Due to the glute and shoulder injury sustained at the end of July, I am still out of commision and hoping for a December return so I am going to come and watch lesson to absorb learning that way.
PUMMELING
Swimming the arms through
SINGLE ARM NECK CLINCH PUMMEL
Getting the palms to the back of the neck
TAKING THE BACK
Swimming but dropping under on the lead knee, stepping around with the other leg and taking the back. Maintain the positive psoture and strong eyes
TAKEDOWN WHEN HAVING THE BACK
Rear waist drag
CHANGING LEVELS TO GET THE BACK
Lead knee down and drive forwards keeping the neck in tight and use the shoulder and side of the head to disrupt his balance and break his posture. He must step back when you drive into him otherwise he will be set and able to possibly take the neck.
KNEE BAR
Trainagle the lower leg and with your belly on his knee, extend his legs to push his feet to the floor for the extension on the joint
SPARRING OBSERVATIONS
Scramble
Posture
Movement
Space
Saturday 7 October 2017
Saturday 26 August 2017
26/8/17: Patello Jiu Jitsu (nogi)
Today was my first session at a newly established BJJ club in Chessington called Patello Jiu Jitsu. The teacher is Master Rodolfo Patello was is currently the rank of 3rd degree black belt. The club is full of great people wanting to learn and support and they could not have been more welcoming and friendly.
WARM UP
15 minute jog followed by stretching and mobilising routine of the main joints and muscle groups.
DRILL
The focus at the moment is submissions from side control and chaining them together in a series.
Person A starts in turtle as Person B side back control. From here Person A grips to the body (using the upper arm) Peron B's arm and rolls for the sweep and move into side control. Each submission always started in side control.
The series was:
Americana (Back of his palm down, elbow to hip) pull the elbow tight to his hip the lift off the floor ensuring that the back of the palm stays on the floor.
Arm bar: stretching the arm long perpendicular to their body and sliding your forearm under the elbow as the fulcrum.
Kimura: (palm of his hand down, palm to the same plane as his shoulder) Have it tight then step a foot over the head to raise the shoulders off the floor then rotate to put the torque on their shoulder.
Arm bar: secure the far side shoulder and upper arm, pull it into their centre (as much as it will go), put the head side palm down next to their head (far side) as you step up with the same side foot on the near side of their head. Continue the motion by sitting around and over the head and placing the stepping foot tight to and under their lat and leaning back with the arm for the arm bar.
Head and arm: they go to defend and escape by using an arm to move your head. Help them by continuing the motion and pushing it with your left then putting the right side of your head on their upper arm. Left arm slides under their head and feeds into the crook of the right arm as apply pressure to the forehead with the right palm. Once secure, knees slide the right shin across the belly followed by the left. However, ensure pressure through the legs on their hips or lower abdomen. Now on the other side of their body, bring the near side hip and through. Your legs will look like you’re in scarf hold control. From here, hug into yourself to finish off the submission.
SPAR
4 rounds, each lasting 10 minutes. Yes, I had forgotten the exhaustion, the pain and grind on the body, the discomfort, the post rolling shakes as the muscles were so depleted. My focus today was about trying to stay relaxed as possible, breath awareness and control and endeavouring to flow. In addition, if something was not there, then moving on. I also forgot how thoroughly addictive live grappling sparring is. What a bloody buzz.
DRILL
Going back over the series of submissions from side control taught earlier in the class.
Monday 30 March 2015
Class notes 30/3/15: attacking the arms
Warm up: flowing movement get get warmed up.
Technique development
Open guard to the feet:
Shin across his torso - get on your side, post up on your hand and drag the lower leg out. Keep a solid clinch control of his neck as you will need this base as the drag the leg out. Essentially you are changing the angle of the hips so that you end up with the hips facing down.
Attacking the arm from bottom control: Simply you are looking for an elbow extension.
Taking an arm and wrap with an overlook above the elbow - hug to your face as you move on to the side of your hip - knee pressure applied to the shoulder of the wrapped arm - keep it all tight, allow no gaps - shrug his arm off your head and it falls to the falls - grab the lat and transition to back control.
Attacking the arm from centre control:
Person on the bottom tries to hip up and roll - person in centre control needs to apply knee pressure to side that is being hip used - you want to be up on the foot and the knee is touching the head. This was drilled 3 on each side then change.
From here we then looked at setting up the shoulder suppression, elbow extension and shoulder rotation.
Lee made the point that these 'submissions' should not be bolted on to a never ending line or list of submissions but most that they translate into a variety of positions be it bottom control or centre control. The same submissions happen as your bodies are in the same relationship to each other and not the floor. An elbow extension can happen in many different orientations not just the classic lying on your back variation.
