Ouchi gari to standing closed guard pass with cross grip was today's primary lesson, though Prof Carlos broke it down into its component parts to make it easier to absorb. The pass was the Jacare, the single underhook, with the arm cutting across the neck to get the far collar and the grip on the sleeve on the other arm very strong and pulling.
My cut still hasn't healed, though it was healed enough to get me through an initial 8-minute roll with Angus. A good job attacking with the Gordo and Twist Back, but I need to open up to (a) attacking with the same stuff from my weak side, and/or (b) transitioning to deep half.
Strangely, I don't feel as if I have much of a middle game right now. I've got the half guard for close range, and the cross guard (including the Leandro Lo sweep) for long range. But there isn't really anything in my closed guard, for example, that I feel especially confident in using. I've long felt most comfortable with the King Crimson suite (kimura, guillotine, omoplata, crossover sweep, kimura backtake). What's been missing, though, has been a counter for those times when I can't control the elbow. I've done a little bit with the Mendes Brothers Barataguard approach, and maybe should do more. The armdrag has worked once or twice in the past, and that is probably the #1 move from that guard.
Rolling with Glenn for even the short amount of time that I did was a reminder to work on my deep half guard passing from the top. There's a way to bait the move to deep half, and if you are able to move into the counter and pass, for example, stepping over the head and turning into the legs in a "watchdog" position, I think it will only open up other ways to attack the half guard in general.
Managed to drill a little bit of the Z-guard pass from Jason Scully, as well. I was doing a push-pull on the controlled, top leg instead of turning it clockwise like a giant steering wheel. It really makes a difference in getting that lower leg across the center line, where it is far easier to drag.
159.6 on the scale. post-train.
