I am very happy I decided to skip studying for a day and head to class to train yesterday because Felipe had Danny show us inverted guard. I've messed around with the inverted guard but only to escape when I am about to be passed and not for a submission based purpose.
Scissor Sweep blocked to Inverted Triangle
-If the opponent blocks my scissor sweep I grip both of his sleeves, regular grip or cross grip it doesn't matter. Say I am positioned to sweep him to the right and I get blocked and I have my grips on both sleeves. Bring my right leg across to the same side of the opponent's trapped arm blocking me (similar to the lasso sweep where I bring my left to the trapped lasso arm) and then I kick off on my right foot while rolling on my left shoulder which brings be inverted and I spin all the way around (360 degrees) and catch the opponent in a triangle. By this time I should have released the grip of the opponent's arm that I am not trying to trap in my triangle.
Lasso to Inverted Submissions
(this setup is easier to set up because I do not have to wait for the situation of a scissor sweep block to happen)
-TRIANGLE: I have closed guard and while controlling both the opponent's sleeves I shrimp out to one side to get the 1/4 butterfly guard with the foot on the hips with my knees spread to cause tension on opponent's arms. Now I lasso one arm (let's say I lasso the right arm). I bring my right leg across to the same side of the arm being lassoed. Now kick off with my right foot and get on my left shoulder and go inverted rotating 360 degrees. When I come around be sure to pull opponent's arm (grasping the back of opponent's tricep with my right hand) and catch him in my triangle.
-OMOPLATA: I can also go inverted and instead of rotating all the way around I can rotate half way catching the opponent in an omoplata using the force as I come around from my rotation to force my opponent's to bend his body.
Rolling:
-King of the Mat I was on the bottom (closed guard) with a new three stripe blue belt from a Renzo Gracie school. I was able to secure the triangle and lock it in for the finish. I think the element of surprise is a key factor to my success with this submission. Most people are surprised that I play the guard so offensively and how much range I can cover when I shoot for a submission.
-There was another white belt who had trained a while ago at the school and I was able to catch him in a lasso inverted triangle that we learned that day. I really like that move :)
-While rolling with Robert I feel like I did a good job today. He caught me in some foot lock so I need to watch out for those because it's fair game now at the blue belt level. Rob acutally took my back but I did a good job defending it because I had his leg in a triangle and I had control of his left arm with both hands. You can't choke with one arm is what I've come to realize. I felt pretty safe. Eventually I scrambled and I believe I was able to turn into his closed guard. He immediately goes for some sort of half guard and I was able to get the knee down while pulling his outer arm up and using his collar with my other hand to rotate him into a downward position. I somehow managed to take his back by going between his leg (I actually forced his leg over me) grabbing the belt and then the back of his collar to secure the backtake. It was half assed but I was able to get some sort of back take. I eventually came around and ended on top when we both scrambled while he was trying to get out of the position. I gable gripped his head and left arm and tried to go for an arm triangle but he did a good job of trapping my legs. Time ran out and that was that.
-Tylers passing seems to be getting better
-Jeff and I are a good matchup. I still got the advantage for getting on top and looking for the crossface and passing (once?). Found out Jeff was out for a yeat due to a knee injury and then he took up mma but injured himself there as well, in which he reasoned old age had something to do with it. Cool guy. Wears nail polish (sky blue) everytime I've seen him. I don't know what it is but I don't care to ask because he is a nice guy.
Advice:
-Doc says I have not found a position where I can just relax and hang out, that's another reason why I lose in the end. I need to figure out this safe position. Help me relax and not waste energy. I also need to learn to relax. It is possible to get over your nerves and roll like I do in the academy. When I roll loosely I am able to conserve energy, time the sweeps, focus on back takes, and play a more fluid game from top and bottom.
Technique Class:
Side Mount (4 Variations)
1) Side mount to mount
2) 100 kilos
3) Switch the hips then back to side mount.
4) Reverse hip swtich (facing legs, lift arm hold belt) to mount (remember if opponent is bumping to grab hold of the outside pant leg and pull up so they can't use that leg to bump).
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