Thursday 25 October 2012

Spider 2

With NC

Sweeps from spider, inc. swapping hands, foot hip and foot behind knee - effective and simple

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Spider

Worked spider sweeps

Ease of movement off back:
Straight leg, head up, tiny part of back on floor - mobile
2 x sleeves and feet biceps - turn them for sweep or pop through for triangle

Only 4 on mats

Monday 22 October 2012

Takedowns and side control

Drilled with NR

Single leg > hand plant > bottom leg to outside (legal) > roll > side control (hook and pull arm up)

Side control tip: switch hips to clear near arm then back to normal side control

POI: hands on body/grips -- avoid floor when necessary

Rolled NR and JH

Saturday 20 October 2012

Spider Guard

With Bc

Drilled spider guard sweeps and some basic throws


Wednesday 17 October 2012

"The Most Important Butterfly Guard Sweep"



  1. Begin with the underhook
  2. Grip elbow and clamp arm with elbow
  3. Bring foot across
  4. Fall onto side, ear to mat
  5. Elevate leg with instep
  6. Sit through to modified scarf hold

Monday 15 October 2012

Passing Butterfly - Hips

Drilled with C

Drilled passing butterfly (pushing legs over, knees tight, etc.) - bearing weight then switching hips to take SC

Saturday 13 October 2012

Lapel choke from bottom 1/2 and elsewhere

Drilled ed with BC

Worked on a lapel choke from 1/2 guard (it also works from guard, SC, etc.)


  1. Right hand passes their lapel over their back to left hand
  2. left hand passes back to right hand under their neck
  3. left hand slides across front of throat and holds shoulder
  4. pull for choke

Thursday 11 October 2012

Butterfly - focus on passing around

Drilled with LJ

Worked butterfly - popping arm over, passing guard, jumping guard (over the top), switching hips in to SC, and sliding knee through the gap

Also did hand on chest spinning around left hand on chest to get mount (tough)

Stamina is still poor after time off

Tapped LJ's head

Wednesday 10 October 2012

SC to N/S to armbar to kimura

Drilled with J

Worked side control into N/S into straight armbar (with knee up) to kimura to far side and back

Specific drilled above - v. tiring

Rolled with J and DC


Monday 8 October 2012

Takedowns and butterfly

With Bc

Worked on takedowns from clinch - basic trip, 2 on 1 arm into roll, collar arm foot between legs and over

Drilled butterfly - with sweep into guard if they roll you over the top - and great knee slide through to side control

Only rolled with Sm


Saturday 6 October 2012

Flow

Drilled with Bc

Flowed:
Armbar > omoplata > triangle > armbar > sweep > straight armbar > kimura > wristlock > armlock

Rolled with Bc, Lw, Ld

Thursday 4 October 2012

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Butterfly

Drilled with 4

Worked throws and walls

Butterfly against wall > hips > butterfly > arms > shelf > sit up > underhook > sweep other side securing arm - if they hold knee, push leg through their legs, etc.

Had to leave before sparring


Monday 1 October 2012

Kimura & sweep

Drilled with J

Worked Kimura rolling out into armbar (hooking lock side leg with my leg)

Rolled with Ah, Ch, J