Wednesday, June 06, 2007

5 June 2007 -- No-gi, half guard: a sweep and a pass

Instructor D.T.

Started with warm up drills
Technique drills: S mount drill and Hip sweep from full guard drill

Techniques:
1. Half guard sweep: From bottom position. Emphasis on staying on hip/side, switching leg lock down from triangle, creating space by shrimping, pummeling to maintain underhooks, pummeling to pick OP's free foot > pulling it through and driving in causing OP to virtually sit-out, gain side control.

2. Half guard pass: From top position. Shoulder cross face OP applying 3rd point pressure. Keeping free arm posted on OP's outside hip to prevent bridging or shrimping. Sink in hook with free leg. Bring free leg knee down to OP's inside hip. Still maintaining cross face sit back to hip. This should weaken OP's half guard and torque their torso. Walk foot of lock leg up. Slip the guard. Post up to knee cut across. Sit out to kesa gatame.