1/27 trip to South Hills Judo
4 people including Rick, Phil, Bobby and me attended practice.
I spent almost the full hour and a half with Rick going over Ippon Seoi Nage from a lapel grip.
Points to remember: Pull the whole way through, like opponents lapel is a seatbelt I want to buckle (analogy courtesy of Rick). Get low, on balls of feet but planted. I worked on getting my left hip on his right thigh. Knees bent to get low, back slightly bent so uke folds onto you. With the right arm, secure bicep around tricep. Look at your pinks and turn while raising up and looking at your pinky. He had me uchi Komi him in front of the mirrors and I feel a lot more confident in my Ippon now then before today.
Rick then had me pull ippon on some innertubes that are tied to bars on the wall, talk about a great and cheap training tool. I'm about to pick some up.
Then we spent a little time on Osoto Gari
Points to remember
Going at an angle towards the back/left. Chest contact in that direction. Rick's analogy "the chest contact is the gas and the kazushi with the hands is the steering". Turn head when stepping in that direction (to get the full body/energy that direction). Kazushi uke's arm into his back pocket (another analogy courtesy of Rick). Reap with a streight leg all the way through.
Seven: The throw is like a tackle, hands behind knees and drive with shouler, really simple throw, not too technical.
1/19/07 South Hills Judo Club
*edit above should be 2/19/07
Scott taught the Judo hour
After warm ups and ukemi
throws (tachiwaza)
de ashi harai
Ogoshi
Uki Goshi
On O goshi and Uki Goshi I need to keep my pull high, not step too deep, get lower, and keep my pull continuous.
Tsurikomi Ashi
First time I did this one, it's pretty interesting. I have to remember to lift for the kazushi.
Hiza Guruma
On to Standing randori. Tips I recieved, don't look down (draw roadmap) and don't be so tense/use so much strength.
I actually got an osoto gari and an Ippon Seoinage. To get the ippon (on somebody smaller than me) I kept acting like I was going for osoto, I did the kazushi for osoto then changed the direction of the pull. That was the first time I had a successful Ippon during randori.
BJJ hour, taught by Bobby.
Warm up with 2 min of scissor sweeps.
Taking mount from side controll. Keep hips close to uke's. Shoulder drives uke's chin to other side (to reduce mobility). Grab gi material on uke's near leg. Pull leg out (if it is uke's right leg) slide your left leg through. Quickly shoot your right leg over uke's body and through his left leg. You now have mount with grapevines.
Key lock with legs from broken Kesa Gatame. Hard to explain. Keep your head down on uke (to prevent him from using other arm). Act like you are going for a collar choke. He defends with arm that will be attacked. Push down arm and swing leg over it, grab your own shin, triangle legs over top. You can apply the pressure in 3 ways. 1 use your hand to pull the elbow 2 raise your hips/legs
3 pull his neck towards his elbow.
That one was hard to explain, I'll look for a link to a picture.
Taking the back from side controll. You have uke's near leg gi material and near shoulder. Uke tries to roll to escape. SLIDE NEAR HOOK IN FIRST. Go over get your other hook. Don't be to far over uke, if your are post and push yourself back. You can attack from here or turn him over.
Newaza randori
Against Anthony. He's a new guy. I kept getting kesa gatame, finally got mount and armbar.
Anonomous guy. Got him with armbar from the mount.
Randy. Owned me. He didn't submit me but owned me position wize.
Anthony again. Kept dominant postition and submitted with a rear naked.
I got a little to armbar happy. I was looking for it when it wasn't really there.
Overall, a great practice.