4.2.08 #39

Trained with Bamboo

I could tell I was away from BJJ for awhile, I was not on my game today. It doesn't help that Bamboo's jiu-jitsu is head and shoulders above mine. We rolled for ten minutes or so today and I don't think Bamboo even worked up a sweat submitting me at will from his back, from the mount, taking my back.

The focal point of my training today was to work on maintaining mount. Bamboo showed me how to apply head pressure and base out. We always discussed ways for me to keep my weight off of my opponent and to look for the upa and the knee escape and be ready for them. The mount training worked its way into submissions from the mount. Bamboo also showed me a great way of getting the arms up. Bring my chest to their arm, the arm only needs to be up a little bit and then smash the head. It was a great set up for gift wrap. We also looked at the arm bar from mount. I am looking forward to training more with Bamboo and spending more time focusing on just one or two moves so I can add them to my game.