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BJJ Updates

Ryan — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:43:20 +0000

BJJ has been going well. I feel I’m progressing, and retaining the technique knowledge. There are quite a few times when we’ll be rolling and I’ll remember some little thing I learned, or some way to move (often times this thinking is a few seconds late too ).

I’ve been able to complete more of the initial warm up as well. The first couple weeks it was pretty rough, and now I think i’m building up to that endurance level. I also noticed i’m not so winded right after the warm up and into the technique training. I figured this would happen I just knew it would take some time.

Guard Pass 1 and 2

Ryan — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:22:25 +0000

Tonight was great. We went over some basics for quite a while: Guard pass 1 and 2. Guard pass 1 is the typical pass where you break their closed guard, and pass under the leg. Guard pass 2 is where you are unable to break the closed guard, so you make yourself skinny in their guard and slam the legs down, and work your legs over.

After this we practiced the standing guillotine defense for a few minutes. This involves wrapping your arm around their shoulder, grabbing the opposite knee cap, walking around the knees, bumping, and going to the ground.

I’ve not been posting as regularly in the BJJ category, I think because sometimes the classes have quite a few techniques we learn, each one getting slightly more difficult. Also I believe it is because when I get home I’m dead tired, and am too busy at work typically.

Multiple Techniques

Ryan — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:21:35 +0000

Tonight we covered several techniques: Triangle, Tricks for getting the Triangle, Side mount Kimura, Side mount Kimura defense, Side mount to north/south kimura, Side mount to north/south kimura defense, and then something like side mount to north/south kimura defense defense. Each one played off the other, and for now it’s going to be quite a bit to try and describe each one.

Mark has been attending too, and last night he really seemed to enjoy it when we did the final roll when someone was attemping a kimura and was put off balance.

#33 Sit Up Sweep from Guard and #34 Kimura from Guard

Ryan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:47:00 +0000

These are separate moves with the same initial setup.

#33 Sit up Sweep from Guard

You are laying on your back. Opponent is in your closed guard. Opponent is moving, and finally sits straight up. You place both feet on the ground, pinning opponents feet. Twist upper body in one direction (almost a minor shrimp out), and place elbow directly down on ground. Begin pushing yourself up, placing your hand in the same spot your elbow was on the ground.

Position yourself as sitting in opponents lap, all your weight pushing them down and slightly back. Wrap your free hand over opponents opposite shoulder, making a fist, and hooking under their armpit. Continue driving your hips forward into opponent, pushing them the direction your hand is on the floor, and spinning around. (If opponent places their hand back behind to catch themselves at this point, please see #34 below).

You will topple opponent over, taking the mount, and be 180 degrees around from where you started.

#34 Kimura from Guard

Do setup as described above. If opponent places hand behind them to brace the fall, sit firmly in their lap, take your hand that’s on the ground and grab their wrist supporting them (the one on the ground). Work your hips out from opponents lap and lay them face down to the ground. At this point you should be straight across their shoulders, one leg over their back, with your feet hooked on their far side, opponents arm behind their back wrapped in your arms.

Wrap arms tightly around opponents shoulder area, keeping firm grip on wrist. To finish the kimura the opponents upper arm should be straight out from his body, and 90 degrees down bent at the elbow (An upside down U for reference). Crank opponents wrist upwards while keeping the elbow close to you for the shoulder crank/kimura.

#1 Tie the Belt

Ryan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:39:50 +0000

As comical as this one may seem, it is indeed on the list, and I sucked at it . The basic belt tie is:

Find center of belt (Both ends are even)
Place center of belt on front of waist
Wrap belt around body on both sides
Tuck one end of belt under both layers and pull it straight up (leave other end hanging down)
Fold the tucked end straight down over both waist loops
Take the original hanging end and put it behind the wrapped-over loop
Create a knot of the wrapped ends and pull snug
It should look like two loops going in and two loops going out of the knot

Triangle Defense

Ryan — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:10:58 +0000

Opponent has gotten you in a leg locked triangle. Just before the opponent pulls your arm across his body, you slam your elbow down to the ground, grab his lapel/gi in the armpit area, and spread your base slightly wide to the right. The opponent will now attempt to lift your elbow from the ground to finish the triangle. As soon as they reach for the elbow, take your left hand and grab opponents lapel/collar deep near the neck (as if applying a choke). When you have the lapel/collar in your left hand, position opponent straight again. At this point, stand up from your base, stack the opponent to the ground. Hop around opponent to their side. When almost perpendicular, raise your head to the sky and their leg will fall to the ground, giving you top/side mount control.

#62 Rear Choke Escape -Finger Point

Ryan — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:07:14 +0000

You and opponent are sitting on the ground. Opponent has gotten your back, and their legs are wrapped around your waist with their hooks in. As soon as they get their hooks in you lean forward, and roll sideways to the ground in either direction (You must roll down on the opponents leg/knee to trap them to the ground). As soon as you are going down, you twist to grab opponents opposite leg. The opponent is trying to mount you, so grabbing the leg ASAP is essential. At this point, shrimp over opponents leg on the ground (Still holding the opposite leg!). Continue shrimping until you are perpendicular to opponent, thread the needle, defend, and get up into the best position*.

*Note: We practiced getting into the turtle position from the ground.

#31 Basic Armlock with Partner

Ryan — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:01:31 +0000

You are mounted on opponent. You learn forward to move higher up on body, opponent pushes both arms straight up into your chest to push you up. As soon as he pushes, you fall forward on your hands, twist your hips out and move your left knee up by opponents head on right. Simultaneously, hold opponents arms near your body, and make sure your right let is out straight, pushing into opponents legs to pin him there. Next slide your right foot out straight and then wrap under opponents left armpit/shoulder area, squeezing in tight (like a pinch with both feet basically). At this point, slide your left foot out straight near your right foot. During this move you will sit back on the ground with both of the opponents arm. Holding the arm closest to your crotch against your body, lay back, bridge your hips slightly up and pull the arm down. Keep your feet down on the ground to control the opponent. From here the last step is to bridge hard enough to break the arm if absolutely necessary.

Note: In class we practice the form of moving to get into the position of the armbar, and not actually applying pressure to the arm. The point is for the good movement, and if your setup is good, applying pressure will come easily.

Clock Choke

Ryan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:17:36 +0000

(This assumes you are on the left side of the turtled opponent.)
Opponent is down in a turtle position, you are based out next to him (left foot out wide for support). You reach down with your right hand on the right side of his neck (reach down close to neck, not a wide grab, like you are punching at the ground). Wrap right hand around neck and grab opposite lapel (the back of the opponents neck is in your armpit, your weight is pushing his neck down). Take right foot and step out past opponents head. At this point two things could happen: 1) If your grip is tight around his head, a collar choke is taking place (should tap) 2) If you don’t have a tight grip, you can take your left foot and then step again over your right, essentially wrapping your arm more around the neck for a choke.

#82 Cross body neck crank – Leg over torso

Ryan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:17:10 +0000

(This assumes your left hand is over body, right hand is down near opponents hip. You are laying on right side of opponent.)
Opponent is laying down on his back, you are cross body on top (Knees at shoulder and hip, right hand on ground near hip, left hand over body near opposite shoulder, weight centered low and back). Taking your hand near opponents shoulder, sweep back under neck and back up (Capturing neck inside your circled arm). Take opposite hand (one near hip), and feed through your body and grip your hand/wrist around neck. Move over opponents body, brace forehead on the ground near their left shoulder. At the same time, begin pulling your gripped hands to the right (neck crank), and then step your right foot over opponents body and finish the neck crank.