7.1.08 #66

AM with Rob

Today's class was just what I needed for some offense from guard. Rob started class by showing us an MMA move that allows you to kick your opponent from your back. Put your opponent in guard, cobra grips (make sure your elbows are to your hips to keep your opponent from swimming his arms back in) and then put your feet on his hips. Swim out, apply pressure to his elbow and move down to his wrists. Shrimp out and kick your opponent with your heel in the sternum. Sweet move. From this we moved into the triangle choke. The set up was identical but the point that stuck with me was not to jump for the home run right off the bat. You know your opponent is going to posture up, so throw him into a shoulder jump and cross your legs. From there - SHAKE AND BAKE - throw your hips up as high into the air as you can and as you come down throw your feet to your head ***DON'T DO A CRUNCH*** Kick your feet back to break his posture, catch your ankle, other foot to the hip and finish. From there we went into another MMA move, from butterfly or guard, grab your opponents head, your elbow to you knee, post up and stand up as you apply pressure with your front foot to his hip. As you stand up bring the weight to his hip and press your hips into his head, then proceed to smash his face or take the mount. Great class today. I got to work with Dave and we got a bunch of good reps in.

After class, Wally let me work some of my open guard passes with him, I didn't do so well but I learned a few keys. Wally pointed out that when I do the butterfly pass, to really apply pressure to his waist and control his hips. Don't bother putting all of my weight on my head on the ground, apply the pressure to my shoulders at his waist. I look forward to working this more.