In class we practiced the flower sweep and it's variants (gift wrap and shin grab)
Open mat
i was supposed to leave after class because I had to help a friend out recording a band. But when i got asked to roll i ended up sticking around for a bit and doing some rolling. I rolled with a guy Josh. I didn't realize it at the time but Josh rolled with my friend Eric on Tuesday and showed some pretty nice skills controlling Eric and even getting a couple taps. He overpowered Eric and his strength is difficult for people to overcome.
When we started I was in my usual sitting guard with him attempting to pass. He ended up passing my guard because I froze up for a second thinking about an armdrag. The problem was that I am real comfortable armdragging with my right arm and there was a huge opening to do it with my left, but being that it is akward to that side I froze up thinking about it. This allowed him to get to side control pretty easily. Like I said, I didn't realize Josh rolled with Eric until he got here because what I noticed on Tuesday is that Josh has a similar top side control game as I do. He likes to go for the guillotine from half/side and possibly set up the north south choke. Once he went for the back of my neck I realized this and was prepared for it. He ended up getting mount on me and after an attempt at shrimping I was able to hip bump him reverse the position.
I passed his guard to side and from here controlled him for the next 10 minutes of rolling. During this time I attempted kimuras, straight armbars, the guillotine from side and tried transitioning to mounted guillotine. I didn't really go all out for each submission, just kind of felt for what he was giving me. At one point I took his back from halfguard and was setting up the rear naked choke the way I described in one of last weeks posts. I didn't get it because of the way I had his back, he was turtled and I was high on his back, couldn't get it in right although I did feel at one point I had it tight and it was uncomfortable for him, but my angle was off and couldn't sink it in correctly.
Eventually I ended up in mount again. He had put his left hand on my hip to post while he'd shrimp but I grabbed his wrist and hooked his arm for a kimura. He defended by straightening his arm, I dismounted to side and got the straight armbar (arm crush). After he tapped, I still felt good enough to continue but had to get going.
I was happy with my control of him, but at times I felt I was a little sloppy and had left openings for sweeps and reversals that he didn't capitalize on.
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