11/2/08 #73.5

As you can see I didn't manage to get to class this week. Gotta love the new schedule, it ROCKS!

Did get Ferret to meet me on Sunday because I was asked to work. I know, right? If I have to drive to Tampa on Sunday, I might as well train. Ferret was nice enough to meet me on short notice.

Training started like last week with the shoulder jump. Ferret is trying to get me to make a more aggressive jump - bring my hips to my opponent and hang on, forcing them to deal with the weight plus the aggressive squeeze. He also showed me a new way to set it up, by using the right hand underneath or across the opposite arm. It is a different set up and thinks that it may allow for a little more success in the shoulder jump, so something I can try this week if my schedule will allow.

From there, we went back to guard passes. We keep working on this double elbow pass (for lack of better words) and that has lead to different variations of passes from our standard pass to a knee through pass that can bring you to knee on belly, our half guard pass, etc. Ferret is just trying to help me get my timing back, but also allow me to develop a stronger foundation with some of the basics.