3.17.10 - Training

"Success is not the destination; it's a way to travel." - Denis Waitley

Gi

Attacks from Closed Guard (same as 3.16.10)
- hip bump
- kimura
- guillotine variation using the gi
- omoplata
- look for triangle as well

Guillotine Variation
- cross collar grip and belt control
- create angle and use lat to choke

Drilled from this spot and got a round in with Jon.

Leg Over Pass:
- maybe freeing the leg is done by the "dragon whips it's tail?"

3.16.10 - Training

Gi

Attacks from Closed Guard (same as 3.15.10 but w/ gi)
- hip bump
- kimura
- guillotine
- omoplata
- look for triangle as well

Items to remember.
- using gi as control point
- if no belt, switch to brabo grip

Drilled from this spot and got a round in with Rafael.

Leg Over Pass:
- after opening them pick the mount or 101 before looking for leg over

3.15.10 - Training

No-Gi

Attacks from Closed Guard
- hip bump
- kimura
- guillotine

Items to remember.
- create the space to sit up
- turn elbow up for guillotine
- wiggle

Got 5 rounds in of rolling.

Garage Training

Got to train at the house.

Guillotine work from butterfly

- from head and arm control in butterfly
- push in for guillotine, lean to side and sweep

Guillotine from half guard (top position)

- sprawl
- dig ribs into neck
- other arm check top leg, look for opening
- dump truck to finish

Butterfly notes (using head and arm control)

- remember to elevate opponent's arm by turning elbow out and up
- do not necessarily need opponent's arm locked in the bend of neck. makes it easier for opponent to escape

Passing against Z-Guard

- grab foot and turn up to open for over the shoulder pass
- use elbow to pry it open and look for over the shoulder pass

De La Riva Sweep

- pass arm between their legs to your hand
- not sure if grabbing should be under or over my leg
- dive in between their legs and roll them over

De La Riva Sweep #2

- attack far arm
- turn knees to dump em

Reverse De La Riva

- remember to coax em to come to you by pulling them in w/ your hook
- hook legs w/ arms
- be sure to turn opponent's knee out to make sweep easier

Taking Back

- w/ no hooks, block same side arm (preferably elbow)
- other arm should be keeping you tight
- drive em to roll over their shoulder
- w/ harness walk em up to get hooks

Sidemount escape

- use pendulm when opponent is flat
- when curled, better to bridge

Fun day of picking apart certain trouble areas. Got to roll a little with my stiff neck. Played w/ the de la riva and starting to see openings. There is really no difference when using the de la riva when someone is standing or kneeling w/ knee up. Pretty excited.

Remember to attack left and right

1st day back

So I went back to gym to roll today. Felt very nervous with my elbow. When I rolled with Mike I noticed my left arm doesn't feel as strong.

One thing we worked on was trying to control from the guard:

Tripod

• From the open guard
• Grab their lead leg
• Same side leg goes into their hip
• Opposite arm grabs their arm (same side that your leg is on)
• Other leg hooks behind their ankle
• Extend leg and pull arm and ankle to off balance

Seems like a very good position to try and control. Has openings for the x-guard, omoplatas and triangles.

Guillotines

Worked on the ten finger guillotine.

• Bend of wrist in neck
• Crunch body and have chest sit on their head / neck
• Grab arm that's in
• Sit to the side and pull up

Had problems w/ my guillotines when to go w/ which grip.

Other notes

• Mike mentioned that I need to work combinations. Often I find myself going and working for one set up rather than working from an arm drag to guillotine and back to guillotine.
• Key is to get your opponent to react
• Gotta focus in on my guard and controlling opponents.
• Another thing to think about is not sitting and waiting for a reaction but making your opponent react.
• Focus on driving your opponent's arms into them when working from open guard.