Sat out my second practice in a row in order to let my left rib/oblique heal some more. Much smaller class tonight compared to the jumbo class on Tuesday.
Warm-up was 5 mat laps followed by 8 sets of 100 crunches (there were eight students). Then circle kicks, a sort of alternating knee rotation from the back for a 50 count. A rocking lower back stretch for a 50 count. A legs overhead lower back stretch for a 20 count. Then the hip switch exercise that has you started in the half hurdler's stretch and then switching over from left side forward to right side forward by rocking back and swinging your under leg in a wide circle overhead. 50 count for the hip switch.
After a quick break, takedown drills were next. I really need to get the judo names for these throws. There was the head takedown, the belt/small-of-the-back throw and the leg whip. Anyway, all that was done Thursday night was the approach for the head takedown: one hand over and behind the head, one hand over and grip the tricep. Step in deep and get tight.
There were two moves from the guard tonight. The first was a sweep and the second was a triangle choke.
THE SWEEP
From the guard ... guy tries to step out of the guard to pass.
Grip cuff and collar ... Same side cuff, crossbody collar.
You are going to twist away from the "step" side and toward the kneeling side. The go is that he is trying to pass to one side and you are going to "help him" by pivoting to the other side.
Open your guard. Keep your leg outside his kneeling leg on the one side. On the "step" side, you lift your leg so as to bring your shin and knee into his body, with yor foot hooked around his ribs, under his armpit.
This sets the guy up to be swept away from the "step" side. Pull his collar and cuff and lift with the leg that his hooking the other side of his body. Your other leg should trap him in. Roll over and work for the mount position.
TRIANGLE CHOKE
This one still confuses me. I've got Rigan Machado doing a similar move in his Encyclopedia. But I still get twisted up.
From the guard ... grip collar and cuff ... plant foot on the same side as C&C. If he is trying to pass, you go after the kneeling side with the C&C and plant ...
Push off with foot. Arch hips and bring other leg (the "step" side if he is passing) up and over the guy's shoulder. Wrap your leg around his head as you pull him toward you by the cuff.
Take the plant leg and apply the hinge for the triangle choke.
Remember to twist the body at a 45 degree angle as you are attacking with your legs. Don't remain in a straight line. You are moving toward the "step" side--this is different from the sweep above, where you are twisting away from the "step" side.
You can also reach under the "step" leg, grab the knee with the collar grip hand and pull yourself more to that side and to help you get your leg up and over.
