Class notes November 2014: escapes and reversals from your back

Solo drill escape warm up: these are some of the motions used in the partner work.

Shrimp: lie on back, feet under hips, hips away and pike position to touch toes as lying on your side.

Bridge: lie on back, feet under hips, lift hips and move to crown of the head, arms overhead so back of hands touch the floor and back again.

Hip up roll: lie on back, feet under hips, lift hips and turn onto the outside of a shoulder, same side face on the mat, reach opposite arm and leg over and end up perpendicular to your original position with knees tucked in. This image illustrates in part the concept of the motion.

4 escapes from centre control (mount:
Drilling the 4 escapes with our partner then chaining them in sets of 3. The first 2 fail and the third one works. This was about constant movement and manipulation of him, not allowing him to settle and thinking of a series of moves not balls out for one. We could do the 3 in any order eg, 1, 2, 3 or 1, 1, 1 and so on.

1: hip escape to leg trap in half guard.
2: hip escape for complete escape.
3: trap and wrap an arm and same side ankle, bridge and roll.
4: hip up and shooting out from underneath under his hips.

Escape / reversal from bottom control (guard:
Wrapping the arms with underhooks, getting to a side and coming under an arm and grabbing the far side lat. Pull hard o the lat to see what pressure he gives.



To reverse and roll him you need to do three things. Keep the leg trap trap, you are essentially humping the outside of his leg, reach through his legs and under his knee and capture around on his hip, straighten the legs (keeping the leg trap) and move your hips around his leg so you now appear to be humping the inside of his legs.You need to go back under him to roll him. When doing this at first I struggled as my hips were wrong, the head was not going under and the leg trap went off and on. But after some extra coaching from Lee it started to come along for both me and my partner.



Tag team grappling: As it says!



Free form rounds: Sparring for position and submission.



Heavy vs light: Heavy fighter stays on his back, lighter fighter can go for submissions and positions. I got Seb then Milzy. If this means anything to you, you know the difficulties both these guys present. Python strength and fluidity. Both a nightmare and a pleasure to work with.



Slaughtered by Seb: An extra roll with Seb to practise, practise, and practise some more. Always hard. always lose. always love itna .