3.9.08 #36

Trained with Ferret and Lloyd

Tonight we reviewed the arm bar that I have been working all week. We started with the guard pass and reviewed the baseball choke, the neck crank and the arm bar. There are two keys that I picked up tonight that were huge in the success of the move. First, the step over. If I can get my ankle to my opponents throat or to his arm pit, the success rate is much higher. So now with the step over I have a focal point, I am looking to put the ankle to his throat and make him miserable. Second, the off leg needs to be kicked in to the opponents head, combine this with the figure four grip and this move is going to be a high percentage finish for me.

After getting some reps in on the progression, I rollled with Lloyd. Lloyd's game has gotten much better, but that didn't keep me from getting my work in. I tried to run the arm bar as often as i could, but of course he was defending it solid. I caught him two or three times with it. I also was able to take his back several times which lead to my go to move, RNC. Then after working through tonight's progression, I decided to move to the arm drag. I caught him twice, both times ending with me taking his back and finishing with rear naked. Then I went back into the progression to get some more reps. Ferret suggested that I begin to work the arm triangle into my moves because I am getting that position a lot out of gift wrap. So that is what will be working this week.