherwise should try to either butterfly sweep or x-guard. otherwise, the guillotine and kimuras could be worked in somehow once i figure out the sweep game. footlock x-guard should be thrown in as well.
-half guard is really becoming a stopping point before i try to get to butterfly/half butterfly/x-guard. i'm getting better at blocking the crossface, which is preventing a lot of problems i used to have.
-spider guard- the mobile spider guard is the way to go. combo with de la riva, tripod, butterfly, x-guard, etc. should be hitting omoplatas and triangles from here once i get more adept.
-passing is getting better. the knee up and knee/elbow together is stopping a lot of problems i used to have. gotta continue to work on it. mobile pressure is the key. destroy the legs.
-half guard top is getting better as well. gotta recognize sweep setups and stop them. the kimura is critical from here. need to figure out when to crossface and when to kimura. two separate half guard games, but i need to find a way to blend them. the brabo/darce needs to make a comeback.
-side control is getting better. combo with knee on stomach is working out for me, as i'm able to set up more transitions and attacks. gotta figure out my pressure game more- the floating ribs are key.
-knee on stomach is coming back in the mix. gotta continue to develop it. baseball bat choke must be perfected.
-mount is not as good as i'd like it, but it's improving. i'm actually able to attack here to some degree, but i need to work on it more. need to prepare to s-mount and go knee on stomach when i recognize escape attempts.
-back mount is getting good. control is good, escape prevention is good, attacks are good. probably one of my strongest positions. gotta continue to master it.
-escapes are okay if i catch them in transition (wrestler's switch is becoming clutch), but once i am locked down i have lots of trouble. must put myself in danger vs. lower belts, but that's probably for another time (post tournament season?)
-standup needs to be practiced, period.
-tendency is to sweep from guard and then finish from top. submissions from the guard are not coming as often, as i'm electing to not play closed guard during training as much.
Tried to roll loose and technical (a la Terere), didn't try to tap people all over the place- mainly tried to improve position and flow.
For the first few rolls I was able to hit the x-guard and butterfly sweeps pretty accurately. My opponents weren't too familiar with what I was doing, but I was able to test out some entries and defenses that worked pretty well. Once I swept, I was able to pass with either the scissor pass or leg on shoulder (trying a lot lately). Trying to have a very fluid game. Gotta have a fluid pressure game, though. Right now I'm alternating between one of the two- fluid or pressure. Gotta blend them both.
Hit a stumbling block vs. this massive purple belt. Tried to pull butterfly and x-guard, but he controlled my pant knees and started to smash pass on me. I was on the defensive for most of the fight- he didn't want to fight from his back. When I did get him on his back, I passed but got put in some wack reverse triangle. Tapped a few times, and I felt my conditioning not as strong as it usually is. Defending a smashing pass style took a toll on me. Next time should probably just try to take the back vs. larger/more powerful/somewhat aggro opponents. An x-guard counter I noticed was the driving knee on chest. I countered it by kicking out his base on the far leg, which worked well. Need to use that to sweep.
After that, rolled with a blue belt that I get matched up against often. Did well with the sweeps and passes, but did get caught in a triangle at one point. Had my knee up and didn't drive it through- just wasn't defending well. Was worn down at this point, but next time I need to defend the triangle more efficiently.
Rolled with a beastly purple belt after that, and did decent. Managed to get past certain points I was stuck on before- de la riva guard while passing. Managed to get to half guard and somewhat flatten him, but he escaped and foiled my attempts. From my guard I was able to hit some footlock x-guard entries and x-guard entries, defending his torianis decently. Tried the spider guard vs. the toriani. Gotta use that and quickly move to something else. Gotta be more aggressive vs. him, but he is a lot better than me. I feel like I am gaining ground from where I was, though.
Rolled again with the blue belt from before, and sort of had an ego moment where I decided to pass quickly and tap him as many times as possible. I got him a few times during the session and felt like I vindicated the earlier triangle. Kind of stupid, but I got caught up in the moment. Gotta lay the ego to rest. Nevertheless, felt very strong and felt a second wind come through.
Rolled with a blue belt that is back after some time off. Hit some clean butterfly sweeps and locked up some nice x-guard sweeps. Passed nicely from top. Transitioned well. Tried to open my game up and see how he would react.
Last roll was vs. an older purple belt. Hit some spider guard sweeps and played a mobile knee on stomach top game. Found a combo in kimura from n/s, arm bar from side control, and bow and arrow choke. Stayed fluid and worked my game.
