Flower Sweep and Headlock Escapes

Clip from Arte Suave. Xande explains the flower sweep he uses against Marcelo and an escape he used against Jacare.



Interesting to see his hand placement on the flower sweep. The escape he used on Jacare is the exact same technique as the belly out escape against a headlock. Key here is the underhook, which would be needed for a headlock escape or a half guard reversal/escape which Xande was able to do.

3.24.10 - Training

Gi

Worked from closed guard attack w/ collar grip.

Arm Bar from closed guard:
- cross #1 and #2, track their thumb
- use knees to swing them on top
- look for opposite arm bar, releasing cross #1

Collar Choke and combos
- make sure elbow is on top of their bicep for control

Palm up/palm down choke to:
- armbar
- triangle

#3 grip to:
- scissor
- scissor fail to kimura

Jeff and Mike gave me some good tips on my pendulum game:

Grips/Control points:
- armpit
- elbow
* using far arm and pinning head

Taking back:
- lawnmower, switch to near arm control of sleeve
- lazy man, far arm controls elbow and open them up (open for straight armlock)
* look into using grip 6 as a control point when taking the back

Attacks:
- lazy man combo
- think of combining shoulder clip
- when working for the arm to omoplata, try and lock the triangle first rather than going to the omoplata on far arm.

Contemplating working on butterfly / open guard the next 3 months. I feel as if my escapes and defense has improved, which was my goal for the 1st 3 months. I did branch into back attacks a bit. Need to focus in on what to work on these next 3 months.

Topics to consider:
- continuing the closed guard attack
- butterfly / open guard
- back attacks
- guard passing

Decisions, decisions.

3.22.10 - Training

"Tournaments are an opportunity for someone to show you holes in your game to work on." - Jeff Baldwin

Grips:


1. Wrist
2. Elbow / Tricep
3. Deep in the collar (behind neck)
4. Shallow on the collar
5. Belt (front)
6. Belt (back)
7. Knee
8. Ankle

Arm Bar from closed guard:
- cross #1 and #2, track their thumb
- use knees to swing them on top
- look for opposite arm bar, releasing cross #1

Collar Choke and combos
- make sure elbow is on top of their bicep for control

Palm up/palm down choke to:
- armbar
- triangle

#3 grip to:
- scissor
- scissor fail to kimura

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.