6.17.08 #63

Advanced class with Rob

Tonight's class was 3 moves to take mount. It was a laid back, cool class, and it was something that I needed to review. Rob started off showing us a move from side to mount that I hadn't seen before - double under hook to mount. You smash your opponent's head with what-time-is-it and then move that under their arm to establish the double under hook. Then from there put your fist to the floor and do the patented Rob "smash the head" then take mount. The second move was the mount that Ferret taught me awhile ago and I thought I had down pat - not the case. I was putting my foot to much to the floor and not hooking with it enough and spinning off it. This is one of my favorite passes when I work out of half-guard into side. The third pass is one that won't be added into my game any time soon. You go to knee-on-belly, but with the wrong knee and the spin around your opponent, using your hand on his knee to push you and your knee to spin on. A little too "finesse" for me.

After the three moves, Joey suggested we drill. Great idea! I love when we drill. Rob put 4 guys down and we had to take side and work towards mount. The down man was to put us back into guard. I ran the drill about 6 times and wasn't able to take mount, but it was great work going against some of the better guys at GT. I went against 3 different body types and different levels from high blue to brown. It was a great class. On a side note, I took Leland to the kids class tonight and he got a little beat up. It was good to see him on the mat. I look forward to taking the boys to class with me on Wednesday nights.