Wednesday 25 January 2012

Cold/flu. Grr!

Pretty sure I caught it training but it's now stopping me from training.



Frustrating!

I can't bring myself to do it, knowing I could infect other guys at the school.

Would you train (roll, drill) with a cold?



Monday 23 January 2012

Monday

Partnered with Ch.

Drilled sweeps:

Scissor
Flower/pendulum
Armwrap

+ above sweeps into armbars

eg. Scissor setup > shoot leg through to back > armbar

My mind was cloudy today, but I still enjoyed the class.

Saturday 21 January 2012

Saturday: gi & nogi

Drilled with Td.

Gi:

Closed guard > Kimura sweep into back > bow and arrow choke

Rolled light with Td. He appreciated the calm approach.

Nogi:

Side control > feed over arm > knee belly > step over (left) securing arm > armlock ->
If they turn arm towards pocket > kimura
If they turn arm towards head > slide leg under neck for triangle OR left leg under right knee (fig 4) > base on hands > drag them out to lock arm

Good sessions

Thursday 19 January 2012

2 hours: gi & nogi

Gi:

Drilled with Sn.
Continued working on sweeps from Monday. Went well. Rolled for 10 afterwards.

Nogi:

Worked mainly with Nc.

Drilled clinch/underhook flows ->
Duck under take side
Duck under take back

Takedowns:
Jab > overhand (setup) > knee grab (hold tight to body, head on outside) ->
Grab > kneeling > knee belly > strike > high mount > strike
Grab > hold leg (place on knee) > turn face in > step out & takedown > mount/strike




Spin wall work:
In tight > right hand to pull calf  & create space > feed leg in > step to side (same side as leg wrap) > lift leg +sweep > step back in front > strike



Brilliant!


Wednesday 18 January 2012

Wednesday

Basics with Gr.

Drilled:

Submissions:
Armbar
Triangle

Sweeps from guard:
Double ankle grab



Sickle + variation (control wrists, foot on hips, grip but do NOT underhook ankle, pop leg through opposite).


Rolled with Gr and Lz.
Both dismantled me, especially Lz who is a beast now!

Conversation I had with Gr (paraphrased):
Me: "I just couldn't get that sweep!"
Gr: "You need to train more"
True.

Training 2 hours Thursday.

Tuesday 17 January 2012

Monday & back

Late bus.

Drilled with lil.

Worked 2 sweeps from xguard, including pendulum.



Into knee on belly - armbar - defend vs their omoplata into armbar and finally, sitting out into choke with leg over neck

Went well!