Free form sparring x 3 rounds
Technique development
Open guard to the feet:
Shin across his torso - get on your side, post up on your hand and drag the lower leg out. Keep a solid clinch control of his neck as you will need this base as the drag the leg out. Essentially you are changing the angle of the hips so that you end up with the hips facing down.
Attacking the arm from bottom control: Simply you are looking for an elbow extension.
Taking an arm and wrap with an overlook above the elbow - hug to your face as you move on to the side of your hip - knee pressure applied to the shoulder of the wrapped arm - keep it all tight, allow no gaps - shrug his arm off your head and it falls to the falls - grab the lat and transition to back control.
Attacking the arm from centre control:
Person on the bottom tries to hip up and roll - person in centre control needs to apply knee pressure to side that is being hip used - you want to be up on the foot and the knee is touching the head. This was drilled 3 on each side then change.
From here we then looked at setting up the shoulder suppression, elbow extension and shoulder rotation.
Lee made the point that these 'submissions' should not be bolted on to a never ending line or list of submissions but most that they translate into a variety of positions be it bottom control or centre control. The same submissions happen as your bodies are in the same relationship to each other and not the floor. An elbow extension can happen in many different orientations not just the classic lying on your back variation.
Free form sparring x 3 rounds
Tuesday 24 March 2015
Garry Tonon v Kron Gracie
Kron Gracie v Garry Tonon ADCC China 2013 -77kg second round. Go to http://www.bjjscout.com for ADCC day 1 and 2 review.
Monday 23 March 2015
Class notes 23/3/15: wrestling drills and triangle escapes
Wrestling drills:
Front body clinch (high under his armpits or at the base of the spine) - change level to side body clinch - move round for the single leg - quarter turn to knee tap. Maintain head or ear pressure throughout.
The clinch grip is not 50/50 through the arms. Pin one elbow to the hip and pull the hand towards you as if closing the gap with the blade of the forearm.
Double leg shoot with knee step - side body clinch - lift - change level for shoulder drive.
When shooting in keep the eyes up.
Shoulder control - defend with taking wrist control on far side arm - nearside arm - overlook - lift your elbow but drop the shoulder as you step the rear leg back and around for a throw - the throw will off balance him - transition to snap down head control - pin your shoulder through the control point between his shoulder blades.
Escape from shoulder with leg suppression (triangle):
Separation - getting the head away from the shoulder which the opponent is trying to close off. Posture up, lift the chin, the eyes, push on his torso and get the knees behind his hips.
The next step of the ladder is to pass a leg on to his chest, this will cause further separation and make the breaking down of your posture extremely difficult. You might end up in a 50/50 fight for legs submissions but better this than getting choked out.
He might now go for the elbow extension as the arm is extended whilst you are on your knees.
Option one as he looks to pass the legs is to simply rip the elbow out past his hips.
Option two is to fold the arm back to your hip and chest spin 270 degrees over his legs into something looking like side control.
Freeform sparring:
I got the leg with shoulder suppression escapes to work against Lee. It was hard and a challenge but they do work I was playing a lot tonight with being creative in attack and defence - trying to roll more, be more inverted in positions, look for leg grips. I might not have been successful but they were the ideas in my mind.
As always, a fabulously fun session with a balance of technical learning and learning with a non compliant partner.
Front body clinch (high under his armpits or at the base of the spine) - change level to side body clinch - move round for the single leg - quarter turn to knee tap. Maintain head or ear pressure throughout.
The clinch grip is not 50/50 through the arms. Pin one elbow to the hip and pull the hand towards you as if closing the gap with the blade of the forearm.
Double leg shoot with knee step - side body clinch - lift - change level for shoulder drive.
When shooting in keep the eyes up.
Shoulder control - defend with taking wrist control on far side arm - nearside arm - overlook - lift your elbow but drop the shoulder as you step the rear leg back and around for a throw - the throw will off balance him - transition to snap down head control - pin your shoulder through the control point between his shoulder blades.
Escape from shoulder with leg suppression (triangle):
Separation - getting the head away from the shoulder which the opponent is trying to close off. Posture up, lift the chin, the eyes, push on his torso and get the knees behind his hips.
The next step of the ladder is to pass a leg on to his chest, this will cause further separation and make the breaking down of your posture extremely difficult. You might end up in a 50/50 fight for legs submissions but better this than getting choked out.
He might now go for the elbow extension as the arm is extended whilst you are on your knees.
Option one as he looks to pass the legs is to simply rip the elbow out past his hips.
