I really enjoyed tonight's class. We worked almost exclusively from the spider guard. Rodrigo showed us five different techniques: a transition from closed guard to spider guard, spider guard with the out-to-in leg hook on the arm, spider guard with the bicep stretcher, spider guard with the bicep stretcher to foot-on-knee sweep, and a spider guard sweep/counter to one-knee pass attempt.
I wrote in my notes "recall that Rodrigo showed us some passes from the spider guard, including one that begins with the spider guard out-to-in leg hook. You let the guy creep into the open space near your chest (your other leg is down), then you reach under the near leg at the knee and roll over your far shoulder, executing the sweep.
I'm not sure what to do with the inside leg. Do I use it to trap the guy's leg (the one that is on the same side as the hooked arm? If you let the guy creep into your "half spider guard" then where is your inside leg?
By the way, here is a link to some earlier thoughts on the spider guard.
A couple of highlights on the techniques:
Closed guard transition to spider guard: here you want to open your guard and place one foot on the mat. With your hands on the guy's shoulders, elbow escape out, hipping out on the same side as the foot on the mat. Now take the leg with the foot on the mat and bring the knee up as tight to your body as possible before opening your hip out to slap on one half of the spider guard. The other knee should have an easier trip.
