Technique Log

[bushido_man96]

bushido man, thats what another student in my class does. he uses ankle weights and jumps and chambers his kick, but he does not throw it. i need to get me a pair of those weights, as he says they work really good.

I wouldn't worry about the ankle weights; you can still practice it without them.

[ps1]

If your feet are already in the hips, the back sweep isn't a good option. You should transition to a hook sweep or sickle sweep. The back sweep should be done with your thighs (hamstrings) on the hips or quads of the opponent.

I just checked my book and it agrees with you. Thanks for your tips

Anytime! Good luck and keep training hard. You'll get it down in no time.

[ps1]

I'm currently working on a couple of things. No specific techniques, more like refining of certain elements of techniques I already know.

1. Escaping side control more quickly

2. Taking the back more smoothly

3. Submission finishing (I get to alot of a submission positions, but have trouble finishing sometimes)

Those are the three I'm concentrating on right now.

[gzk]

PS Practice back rolls without a person in order to get better. There really isn't any more to it than putting your head to one side and rolling over the opposite shoulder.

Opposite shoulder! No wonder I was always falling over!

[ps1]

PS Practice back rolls without a person in order to get better. There really isn't any more to it than putting your head to one side and rolling over the opposite shoulder.

Opposite shoulder! No wonder I was always falling over!

Yup, that'll do it! Good luck.

[gzk]

BJJ

Working on the same stuff as before, seeming to have trouble getting momentum to back roll but getting there I think. We did preparation for grading for 2nd stripe through 4th stripe curriculum, a lot of which is stuff I've spent very little time on yet, though the other guys who came up from beginners were doing ok at them. Unfortunately I got slightly flustered and made mistakes on things I know how to do, like forgetting how to set up a basic armbar from the guard (push off the hip, spin, cut the back with the far leg, etc) and mixed up my arms doing a basic figure 4 armbar from the mount. Oh well, will do better next time.

Shootfighting

Worked on a combo:

Start in the "fence" stance, ask an engaging question, and shuffle up and throw a straight horizontal elbow with no wind-up. Then shove the chest, pushing off the back foot, quickly and explosively, as if there were a hotplate on their chest, then front kick, gaining distance first if necessary. Did ok at that, but my elbows need work -tending to hit with perhaps too much forearm - as do my front kicks as before.

[KNOCKuOUT]

Hey gzk, what exactly is shootfighting?

[gzk]

Hey gzk, what exactly is shootfighting?

Shootfighting is a system containing striking and grappling elements. Officially, it refers to Bart Vale's system and the ISFA (International ShootFighting Association); our system is a little bit different in that it is more self-defence oriented and has belt ranks. Ours is more-or-less a combination of various elements of Muay Thai, wrestling, and BJJ. We train from pre-fight, fight, and post-clinch situations. We don't train much ground grappling in shootfighting classes - we train takedowns and controlling an opponent on the ground and stop there - but a BJJ blue belt is required to get a black belt in our shootfighting system.

[cross]

Continuing to work getting the most power out of the least movement with strikes. An interesting drill i found on youtube from steve morris can be found here:

Helps you develop alot of power without any unneeded movement.

[Menjo]

Since my methods have little to do with storing energy, I decided to do some endurance stuff with no breaks.

5k, 35 pound backpack, a winter jacket. It wasnt pleasant.

Then hill sprints(with weights), and then explosive swimming.

After swimming I worked on closing my distanceand trying to utilize jabs mixed with short range more heavier hits.

after that was just the regular workout for the day.

Technique wise hopefully this kind of training will help my focus.

Continuing to work getting the most power out of the least movement with strikes. An interesting drill i found on youtube from steve morris can be found here:

Helps you develop alot of power without any unneeded movement.

Thanks for sharing that, I think I could learn alot from this.