Option two is to fold the arm back to your hip and chest spin 270 degrees over his legs into something looking like side control.
Freeform sparring:
I got the leg with shoulder suppression escapes to work against Lee. It was hard and a challenge but they do work I was playing a lot tonight with being creative in attack and defence - trying to roll more, be more inverted in positions, look for leg grips. I might not have been successful but they were the ideas in my mind.
As always, a fabulously fun session with a balance of technical learning and learning with a non compliant partner.
Monday 16 March 2015
Class notes 16/3/15: Top control escapes and fighting from disadvantaged positions.
Escapes from top control (mount)
First 3, practise in any order for a few rounds then looked at chaining any 3 motions together. Time to explore and experiment. The first 2 attempts 'fail' and the 3rd is a successful escape.
1: hip up and roll (blocking the arm in the direction you want to roll them).
2: hands on hips and lower knee out to full leg trap.
3: hand under armpits to elevate (as if you are sliding under them).
Technique 4: shrimping. This was practised as a solo drill moving around the floor then with our partners.
Other combination escapes from top control:
Elevation escape - they sit back - use this momentum to push on his hips for the shrimping escape.
Hip up and roll escape - drop hips to the floor and fall to the side and shrimp out. We did this in without our partners to drill the motion then with our partners.
Reversal from bottom control (guard) using the shoulder and bicep suppression (head and arm triangle):
Pass an arm across your centreline, sink in the bicep and shoulder - maintain control with your arms and head as you scoot the hips out from underneath him. You need to lower his centre of gravity from off you to make the several as smooth and efficient as possible. Whichever arm is passed across his centreline, that is the way his base is weak and therefore the way you will be reversing him. If right arm is across his centre that means I will be rolling to my left. Hips out to the right lie on your side - work the right foot into his inner thigh - maintain the leg position - now move the left elbow to the floor and pull your head out - he should rotate on to his back. This was quite tricky to get but for me, one the head was being pulled out then the reversal seemed effortless. Before then I was trying to elevate with my leg, wrench the reversal. The key seems to be that his being pulled out. When reversed you end up in side control (on top).
Free form sparring:
Rolled with Mishel, we tangled for time over a downward shoulder rotation (him on top and me underneath).
Limited positional sparring:
One person has to keep their back on the mat, other can go to any position. If the person on their back escapes then switch. Both can look for submissions.
One person starts with sitting back control, can move to any orientation so long as back control is maintained. Th gaining of a submission signals the end of the round and switch.
No arm control: anything goes except no manipulation or control of the arms allowed, going for the submission.
Sprint sparring - normal pace then 3 rounds of 20-second high intensity motion, dominance and submission if possible. Almost Tabaata protocol, almost.
First 3, practise in any order for a few rounds then looked at chaining any 3 motions together. Time to explore and experiment. The first 2 attempts 'fail' and the 3rd is a successful escape.
1: hip up and roll (blocking the arm in the direction you want to roll them).
2: hands on hips and lower knee out to full leg trap.
3: hand under armpits to elevate (as if you are sliding under them).
Technique 4: shrimping. This was practised as a solo drill moving around the floor then with our partners.
Other combination escapes from top control:
Elevation escape - they sit back - use this momentum to push on his hips for the shrimping escape.
Hip up and roll escape - drop hips to the floor and fall to the side and shrimp out. We did this in without our partners to drill the motion then with our partners.
Reversal from bottom control (guard) using the shoulder and bicep suppression (head and arm triangle):
Pass an arm across your centreline, sink in the bicep and shoulder - maintain control with your arms and head as you scoot the hips out from underneath him. You need to lower his centre of gravity from off you to make the several as smooth and efficient as possible. Whichever arm is passed across his centreline, that is the way his base is weak and therefore the way you will be reversing him. If right arm is across his centre that means I will be rolling to my left. Hips out to the right lie on your side - work the right foot into his inner thigh - maintain the leg position - now move the left elbow to the floor and pull your head out - he should rotate on to his back. This was quite tricky to get but for me, one the head was being pulled out then the reversal seemed effortless. Before then I was trying to elevate with my leg, wrench the reversal. The key seems to be that his being pulled out. When reversed you end up in side control (on top).
Free form sparring:
Rolled with Mishel, we tangled for time over a downward shoulder rotation (him on top and me underneath).
Limited positional sparring:
One person has to keep their back on the mat, other can go to any position. If the person on their back escapes then switch. Both can look for submissions.
One person starts with sitting back control, can move to any orientation so long as back control is maintained. Th gaining of a submission signals the end of the round and switch.
