Thursday the 26th of November Fundamentals
Congratulations to Gareth on his purple Belt.
1:Tonight we started with our feet in our partners hips and we had control of their wrist,or gi cuffs(Thumbs out).We had 3 choices(1) Turn on right hip and put our knee across their belly, pull them forward for the sweep (2) They stand up and put 1 leg forward we would grab the leg,push the opposite hip back and put them on their butt(3)They came up onto 1 knee so we put out foot under that knee for the hook,pull their arms forward,and lift up that same knee for the hooking sweep.
2:Here we had our left foot in our partners right hip,our right foot in their left bicep pushing it back,and our left hand gripping their right sleeve.Our partner was also leaning forward putting pressure on us.Firstly we took their right arm across to our right side and took our right foot off their bicep,and swung it so our calf muscle was cutting the back of their neck.We then grabbed our right shin with our left hand,and swung our left leg over our right ankle taking our all the space for the Triangle.
3:Here we went for drill 2 but couldn’t quite get the triangle.We grabbed their right arm and placed it into the centre of our chest,(little finger down) squeezed our knees together,and bridged up for the armbar.
4:Again we went for the triangle but this time our partner wrapped their right arm around to grab under their right knee to prevent us from the Triangle or armbar.We reached around 90 degrees to grab their right ankle or gi at the ankle and pulled oursleves around.Pushing out legs away we grabbed their right wrist with our left hand and pulled it out.With our left hand we wrapped it under their arm,and grabbed our left wrist,and anchor their arm to our chest.Rotating upwards for the Figure 4 tap.
5:Triangle again but again they placed their right arm down,and grabbed it with their left hand,under our butt.Again like drill 4 we grabbed their ankle and swung around 90 degrees,and then a further 90 so our left leg caught their right arm.Coming up we pleaced our left hand over ther back to stop them from rolling away,and turned our knees towards them,and bridged up for the Ooma Plaata.
6:Triangle again but our partner sat back on their ankles.We posted our legs back and put our hands on the mat behind us to do a little hand stand,and pushed them over to the left,causing them to fall over on their back.Trapping their right arm,and putting our left leg over their head,we squeezed our knees together,welded their little finger to our chest(Little finger down) lay back and bridged up for the arm bar.
GSW Purples with Geoff
