Dominic is back teaching

Professor Dominic is back teaching because Professor Steve is away on vacationing in China. Dominic has been teaching half-guard techniques for the last 2 weeks. He says that the half-guard techniques will continue for several weeks. So far the focus of the techniques are from the bottom of half.

Techniques that we learned are:

1. Leg lift to regain full-guard.
2. Leg lift to opposite site to the back.
3. Frame and shrimp out to pummel under your opponent's armpit, then underhook their ankle and pass it to your arm that is pummelled under their arm around their butt, once the other hand is holding their ankle, drive into their body to sweep them (hook their knee if needed).
4. Frame and shrimp out to pummel under your opponent's armpit, now instead of passing their ankle to your other hand behind their butt, pass their gi skirt or belt (this is referred to as diaper grip), and finish the same as the sweep with their ankle.
5. Frame and shrimp out to pummel under your opponent's armpit, if your opponent wizards your arm, try to grab their pants at the knee or you can underhook the knee and sweep them backwards over their trapped arm.

Some things I learned from wrestling:

1. The side you sit out to is the side that your opponent is applying the less amount of weight too.
2. Single leg defence = wizard your arm in between their arms to grab your own leg, make sure to apply shoulder pressure, push their temple away. try Now try to pull your leg out or you can roll them.
3. When I shoot for the sweep single, I should go for their left leg.

More Wrestling - Hands

Setting up Takedowns:

1. Noah uses the head press, but don't fully extend their arm, instead use more of the Praying Mantis arm.
2. Coach Mike uses more like an eye poke distraction. His hand comes from the bottom up and when the opponent blinks (can't see), shoot!

Takedowns:

1. Your arms: 1 in, 1 out = high crotch (put opponent's hand in your pocket) to the side that your arm is out.
2. Your arms: both in = high level (spin) single
3. Your arms: slap your opponent's hands DOWN and out of the way to shoot for a double leg.

Coach Mike noticed that I did a good job of getting a single leg but I let go to try to get a double. He says I should have kept the single and took the opponent down by either stepping back and lowering down or shoot for the double. However, if I plan to shoot for the double leg, I need to push my opponent, then pull, then shoot!

Opponent is sprawled on you:

1. Your opponent has one under-hook = whichever side they are under-hooking is the side you want to sit out to.
2. Your opponent has two under-hook = you want to get out by shooting back outwards, standing up, or etc.

 For when your opponent has a single on you:

1. You should wizard their arm and push their head away from you to get your leg back.
2. Push their head to the outside of your leg and look for the guillotine.
3. ?

A tip from Brain L. about wrestling and takedowns in general: have your hips under your opponent. This makes your opponent more light and gives you more leverage.

Wrestling?

Went to no-gi class and ended up learning wrestling.

No-Gi:
Steve showed us how to do a tight Americana and Karma from Side Control.

Wrestling:
3 Takedowns
1) High-crotch grab (inner arm, head outside of opponent's hip), (opponent sprawls) you switch to other arm grab, then 45 degree leg takedown.
2) High-crotch grab (opponent sprawls, your head in between opponent's legs), while in turtle position move your knees to under their hip, then go through the back door.
3) High-crotch grab (inner arm, head outside of opponent's hip), (opponent doesn't sprawl) just re-shoot for a double.

D'arce escape - sit out (away from locking arm). *hint* Move your elbow to create space.

Corkscrew

Rolling with their arm.

With arm across their body grib:
1) Standing- stick opposite arm through their legs and try to put your head between their leg and roll them.
2) From behind - same except not standing, head needs to be tucked for a better roll.