No arm control: anything goes except no manipulation or control of the arms allowed, going for the submission.
Sprint sparring - normal pace then 3 rounds of 20-second high intensity motion, dominance and submission if possible. Almost Tabaata protocol, almost.
Monday 9 March 2015
Class notes 9/3/15 leg submission focus
Wall wrestling into takedowns:
Person with back against the wall defends, attacker attempts to get the takedown. Head pressure is key as is a positive spine. If he drops his head, don't match it; either get on top of his shoulders and neck or change levels and drop to attack his knees and hips whilst maintaining correct posture and structure.
Ankle extension against sitting back control:
Sitting on the floor, partner takes your back and wraps his legs around your body, feet resting at groin crease. He makes the error of crossing his legs at the ankles. Pull his feet away but keep them crossed and over hook your same side leg as the leg he has on top. Lever your knee to the floor as you raise your hips fro the finish.
Ankle rotation from side control into 3 variants:
Basic:
Side control - he defends the pass by crossing his legs - reach with the head side arm for the outside edge of his foot the is crossed on the knee. Insert your other hand as if to DWL the ankle - turn his ankle towards his chest for the rotation finish.
Square to him:
As above but move so that you're facing him with his shin across your belly, finish by turning that little toe towards his chest.
Sitting on his leg:
As above bit sit on the leg that is not being controlled. This will greatly limit his ability to move or escape.
Fake the ankle rotation to set up for full mount:
Lee said this was something Rickson used to do attack the foot in side control, as if going for the submission, his opponent would feel this and pull the leg away thus setting themselves up to be easily passed from side control into centre control (mount)
Knee extension from side control:
Person on their back recovers for a full leg trap (half guard) - press down on the face to stop the body turning - step over and sit on his torso - underhook his knee and hug it to your chest - keeping it tight lean back and lie next to him (bring the leg with you) - squeeze your knee together - head next to his foot - look back over your head as you push your hips for the finish.
Calf compression from side control:
Lee did this to me several weeks ago, it took two weeks for the bruising to go down after the 2 days of swelling on the leg!)
Find yourself in a similar position (sitting on his belly as above) - underhook the leg behind the knee so the hand is just past. You want ultimately to rotate the wrist bones into the top of the calf. Before the rotation you need to trap his leg, fall to your side, figure four your legs then turn the wrist for the finish. This one is tricky for me to articulate, I can visualise it just struggle to put it down into words that make sense.
Free form grappling x3 rounds
Person with back against the wall defends, attacker attempts to get the takedown. Head pressure is key as is a positive spine. If he drops his head, don't match it; either get on top of his shoulders and neck or change levels and drop to attack his knees and hips whilst maintaining correct posture and structure.
Ankle extension against sitting back control:
Sitting on the floor, partner takes your back and wraps his legs around your body, feet resting at groin crease. He makes the error of crossing his legs at the ankles. Pull his feet away but keep them crossed and over hook your same side leg as the leg he has on top. Lever your knee to the floor as you raise your hips fro the finish.
Ankle rotation from side control into 3 variants:
Basic:
Side control - he defends the pass by crossing his legs - reach with the head side arm for the outside edge of his foot the is crossed on the knee. Insert your other hand as if to DWL the ankle - turn his ankle towards his chest for the rotation finish.
Square to him:
As above but move so that you're facing him with his shin across your belly, finish by turning that little toe towards his chest.
Sitting on his leg:
As above bit sit on the leg that is not being controlled. This will greatly limit his ability to move or escape.
Fake the ankle rotation to set up for full mount:
Lee said this was something Rickson used to do attack the foot in side control, as if going for the submission, his opponent would feel this and pull the leg away thus setting themselves up to be easily passed from side control into centre control (mount)
Knee extension from side control:
Person on their back recovers for a full leg trap (half guard) - press down on the face to stop the body turning - step over and sit on his torso - underhook his knee and hug it to your chest - keeping it tight lean back and lie next to him (bring the leg with you) - squeeze your knee together - head next to his foot - look back over your head as you push your hips for the finish.
Calf compression from side control:
Lee did this to me several weeks ago, it took two weeks for the bruising to go down after the 2 days of swelling on the leg!)
Find yourself in a similar position (sitting on his belly as above) - underhook the leg behind the knee so the hand is just past. You want ultimately to rotate the wrist bones into the top of the calf. Before the rotation you need to trap his leg, fall to your side, figure four your legs then turn the wrist for the finish. This one is tricky for me to articulate, I can visualise it just struggle to put it down into words that make sense.
Free form grappling x3 rounds
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