As for Ian's this weeks class down Sweat FA, we've had some pretty good numbers turn in for the last couple of weeks now and this week was no exception. Lot's of regular guys down there with some returning faces too.
Venue: Sweat FA, Weston Super Mare, Uk
Instructor: Ian Rossiter (Black Belt, Checkmat)
Warm Up:
Laps of the mat with arm wind milling and side stepping.
Upper body stretching.
Tabata circuit featuring:
(All these items are done in unison)
Everyone doing 20 seconds of high knee running on spot
then 10 seconds of pausing in squat
20 seconds of press ups
10 seconds paused in plank
20 seconds of crunches
10 seconds paused in a v sit up
20 seconds of jump high on spot
10 seconds of pause in squat
Then do the same circuit again.
We then finished off with some leg stretching.
Techniques:
(As usual I will describe techniques from the side I initially learnt them).
In preperation for a No Gi comp some of the guys were entering this weekend the boss decided to do some related stuff.
We started off with a quick pummelling drill.
As this has been shown about a billion times on YouTube I figured I'd pick a vid and let the legend that is Randy Couture show you how it's done.
Randy Couture demonstrates Pummeling.
Incorporated into the Pummeling Drill we went on to do Single Leg takedowns and then double leg takedowns.
My personal favourite however was the lift and slam. Once you've drilled the pummeling a bit you can move to a double underhook clinch up and reach down with your head side arm and grab underneath the opponent's nearside leg. Thrusting up with your legs and back strength you lift the guy up so he is crossways perpendicular to you, and then fall forward onto the mat with him coming down on his back with you on top in side control. Love that slam. Obviously with a friendly training partner you do not put the extra juice on it that you might in competition but you get the jist.
The last set of moves were how to Defend against a standing guillotine and a Pulled Guard Guillotine.
For the standing guillotine, when the guy has clinched around your neck you need to immediately grip at his arm to make space where your chin is. You do this with your outside arm while, with your inside arm, you reach over the guy's offside shoulder and as far down his back as you can. This nearly totally relieves the pressure of the guillotine choke and allows you to resist the hold while you think of an escape. Or you can just let the guy gas his arms out trying to choke you. This move is usually successful in completely relieving you of the choke but every so often you might get a guy who is a complete ape or has unnaturally strong arms through years of warehouse work or whatever. Every so often a guy will come along who has the strength to get the choke to work slightly, even with your defenses in place. It won't get you straight away but if you try and rely on the guy gassing to escape you may end up having to tap before he does. Better to have a way out more immediate.
The Defense against the pulled guard guillotine is very similar but you need to get the opponent's back off the ground momentarily to get your arm behind him. To do this you must briefly try to pull away from his so you can get your arm behind then you go right up on your tiptoes.
I'd seen all of that before but I was pleasantly chuffed when Ian showed us an awesome counter to the guard pull guillotine. You get to the position above where you're on tiptoes and then push your shoulder in towards his neck and you should manage to land yourself a nifty head and arm style triangle choke. Beauty.
Rolling.
This week I rolled with Sean Errock, Chris Whiting, Ash Cutter and Chris Cook. Nothing of note occurred.
I've got a week off training next week but will be back to it hardcore stylie the week after!!!!
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