Monday, July 23, 2007

20 July 2007 -- No-gi: work from butter fly guard

Instructor S___.

Warm up.

Technique:
1. Op is in your butter fly guard. Under hook one of Op's arms, then shift weight to hip opposite from the arm under hooked. Make sure the under hook is high and tight and that guard is as compact as possible. With free arm, over hook Op's other arm, gain elbow control, then fall to shoulder that has over hook, as you fall sweep and elevate with hook, you're almost cart wheeling, as soon as Op's base has been destabilized and is on his back, pull sweeping leg back in and sit out to kesa getame.

2. Variation on the first technique, the difference being that you are unable to over hook Op's other arm because he is guarding, so you post your free arm to mat, while maintaining under hook rise to combat stance, then basically knee cut across Op's far side leg, take down to third point pressure, pass guard, and sit out into kesa getame.

Sparring.