2009-02-25 Wed PM BJJ Class

Cassio Werneck BJJ - Sacramento CA - Cassio Werneck

Worked more reactions to people turtling. This time we covered the arm between the legs attacks.

Opponent is on their left side rolling towards you to turtle. You keep good pressure as they roll and slide their near side arm between your legs as they come to their knees. Their arm should be bent towards their feet. With your hps pressing down you straighten out their arm across the back of your calf. Their wrist should be on the back of your leg. From here you can left your left hip slightly and get the tap. Totally a finesse and feel move. I used to really struggle with this one, and still do to my right side. If they happen to bend their arm forward you can turn your body forward a bit, grab their wrist and pull it up for the shoulder lock. You could also pass their hand to your other leg by sliding your calf beneath the other.

The second technique was a response to someone protecting their arm by grabbing their belt. Little bit acrobatic. Once they have come up to their knees and grabbed their belt (their arm wrapped around your leg). You should be parallel to them. Take your arm nearest to them and drive it down and across their body. Then roll over that same shoulder. They MUST follow your roll or their going to seriously jack up their shoulder. That arm you stuck through is now very important as it will be preventing them from coming up and over you. Finally from here sit up in a sort of a reverse omaplata.

Rolled:
rolled three 8 or 9(?) min rounds
(wb that always calls me sir, punk ;) ), rest, rest, Brian, John

Rolling was good. Was able to switch to DLR guard when Brian and John stood up in my guard. Swept with varying degree of success. I really need to figure out how to recover guard when John passes. I didn't recover once.