Had some bad moments today, but overall feel like I'm improving. I suppose it's good that some people were actually able to endanger me from my guard, as it doesn't happen as often lately now that my guard is getting better. I'm starting to get used to running over people, so when it doesn't go that way I get annoyed. Probably not the best attitude to carry.
Checkpoint-
-butterfly guard is getting better. need to remember to start with the forward lean (sim seminar) should try to arm drag right away if they try to engage and control my legs/knees. otherwise should try to either butterfly sweep or x-guard. otherwise, the guillotine and kimuras could be worked in somehow once i figure out the sweep game. footlock x-guard should be thrown in as well.
-half guard is really becoming a stopping point before i try to get to butterfly/half butterfly/x-guard. i'm getting better at blocking the crossface, which is preventing a lot of problems i used to have.
-spider guard- the mobile spider guard is the way to go. combo with de la riva, tripod, butterfly, x-guard, etc. should be hitting omoplatas and triangles from here once i get more adept.
-passing is getting better. the knee up and knee/elbow together is stopping a lot of problems i used to have. gotta continue to work on it. mobile pressure is the key. destroy the legs.
-half guard top is getting better as well. gotta recognize sweep setups and stop them. the kimura is critical from here. need to figure out when to crossface and when to kimura. two separate half guard games, but i need to find a way to blend them. the brabo/darce needs to make a comeback.
-side control is getting better. combo with knee on stomach is working out for me, as i'm able to set up more transitions and attacks. gotta figure out my pressure game more- the floating ribs are key.
-knee on stomach is coming back in the mix. gotta continue to develop it. baseball bat choke must be perfected.
-mount is not as good as i'd like it, but it's improving. i'm actually able to attack here to some degree, but i need to work on it more. need to prepare to s-mount and go knee on stomach when i recognize escape attempts.
-back mount is getting good. control is good, escape prevention is good, attacks are good. probably one of my strongest positions. gotta continue to master it.
-escapes are okay if i catch them in transition (wrestler's switch is becoming clutch), but once i am locked down i have lots of trouble. must put myself in danger vs. lower belts, but that's probably for another time (post tournament season?)
-standup needs to be practiced, period.
-tendency is to sweep from guard and then finish from top. submissions from the guard are not coming as often, as i'm electing to not play closed guard during training as much.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Log splitter to knee slide, take back from side control, inverted armbar
PM class
techniques-
-intverted armbar from side control
-take back from side control to north south transition
-log splitter guard opener to knee slide pass
notes-
-inverted armbar- cup elbow and rotate for increased effectiveness
-taking back- squat up or just pull them directly (faster)
-knee slide- after opening- elbow inside thigh
rolling-
-x-guard entries are good- patience and get under the hips
-double lapel attack- get over shoulder on both sides- hard to defend
-knee up and together with elbow- stops lots of attacks in guard
-protect crossface from half guard!
-wrestler's switch is good vs. lots of guard passes
-early hook vs. leg on shoulder is good (prepare for follow ups though)
-prepare to switch between mount/kos/side control if needed
-spider guard- stay mobile and switch it up
-twister- can get your back taken if you don't block the hip
techniques-
-intverted armbar from side control
-take back from side control to north south transition
-log splitter guard opener to knee slide pass
notes-
-inverted armbar- cup elbow and rotate for increased effectiveness
-taking back- squat up or just pull them directly (faster)
-knee slide- after opening- elbow inside thigh
rolling-
-x-guard entries are good- patience and get under the hips
-double lapel attack- get over shoulder on both sides- hard to defend
-knee up and together with elbow- stops lots of attacks in guard
-protect crossface from half guard!
-wrestler's switch is good vs. lots of guard passes
-early hook vs. leg on shoulder is good (prepare for follow ups though)
-prepare to switch between mount/kos/side control if needed
-spider guard- stay mobile and switch it up
-twister- can get your back taken if you don't block the hip
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Opening the guard from the knees
PM class
-head lockdown counter from guard
-guard opener- lapel and hip grip- from knees
-knee on shoulder pass
rolling-
-x-guard entries are good. must get underneath hips
-spider guard is still strong
-reminder- brabo chokes from half guard top
-head lockdown counter from guard
-guard opener- lapel and hip grip- from knees
-knee on shoulder pass
rolling-
-x-guard entries are good. must get underneath hips
-spider guard is still strong
-reminder- brabo chokes from half guard top
Monday, April 7, 2008
Floating ribs
Gotta figure out where these ribs are so that I can put heavy pressure on my opponents from side control. Too high= weight is distributed along ribcage/cartilage (still good control, but not high pressure). Too low- they can maybe sit up or stiff arm you.
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