Living the BJJ life style

Instructor: Cassio

These are techinques that I really need to get down cold.


==== Wednesday class (9-07-2005) ====

Underarm(near arm) hip out

Setup: Bottom in opponent's side control(Side headlock).
Grip: N/A

Important points:

1.) Drive arm inside
2.) Hip out and scissor
3.) Drive weight toward opponent's outside knee.
4.) Grab outside knee and driving opponent into side control.


Underarm(outside arm) w/ choke

Setup: Bottom in opponent's side control(Side headlock).
Grip: N/A
Note: Cannot get arm thru to do previous escape.

Important points:

1.) Drive arm under opponent's body(across belly).
2.) Scissor inside
3.) Continue around to north-south and reach arm inside to start choke.
4.) thread non-choking arm thru under arm and around behind head.
5.) Duck head and roll


-- Rolling Results --

Negatives(s):
a.) Giving up back way too often.
b.) Playing too defensive.

Positive(s):
a.) Decent hip movement early on in maintaing guard
b.) Used Scissor sweep to get reversal.
c.) Decent guard passes.