First training day of the “30 Days” before Copa 8 Northwest on September 30th is tonight. It’s a Tuesday, so I’m going to assume that we’re still doing no-gi on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I wouldn’t be surprised if this changes in the fall. But for now, I’ll wear my no-gi gear and bring my gi gear just in case.
If it is no-gi tonight, then I’ll want to work on my half-guard sweeps and reversals from the bottom. From the top, I really want to concentrate on the northside crawl and southside swing crossbody armlocks from side control. I think I’ve been holding back for fear of losing the arm as I move around the head. But I need more attacks for when the guy straightens out his arm to defend against kimuras and keylocks. With the gi, I can very easily work my choke series (cross collar, winding and baseball) when the far arm is extended away. Without the gi, those same chokes are harder to get—if they can be gotten at all. In either case, those two variations on the crossbody armlock are things I should definitely work on—especially on no-gi days.
If we’re going gi tonight, then it will be chokes, more chokes and nothing but the chokes.
