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Jiu-jitsu Month 45 (Cross-side reverse, half-guard sweeps, turtl

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Unlike other endeavors, Jiu-jitsu gives me a visceral fear the conquering of

which in turn leaves me in peace with self and the world. When facing a bigger,

stronger, and younger opponent, I need not just strength and explosive power,

but also endurance, cunning, and will power. In other words, I have to fight

with everything I am bestowed. Each step, I am forced to think nothing but how

to get to a better position. This way, the art transforms paralyzing fear into

step-by-step problem-solving.

 

Captain Mike showed me the simple and effective reversal from cross-side bottom

which he did on me in our 10-min roll: left hand over his left shoulder grabs

his belt, and with right elbow on his chest and right hand on his armpit, walk

my legs away from his hips toward his head. At a certain point (maybe after our

legs are 120 degrees apart), pull on his belt and push with my right hand and

elbow from below to reverse. I did a few reps on him and his 225lbs weight felt

like a feather.

 

Mar 4, Andrew and I sparred first starting from 50/50 and later a free roll. He

was easily over 200lbs and more skilled but I was less afraid than usual.

Jiu-jitsu had emboldened me. Bigger guys usually had poor cardio. I defended

well, kept moving, and was able to tire him out at the end of our five-minute match.

 

Mar 6, we reviewed a few kimura attacks from cross-side. The details on how to

control the opponent's arm were amazing. I loved the variation to weave the arms

around the target to apply torque on the far-side shoulder. Leon showed me how

he could reverse my osoto gari takedown if I hip in too much.

 

After sparring, I asked Darren about the forward-roll reversal from the turtle

bottom. This was also one way to counter the clock choke. The key to avoid

getting my back taken, he pointed out, was to bridge once I got on top to put my

bodyweight on my partner's chest and pin him down.

 

He showed in another version of the trap-and-roll (aka Peterson roll), after

trapping the arm, he put his head on the ground and stuck his butt up and walked

away to load the opponent before the sweep.

 

We then switched to half-guard bottom sweeps. Darren showed one, with or with

cross-face. Assuming my opponent's attacking from the right side, I'd have my

left hand grab his collar at back of his neck and try to duck under to grab his

pant leg below the right knee. I then do a half backward shoulder-roll with both

my legs in the air to load him on top of me. Then I'd swing the left leg down

and kick the right leg to sweep.

 

I can also do a butterfly sweep by grabing the pant of his left leg and try to

muscle him to my left. He'd base with his right arm and leg and I'd insert the

left hook in, punch both fists (the right hand again was grabing his collar or

his lapel if a brabble grip was set up), and sweep him to the right side.

 

Both Darren and Leon showed cool attacks, one strangle for the turtle, the other

a variation of the paper-cutter.

 

Tomorrow, I'd ask Darren about how he'd counter my half-guard top control where

I put my free leg way back and hip low to prevent sweeps or deep half-guards.

Darren got out easily when we were sparring. I need to learn that.

 

Mar 7, had an epic roll with Richard, the whiz-kid new bluebelt. As usual, he

attacked nonstop and all I could do was to defend and escape. I kept moving,

though, keeping him on his toes even when he was in the catbird seat. At one

time I did the Peterson roll on him and followed up with the bridge to pin him

down. His cross-side guard recovery was phenomenal, however, and I couldn't

control him. Still, I kept moving at the bottom and in the end he was getting

tired. Offense is taxing even for him. I was very happy. The way I saw it: he

won the match and I saved a life.

 

The third week was lost to back injury which I think was brought on by my

partner pushing down while I was trying to invert out of turtle as he had

scooted behind me. I decided from now on not to invert but try to recover guard

instead before my opponent settle.

 

Monday Mar 17, we learned to attack the turtle by taking the back. The start

position was exactly behind the turtle and with the seatbelt grip. I tried it on

Jose in sparring once, but I forgot to trap the near-side lower leg for the

bottom hook to get in.

 

Mar 18, I had a blast learning how to defend the heel-hook from figure-4 (at the

end of an imanari roll, e.g.) I already knew how to counter it but that day, we

drilled the spin and holding onto his top arm and stretch my foot from his hold.

Simple and effective. Just what I liked.

 

Mar 20, I learned a cool sweep from standing: first establish a pocket grip on

my opponent's right sleeve, spin him so that his right foot steps forward, my

left foot step foward to the outside, I lower my body and my right leg goes

between his legs for a reverse de la riva. From there, my left foot block his

hip, my right leg drops to level with the ground, my right arm goes up to catch

his left ankle, and I do a body stretch to flip him. I keep his right sleeve to

come forward following his momentum to take the top position.

Darren showed a few back retake techniques including the top hook, the top leg

swing to get up to the elbow, and shrimping back while holding the seatbelt to

get the hooks back in, when the opponent escaped at various stages.

 

Toward the end of the class, he showed Andrea his version to counter my

cross-side hold which involves his near-side arm grabbing the pant of my top

leg, his far-side arm stretching on my crown to push my head, and bridge. It

would either throw me on my back or he could get into turtle. My version of the

counter, learned from Henry, works similarly. I don't bridge but get to my side

to face my opponent and from there I get to turtle.

 

Mar 21, I drilled turtle attacks, the back-take, the truck (four or five attacks

from there), and the Peruvian necktie, with Justin and rolled with Eversly,

Mike, and Raam. I got to cross-side to everyone and defended Eversly's and

Mike's reversal attempts. Raam had improved but was still a bit jittery and

elbowed me on the left temple.

 

I was caught in Peruvian neckties a lot. Justin's version was not hard to escape

as there was a sizable gap after he dropped on his right buttcheek in order to

raise his left leg to block my roll. Others might do it differently and I

shouldn't wait till the last second. Maybe I can block his right foot and drive

to his right to flatten him.

 

(I need to learn Machine's trick to open up the turtle to insert a knee or hook.)

 

In this session, I executed the back-take well and combined it with the

re-takings Darren taught on Thursday. I've been good at entering the turtle

position but only now start to have some confidence in taking the back. It felt great.

 

I also decided to keep stretching to get the flexibility for a full side split.

So far, I stretch about 20-30min everyday, usually during the evening. It might

eventually help me defend the banana split from the trucking position.

 

Mar 25 Darren let us choose what we want to learn for saddle entry and I

proposed the imanari from standing and the turtle bottom when my opponent is at

the back with one knee inbetween my lower legs. I was so happy that I asked.

 

Details for the imanari:

1. Cut an angle, say to his left,

2. Step in with my right leg in between his legs closer to his right ankle,

3. Lower my body and cup the back of his left knee with my right hand,

4. My back touches the ground and I roll backward on my right shoulder, the key

    here is to keep my head to the right of, or at least right in front of his left foot,

5. As I roll I raise my hips to capture his left thigh and my left hand goes to

the inside of his left knee to help me spin.

 

Details for the turtle leg attack, assuming his right knee is between my legs:

1. Touch my right shoulder to the ground and grab the back of his right knee with

    my left hand,

2. Grab his foot or ankle with my right hand, pull it to the right,

3. I roll to my right and he has to go, and I catch his right leg in saddle.

 

Justin proposed the catch from half-guard bottom and Brian showed one from a

Gordon Ryan half-guard top. All very nice.

 
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