Javier School!

Javier took the time to show me a bunch of sweet moves:

From Closed Guard

1. Deep cross collar grip their left collar. Break them down. Lift up your left elbow to create a straight choke across their trachea. Reach around their head with your right arm and grab your left elbow material. Push down with your right arm and up with your right arm.

2. Arm triangle. Break them down. drag their right arm across your body. With your left arm hook around their head. Use a rear naked choke motion to finish.

Escaping the back

1. In turtle, they harness grip you and keep a little too high on your back. Hold the elbow opposite of where the opponent's body is. Tuck the arm in and roll towards your right shoulder. During the resulting scramble, take side control.

class notes

We worked on a few things today:

1. Movement drills: mount to s-mount to back
2. Butterfly Sweep
3. Halfguard to butterfly sweep
4. Open guard sweep
4a. Knee to bicep sweep
4b. Leg lasso to sweep
5. Open guard sweep counter-counter
5a. As they push in your knee, you dive in deep and finish the sweep

Butterfly Guard Notes:
a. Be an annoying little ball
b. Keep everything tight!
c. Underhook with your arm the same side as you have your knee up
d. keep your head low and tight
e. grip the pant leg of the other side
f. Get your hip out and to the side!