5.14.08 #50 & #51

AM Class with Bamboo

I celebrated my 50th class since getting my blue belt by going to the gym this morning to start my day and kicked my own ass with a good leg work out. From there I went to watch Bamboo and Butter cup spare. Bamboo was sore, so I watched Butter work out - pretty damn impressive. From there, my class went down hill.

Today Bamboo showed us two moves from side. Bamboo started with making sure we are in a good position in side control, not up too high, one leg sprawled and the other leg with knee it at your opponents hip. Then we did the step over (after clearing the under-hook if necessary) from there you can take the razor or go for the Americana. If you go for the Americana, you need to go back into side control for better position. After that move, Bamboo showed us the arm bar from side control where you spin around your opponent at this point in class, Bamboo was nice enough to pair me up with someone that made Marcus Jones look little. My partner was now about 6'5" or 6'6" and 360 pounds of lovin'. I rolled through the arm bar with him a few times and when Bamboo called open mat, watched for a few minutes then I came home to go swimming with my baby girl.

PM Gi class with Rob

Since my morning class didn't go so well, I figured I would go to the evening class tonight too. We started class with the review of the butterfly choke from last week. What I missed was you need to be sitting on your hip more then in butterfly, so after reviewing this tonight and the work I did Sunday with Ferret, I think I understand this choke pretty well. They key with this move is you have to be patient before you try the choke. Once your opponent drops his eyes down or his head down, you can take the choke.

Then from there we moved to mount. Tonight we did the cross choke. The object is to mount the opponent and grip his collar with your right hand. Use the left hand to grab the other side of the collar and work your hand down to the ground. Drop your hips down onto your opponent and pull your elbows tight towards your stomach. Finish the choke. Then off of this move, you go to the s mount arm bar. The key to this move is you have to have the choke as a weapon. If your opponent defends the choke, you keep your right hand on your opponents collar and then do the s mount arm bar for the tap.

Tonight's class wasn't so well for me either, again I got paired up with the largest guy in class. I must have a strange opinion of what I look like, because I have no business rolling with 300 pound guys. My effin ribs are killing me now from having some huge guy do s mount arm bars on my chest. I owe Ferret a great big thank you for hurting my ribs back in September. The damn things don't want to heal.