Wednesday afternoon we worked one technique. Over and over and over.
I'd love to see Rodrigo do more of this. It really helps cement a technique in your head. Personally, I wouldn't mind sticking to one or two techniques each class.
The far side armlock is a basic attack from the crossbody. What is nice about it is that though it has a lot of moving parts, you do not need to do the moves quickly in order to be effective.
From the crossbody, you want to reach around the guy's head with your north side arm and trap his far arm by gripping your collar. Sometimes it helps to open your hips up to the south in order to get a good angle for the collar grip.
Return to straight ahead, perpendicular side control. Keeping piked on your toes and a tight grip on the arm, move around to north/south.
Here's where things get tricky. Sprawl your lock side leg to the side, and lower your knee on the other side so that it is on the mat right by the guy's head. As you do this, drive your body to the south, taking the guy's arm with you.
Finally, swing across the guy's body and bring the sprawl leg up and under the guy's body by the armpit on the lockside. Use your opposite hand for balance. Squeeze the knees together, grab the guy's wrist, drop back and extend.
