Venue: Bristol Combat Legion, LA Gym, Bristol, Uk.
Instructor: Chico Mendes (Grade 2 Black Belt).
Techniques:
(All move descriptions are based on how I first learnt them. I.e left grip, right foot etc..)
Chico started off with some standing techniques. First move started face to face with the opponent getting a quick grip on your right collar with his left hand. You quickly pocket grip (turn the cuff inside out over your hand) the gi cuff of the guys gripping hand with your left hand whilst reaching over the top of the extended arm with your right arm and gripping his left collar. From this position you close your right elbow hard into his extended left arm to cause discomfort and shake the guy's balance. To finish the technique you pull out with your hand gripping his collar to take him over to his left (your right), whilst you quickly drop down to your left on both knees (important that it IS both knees to ensure he can't reverse the move and get points on you) and secure his right leg in the single. I had the added advantage of training with Raj Bista who has some pretty awesome wrestling skills, so was able to show me where I was going wrong with this.
We moved on to a simple Wrist Lock from this starting position. As before, he's reached in and grabbed your right lapel. You take the pocket grip of his cuff with your left, but this time your right hand reaches to the back of his extended left arm at the just above the elbow. You once again close your arm in to force the opponent's arm in at an awkward angle, then advance toward the opponent whilst pulling the arm in toward you to put pressure on the wrist. Chico's tip with this one is Do Not stop walking forward once you have the arm secured as, if you don't get the tap, you'll at least get 2 points for the guy walking off the mat to get out of a submission hold.
Chico then moved us on to some closed guard stuff. You start off in the closed guard position with the opponent postured up with his hands at your waist to resist being moved about. With both of your arms you can attempt to remove one of the opponent's arms from their bracing position. Selecting the guy's right arm, you pass your right hand over his arm, above the elbow, while passing your left hand inside his arm. Once there you can grip your hands together and pry the guy's arm open so you are able to pull him toward you using your knee. With his posture destroyed in this way you can obtain an over-under hook grip on him to secure him close to you by bringing your right arm around over his left shoulder and gripping your hands behind his back. Now with your left arm you pry his right arm open and up at an angle so you can press it into your shoulder. You finish the move by pressuring the back of the secured arm with your arms forcing the painful straight arm bar.
I was drilling the rest of the techniques with Chris Cook
The last technique Chico showed us for this lesson was how to obtain a nice tight single arm overhook guard and a triangle from there. With the guy in your closed guard, his right hand gripping your lapel, you pocket grip the his sleeve cuff with your right hand whilst passing your left arm underneath his right and grabbing your own right forearm (on the underside). You can then simultaneously pull up with your arms whilst breaking his posture with your knees. You should be able to pull his arm right up and out straight above your head. You can then bring the left arm inside and overwrap the secured arm (you'll need to still be holding the cuff grip to get this to work). To secure your hold on the arm you can get a high grip of your left lapel. There are plenty of finished from here, Chico showed us the triangle. Pushing the opponent's left arm down and to his waist you can now open your guard and pass your right leg over his shoulder, crossing both legs behind his back to form a diamond holding him in place. You can now shift hips to the left and reach up with your right hand to help position your right leg correctly so the left leg can wrap over it to get the tight pressure needed for the triangle. Brilliant technique.
For part of the lesson, Chico ran us through the 3 essentially important Brazilian words that all Bjj competition practitioners should know, and their relevance in a fight.
The first phrase is Combate (pronounced com-ba-tchee ).
This signifies the beginning of a Bjj fight. When you referee says this it's time to bring the thunder (haha).
The second phrase is Parou (pronounced Parow).
You here this when a referee is calling a halt to the action, be it for a positional stoppage, a time out or the end of the match. When this is heard stop everything but be sure to hold your position in case it's only a time out.
The last phrase is Lute (pronounced Lu-tchee).
The command is heard when a combatant is stalling or inactive, the referee calls "Lute" for a 20 second marker to be put on. This first time is a warning. If still inactive after the 20 seconds the command will be heard again and will come with a penalty for the staller and and advantage for the aggressor. After a further 20 seconds the command will be heard and a further penalty will be issued with the aggressor earning 2 points and both combatants being stood up.
Chico says this is a common technique to use if the fight is in it's last minute and one combatant is ahead comfortably.
Rolling:
For this session we didn't have much time left to roll and Chico only had us do situation guard passing/sweeping. I went first with Chris Cook who I passed and swept a couple of times. My second opponent was Big Justin Thomas. Although I was able to pass his guard during my top control turn I couldn't shift him at all during my time on the bottom and it was all I could do to keep my guard. That lad's definitely getting better.
Another damn good session up with Chico and the Bristol boys. After this I was really looking forward to the seminar down in Weston Super Mare on the 3rd Nov.
That write up to come in the next couple of days.
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