knee on belly to isolate an arm

after only three months, i thought i was way too soon to learn the knee on the belly technique. but master daniel said that was what we would do tonight. only me and one other student since tomorrow is a tournament but master daniel stayed for the full class anyway and laughed when i suggested he might want to cancel.

within a few minutes i realized that the knee on the belly technique would take a long time to master but his real reason for showing it was to use it as a transition to capture the uke's arm when he tries to push off the knee.

from there we worked the baseball choke and the rotating arm bar. for the baseball choke i nearly passed out as soon as my uke tried it on me. one second fine, next minute i'm seeing stars. need to remember to be careful if trying this on anyone during grappling.

for spinning arm bar, having difficulty rotating enough on the spin.

Boo Pass

called bullfighter pass or X pass on youtube. Master Daniel suggests this as a good pass once the uke's opens his legs from the guard position. grab both pants at the knees and sprawl both my legs back (but my knees do not hit the ground). this first video comes fairly close to what was taught to me except that the uke is allowed to get on his side. Master Daniel suggests punching the floor in a way to keep the uke's back pinned to the ground might be better.




the thing that is counter-intuitive here is that i have to flare my elbows outward to bring his legs down just before passing. (otherwise his legs can wrap my arms). said best time to pass was when he postures up. best to pass and sink a shoulder into his chest knocking him back down. if passing to my right, my right leg goes first. (so my legs never cross).

Triple threat series from half guard

professor gino working the triple threat. roll both sides and third option is to take the back. one thing he mentioned for the latter is to move my elbow out before pulling my knee out to avoid contorting my body (weak position)

Sweeps from the Guard: Uke Over Postures

taught by professor leleo. i'm having this done to me frequently and cannot figure out the counter. when i try to post to prevent it, i get triangled.

Sweeps from the Guard: Scissor Sweep

the variation where i push his knee works much better for me.

arm bar from north south (Jamarillo Special)

one of professor gino's favorites. in the variation he teaches, he first threatens a kimura and uses the kimura grip until the arm bar is almost complete. i could not find a closer video on the web that shows this technique than this one. important points are to get off my knees and drive with my legs (unlike what is shown in the video) to torque my body as i bring my uke up to his side. important to use my other hand to block his hip.

secure a kimura grip and then place the foot past his chin so that he cannot use his arm to push the foot away. threaten the kimura and then fall back for the arm bar.

choke from the mount

professor gino did not include the arm trap in the version he taught me. i have trouble remembering which side to place my head. looks like the head goes on the same side as the non-choking arm. head slides side to side.