Training Log: Entry 235

BJJ class

Warmup
Drill new technique

Warm-up, rolling at 20-50% intensity, back to back stuff and eyes closed at some point.

Notes: I got tooled today.  Went against the biggest and best guys I could find and just got absolutely stomped and subbed.  Good for my ego.  Lost a lot of subs from sweat, stupid crap like that.  Posistioning was off, stuck in half guard a lot.  Pulled a few sweet reversals and still made use of the cradle where applicable.  Need lots of work.  Cardio held up alright.

Conditioning: Nothing I couldn't handle.

Techniques: Went over a proper kimura.  Palm turned down, not up. 

Notes on properly executing a kimura from side control:
Arm closeset to far hip uses elbow to keep hip in place.  Keep your own hips lower than his center of gravity to put the weight and pressure on them.  Thumb over grip instead of thumb around wrist grip (think proper bench press).  Other hand slides through space created by shoulder rather than tricep.  It cannot be executed without space, and since you can't drive someone's hand through the ground, you need to back your hips away and pull them with you, then torque the shoulder.

Second technique: When they oppose the kimura and straighten out, you apply pressure in the same way for the tap.

Notes: keep their wrist torqued with palm facing down and away.  Lower own armpit six inches from their armpit down onto bicep to keep pressure.  More of a pushing motion than a pulling motion.  Keep all good dynamics of good kimura.

Third technique:  This one is tricky.  From an ideal kimura posistion, slide leg furtherest away from head onto belly.  Post on own head.  Roll on the shoulder of the same side as the knee on belly while cranking kimura.  If done fast, their shoudler will pop.  This technique is ideal for when they grip their pantleg to prevent kimura because of the power it generates.  Make sure to kick leg away during roll to prevent them from gripping, and to crank the arm in a semi-circle for maximum leverage.

Great class.  I love the kimura, and learning new and better ways is awesome.