Thursday, July 05, 2007

3 July 2007 -- No-gi: high guard

Instructor: D.T.

Technique: High guard.

1. First drill emphasized getting arm drag and creeping the guard up to Op's shoulders. On the dragged arm side place crook of knee on Op's shoulder, on other side creep leg under Op's arm. Turn hips perpendicular away from dragged arm, under leg you pivot toward to help pull to that side. Pass far leg over Op's head and secure arm bar.

2. Scissor sweep: Same as above except when you bring leg to pass Op's head, your swinging way past and out while the dragged arm is trapped and the opposite leg is under hooked, then quickly swing leg back in and down toward Op's knee on mat while other leg under Op's shoulder, you pull his torso toward the mat. You create a scissor motion between both legs and end up in full mount or S-mount.

Positional sparring.