Technique Log

[gzk]

I'm tired, so some of these are missing detail. I might edit them in later.

BJJ

Four figure-4 armlocks:

* From mount:

Reach accross to pin the arm in a figure 4, then reach under the bicep of the pinned arm with your other arm and grab the wrist of your arm that is doing the pinning. Drag the pinned hand toward you and use your leverage to rotate the arm back toward the head.

* From side control:

Use your elbow to push against his head and arch his body slightly to stop him escaping, then reach accross (with your other arm) to the far side arm and pin it in a figure 4. Reach under and grip your own wrist as with figure 4 from mount. Walk your side control around and step over his head with your closest available leg, put the knee of that leg on his head and pin it to stop him escaping. Pull his elbow off the floor and rotate.

* From front control, with you in an attempted headlock:\

* From guard

Shootfighting

* Switch leg round-kicks

* Switch knees

* Fireman's carry to side control headlock (drilled as response to right haymaker)

[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!

Yup, that'll do it! Good luck.

I just managed to do three consecutive back rolls I think I was doing it right; most of my problem was being afraid to roll over and lacking momentum. I think I got the head/shoulder co-ordination right, since I ended up in the right position. I'm going to try and get to class earlier and do some more there in my gi on the mat.

Bring on that front sweep!

Thanks heaps ps1. Are you teaching any grappling classes at the moment?

[gzk]

BJJ

* escape from side control headlock

** bridge and turn onto side facing opponent, slip elbow between your body and ground, and grab far arm of opponent

** walk toward opponent's back

** hook opponent's nearest leg with your nearest leg

** pin wrist of opponent's headlocking arm with your arm that isn't grabbing their arm already

** pull head out of headlock

** pull opponent's wrist around their back into hammerlock

The other stuff was revision of stuff I know..

[bushido_man96]

I have been working on a 360 degree round kick, and trying not to over spin, and get it to go forward and in more than around. I have trouble stopping the momentum, and I am not sure on the footwork.

Any thoughts?