One move I've neglected to incorporate is when you are in someone's side control and when they bring their crossface arm around your head you get on both knees and grab behind their legs and pretty much do a double take down on your knees.
In this particular drill Felipe had us do it was a little different. Person on top begins to pass torreando style and the natural defense for the person on bottom is to stiff arm the passer with one hand on the hip and one on his shoulder area. If the passer tries to being his crossface arm across I use the hand on his hip to block the crossface arm (bicep area). The counter to my defense on the bottom is to switch the hips and fall into a kessa katame position like we discussed previously. Do not fight against the stiff arm instead pick the path with the least resistance.
If I am on the bottom position I free my arm under his armpit and hold the opponent's collar directly across from my free arm and use that to stiff arm and push opp away. Now as I push the opponent away I pull out my other arm and now I can place both hands on the opponent. How bridge my hips towards the opponent while pushing and shrimping my hips out. Now I recompose my guard by bring my bottom leg in or blocking the crossface hand if opponent tries to bring it around me I can immediately get on both knees and do the double leg take down. I like to react right when the opponent is thinking about controling my head by crossfacing so I can skip that step and go straight for the takedown. Remember my head should go on the side of opponent's hips that it's already on and to post the knee that my head is on. Instead of grabbing both legs I grab the leg opposite of my head in a four finger gable hold. Pull the opponent's leg toward my chest so it's glued to kill his base and use my head to drive him to the side without a base.
Rolling:
The triple sweep/ tomohawk chop combo is working great. De la riva sweep I come up on the spot works as well. I am now able to internalize some of the concepts that I've learned and apply it in an unorthodox way. This is really exciting :)
I've been working the open guard pass when I control the hip by placing my left hand on his stomach area and my right hand chooses a leg to pin down. If I apply pressure and sprawl my legs back, driving forward, I am able to keep out of reach of the opponent's legs. I was able to avoid being caught up in their guard. Right when I pass I being my inside knee in and go directly into knee on belly to block their hips/ legs. Working better than expected. I like passing guard :)
I am catching a lot of people by going in between their legs and grabbing their belts / using my legs to catch them from behind.
Sweep -- Pass -- Submission might be a better formula to accumulate points and submit at tournaments
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