More Gentleness

Lots of good work in Judo today.  I found myself more comfortable with some throws.  I also found myself needing a good north/south escape.

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Wondering more

I just wonder.

More Passes

Today was more guard work.  It began with some toma nage work.  The throw is not super high percentage, but the worst that could happen is that uki ends up in your guard.

We also drilled an armbar from standing that was similar in action to the toma nage.

In the event that either the throw or the armbar is blocked, we worked on ways to pass the guard when we end up in this spot.

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Throws and Mounts

This basics class worked a couple hip tosses.

The focus, then, turned to the ground.  We worked a bump sweep of a mounted opponent.  Then, when the bump fails, we drilled a shrimping move to reguard.

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Guard Passing

Class began with some head lock work; I paired with a first-timer.

We, then, worked guard passes and tested them in live drills.

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Someone's standing in my guard.

We worked takedowns for a while which was a brutal way to shake off the holiday rust.  :/
O Soto Gari then O Soto Gari to Tai Otoshi was on the menu.

We drilled the flower sweep as well as an armbar counter when someone stands in your guard.



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4 rolls x 5 minutes = 20 minutes