Class Notes:

1. Armbar Drills. Worked on the basic armbar from guard and armbar from guard using hip action only (no hands).

2. Guard -> shoulder lock -> armbar. Grab the arm with your same arm, reach across and control the elbow with your other arm. Scissor your hips away from the isolated arm. Lock the shoulder. Scissor again. Finish with the armbar.

3. Three different Stack defenses.
3a. Get the armbar/triangle. As they stack you, underhook the leg opposite the isolated arm. pull leg/ push with your legs.
3b. Get the armbar/triangle. Lift up your hips. Sneak your arm under your hips and grab the gi of the leg across from your arm. Pull and push.
3c. As they stack you, you do some crazy rotation - dont' remember this one too well.

4. I got to see the power of a purple belt. Usually the upper belts go easy on me and use the grappling time to teach me stuff. Purple belt didn't teach me, he schooled me. It was cool to watch, if it wasn't me getting pummled on. I was getting tapped out so fast I forgot to say "tap." I would say "ouch that hurts" or "holy shit, what is that. stop. I mean tap." And he was creative. Wrist lock, ankle lock, collar choke, reverse guillotine. Whole lotta ouch.

5. Don't forget to control your breathing.