Thursday the 30th of April Fundamentals
1:Tonight we started with our partner kneeling,and we had our feet in their hips, and right hand grabbing their collar,and left hand grabbing their sleeve(also slightly on our left butt cheek).Our partner would move from left to right,and go forward and backward.Our aim was to control our partner and keep them at distance).1(b)They then stood up and we had to maintain the control.
2:Same grips but this time our partner stood up and gave us their right foot.We grabbed their right foot with our left hand and released the grip from their collar with our right hand and grabbed their right gi cuff, Our left foot stayed where it was(in their right hip),and our right foot went behind their left knee.Once this was setup we pushed our left foot towards them,and pulled our right foot towards us causing them to fall on their butt.We end up sitting on our knees to the lower part of their shin(to avoid being placed in half guard)
3:Same grips as starting positon on drill 2 but this time our partner put their left foot forward.Our left hand grip stayed the same,we turned over to our right butt cheek, the left foot went into the centre of their stomach,our right foot came between their legs.We then push our leet foot towards them and kicked our right leg to their right ankle.They fell on their butt and we again went to our knees.
4:We put it all together with our partner placing either their left or right foot in front.
Geoff made the point of going backwards to our knees once we swept them to avoid half guard
5:We then had the same grips as drill 1,and had the option.Either we would sweep our partner or they would pass our guard.
6:Here our partner was kneeling again and we had the grips.We turned on our right hip slightly while pulling their right cuff to the centre of our chest.We kicked out our left foot,and spun around 90 degree’s,swinging our left leg over their back and right leg came around and swung over their neck so the back of our knee was at the back of their neck.With their right arm secured, we grabbed their left gi pant at the ankle and pulled them oevr onto their back,going for the armbar.4 things had to happen 1)Hip penetration 2)Top leg bent 3)knees squeezed 4)Little finger welded to the centre of our chest. we lay back slowly for the tap.
7:Same setup again as drill 6 but this time our partner leaned forward,and grabbed our right leg as if to start their pass.We kicked our right leg out and swung it over their head so the back of the knee was at the back of their neck.We then swung our left leg over our right leg so that the back of the knee was over our right ankle.Pulling their right arm across to the right side of us, we bridged up for the triangle.
couple of points on this last one 1)if you cant quite swing your left leg over your right,use your left hand at the shin to pull the right leg down.Never pull the ankle 2) If our partner has their right arm at our left side making it impossible for us to get the triangle,use our body to bridge our hips up to grab their arm and swing it to the right hand side.
