5.19.08 #53

Beginner Class with Rob

Tonight we worked out of guard, we started with a modified pendulum sweep. From there we used the move to take back. Then the third move of the night was the same set up going to razor.

I rolled for about 15 minutes tonight. There were a lot of new faces. I got some good work in, tried to run the s mount arm bar several times, it was about 5 or 6 tries before I finally caught it. I also tried a few other moves tonight. I tried to run the move of the night (it was my goofy side) so it didn't go so well. I also tried some arm bars and a triangle choke from guard before I went back to top position and took an arm triangle. The third roll, I started with an arm drag that I missed, and went into guard, again I went for a triangle choke and missed, putting my opponent (Paul) going towards side control, I put him back in guard and set up for another triangle attempt this time trapping his right arm with my left and going for the choke, this time I missed and he took half guard. I then went for the arm bar set up that Bamboo showed me a few weeks ago, problem was I got flattened out and Paul had my arm. Needless to say it ended badly. I was submitted via Americana.