Monday 19th November
1st half : Worked through the blue belt syllabus
2nd half: Grappling
One point of the blue belt syllabus which needed to be highlighted was to do with the basic half-guard pass.
When you start to walk up your captured leg:
- make sure your other leg is out at 90 degrees to your opponent’s body
If it’s alongside their body, like in switchbase side control, you run the risk of being bridged and swept over. In switchbase side control, you usually have your other leg ready to post in the event of a bridge, but in 1/2 guard that leg is tied up.
By keeping the leg straight, you form an extension of your opponents shoulders making it very difficult/damn near impossible for them to affect your weight by bridging into you.
