2/15/07

Went to Pitt grappling club (no gi night), first time at a practice in a little over two weeks.

Went over escapes from bad position:

Side controll
* elbow in hip bridge to create space to get to half guard, then back to guard.
* Elbow in hip or underneath bridge and roll to turtle position

Kesi gatame
* Swing legs to one side to create momentum then the other to sit up
* Catch their leg with yours and roll them over. Unhook the leg while rolling
* Chase uke until he rides up, change direction and bridge him over

Mount
* typical overhook sweep, except break down the arm instead of overhook, this prevents them from posting on that arm. Controll head, hook their leg, roll back and at an angle.

We drilled starting in these positions one person's job is to escape, one person's job to keep position. I did better with escapes than maintaining position.

Free Roll

Rolled with Jake. I controlled position for a little while,then gave up my back, eventually I tapped to a choke.

Some other guy. Back and forth positional battle.

Feels great to be back, I feel so out of shape. It's only been two weeks.