7.13.08 #69.2

Gi with Ferret

Tonight's main objective was two moves - darce choke and the bulldog. The darce choke, I thought I knew, but this intro is much more effective and takes the move to a much higher submission percentage. The trick when you go for the darce is to smash the head to the ground and to you. Then reach for the back of the neck. Once you get that, bring your knees out of the way, to clear the arm, go to the "rear naked" grip and drop the hips for the finish. The alternative off of that is the bulldog. Instead of gripping your hands "rear naked", you grab your wrist. Then you walk towards north/south and keep your opponent from going to his knees. Put your knees on his head, tightening the grip, then put your knee in his back and set your other leg out for base, drop your ribs and weight and lift up on the neck. I enjoyed the bulldog, definitely something I want to work on and add to my game. We also worked some defense against these moves, as well as, Ferret and Matt's 3 positions from side and a few escapes. Ferret and I rolled for about 15 minutes tonight too. It was a great class. Plus, I got to watch Jeremy and MM do some striking.