Two ways to get into the x-guard
1) grab the belt with right hand and hold partner's right pant leg with my left. My right foot has butterfly hook on partner's left inner thigh. Pull opponent on top of my with the belt, use my hook to lift partner up, shift my hips so I am directly under my partner and establish the x-guard.
2) right foot hooking partner's right inner thigh while on my back. My Left foot crosses over my right leg and rests on top of partner's left thigh. The back of my left hand reaches inside opponent's right leg and as I use that to pull myself and shift my hips under my opponent, I go from using my back hand to rotating it and eventually grabbing the leg. Make sure partner's leg is on top of my shoulder. I pretty much use my left hand and force it into that position.
3) I could also go for the butterfly sweep with my right hand grabbing my partner's belt. Say I attempt and my partner bases his right leg, I now hook it the same way like in option 2 and I scoot myself under to establish the x -guard.
3 sweeps.
1) grab ankle and extend. sometimes if I can't reach the ankle use my right hook and elevate it so partner's leg slides down my shin and comes into a closer distance for me to grab.
2) I have the x-guard but opponentis leaning back with both hands on the ground. Get on my elbows. My dominant right hook on his left thigh (right under his stomach) extends all the way out and then I place my right hand on the mat and I technical stand with my right hooking leg ( step back).
3) I like to control a sleeve and roll opponent backwards landing on top (MG)
Ian - REVERSE DE LA RIVA
- someone tries the knee through with their right knee on my left leg. I get the reverse de la riva (this hook makes it impossible for my partner to pass).
1) If partner's right hand is gripping my left collar I break with both hands and force that arm across his body with both hands holding it with my right hand. My left hand releases and reachs around my partner to grab his belt. Now I pull him (pull/ spin him) and release my reverse de la riva hook so he falls and I have his back.
2) If partner drives the knee through and has a sleeve collar grip on me, I mimic his grip and I use my riva hook to sweep him backwards towards his trapped side. Using his energy against him.
Rolling:
David: He really likes to pass. When I go inverted he is able to control both my ankles and pin it back. I can't pull x-guard on him because he is good with keeping it heavy, like he sprawls neutralizing the leverage of my right hook to lift him up. I tend to keep butterfly / open guard with him but he likes to pin my hips down by laying on my stomach and hopping over. It's safer to keep one butterfly hook in while wrapping my other leg around him in case he tries to hop. My triangle tactics don't work particularly well because he knows I only go for the right side so his elbows and knees are sealed. I had him in my closed guard but he is able to defend the armbar attempts. His experience really shows.
Felipe: first time rolling with my instructor. I didn't know how to engage him. It's like he taught me everything so he's able to take me apart as well since he is the creator. He gets on his knees and his arms are tucked in. It reminds me of a stone ball and I can't penetrate it's defenses. I have never felt this way about an opponent before, there's usually some little hole I can capitalize on whether it be successfully or just a glimpse of hope. I was so lost I didn't have the slightest clue how to attack him. I could only establish my grips pull guard while I wait for the inevitable smashing. I was on the defense the whole time and my sensitivity of my spider trap could not keep up him. X-guard was impossible to establish on Felipe because it was neutralized with him keeping his weight heavy and not allowing me to get under him. I tried the inverted triangle but that had little effect. He has a very brutal top game and now I understand what it feels like to be "crushed." Once he passes and mounts or kob it's over. Slightly down because I felt like I didn't impress him but he is my teacher and a black belt so of course he is on a different level. Not just one belt level but 15 years ahead. Good experience for me very humbling. Sometimes I get too confident (in my bjj, which is okay) and rolling with Felipe has shown I have much to learn, that my journey has just begun. I have only started walking and I already thought I could run. Thank you Felipe.
I did surprise him with my flying kob pass when I hop over immediately after getting a grip on his left collar.
On the other hand I am starting to get the bow and arrow alot. (Brandon, Dennis). It may not be the way it was shown but it still works. A lot of class for me now is familiarizing myself with the principals/ mechanics of a technique and to be able to apply it in my own way. I've become a little better now that I stopped trying to perform every move perfectly the way it was taught. Instead I take chances and try to improvise with the principal in mind. This has resulted in a lot of self discovery. Just play around with it and stop trying to be a perfectionist. This hindered me in the past because I would not be comfortable executing a move until I perfected it. Sometimes I'll never reach perfection or it might take a while so start playing around with the idea and eventually it will polish itself over time. Taking risk and making mistakes is the fast track to success because I will have learned it much quicker than waiting around not applying the principals. I messed around with the open guard and got passed so many times but now it has paid off in dividends. My guard retention in the open guard has become a lot better. If I had began by learning the closed guard I may have become accustomed to it and it would have become habitually hindersome. I would be afraid of letting my opponent out of my closed guard but now that I can play from an open position the options are limitless. They say bjj can help you understand your true self and I believe it. Even in life I do not dive into a topic I am not 100% sure of. Mixing facts plus some bullshit can be a good way to get ahead sometimes ;)
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