Omoplata sweep

So I've been working my omoplata a lot. Here's a new sweep I've been successful with.

Fun new sweep that's been working for me recently, big keys are to threaten the omoplata and be for serious about it! This will worry them into actually trying to keep their arm tight. Hip over and turn into them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUeZOaIs9Ck&feature=player_embedded

Some days you're the Nail

Ow....went to the Rolling class. Brown belts big and bigger smashed me the first two rounds. It wasn't good, I was squished. My attacks were batted away and I got top game dominated. I did manage to sweep the not as huge brown belt from reverse de la riva but his de la riva was killing me same with his closed guard. Then against the monstrous and hungry blue belt I was swept from closed and couldn't sweep or submit from my guard. This is great because now I know I need to work on several things.....POSTURE POSTURE POSTURE!


I need to apply on the bottom controlling posture better, using it to apply sweeps. Same thing with my grips I need to make sure I'm not half assing my grips. From top I need to focus on angling to create good posture.


Inside the de la riva I need to control their free leg that's not hooking and turn to my left (if they are using their left leg to de la riva hook), turn my foot inward and kick out to reset. Never let them settle. Drew was telling me I'm trying counter off their sweeps to pass which is good but really difficult, his idea was to avoid the position and deny them the de la riva guard. Makes sense.


Looks like I've got some things to work on.

Updates!

So I got my purple belt! Here's some past things that's been happening.

So I went to Jerry's world as a brand new purple belt.


We worked two butterfly guard passes.

First sit back toward their hook side, step up on your opposite leg. Move their hook knee inside. Underhook their non-hook leg. Pull on their collar, "twist" them and pass over their knee. Smash their hip down, pass into side.


Second if you can't pass because of their non-hooking leg it keeping your leg trapped. Hook that non butterfly hook at the ankle, hip into them, smash their knee inward, cross face and smash their hips and pass.


Didn't get to roll with the black belts so I just played my reverse de la riva and mount cross collar chokes.


Today I went back to elite. It was Forrest's nogi class. We worked the regular ankle lock escape and did a ankle lace escape.

First push your foot through and bring your toes up. Push the foot off of your hip, grab their head, sit up over their knee into mount.


Next was escaping the leg lace. To stop the heel hook. Grip their wrist and biceps, bring your body close in, extend your leg and pull their arm to break the grip, use your other foot to push their hand off. Figure four your legs, pull their head and sit up smashing their hip down.


Had some good rolls today. Had some trouble against a guy who is using a de la riva guard with long legs. I'll have to ask tomorrow about countering de la riva.