Wounds are healing nicely. I've finally found tape that will stay on through the duration of a 2+ hour training session: Nexcare clear first-aid tape. When I've got a blister that's recovering, I tape it up to allow it to completely heal. I can better control my callousing this way, because, if I want an area to harden I can leave it untaped and after a few layers of skin are rubbed off I can tape it back up. If I catch it at the right moment, it won't be uncomfortable in my day-to-day life yet the skin continues to constantly harden.
I'm moving this weekend. I'll be living a few miles further from the gym so it won't be convenient to stop at home for an hour before class starts at 6. So, what can I accomplish in an hour everyday? I'm considering kettle bell routines; body-weight circuits including dips, pullups, pushups, situps, etc; yoga; watching BJJ dvds; homework.
03/29/11
Class was taught by Andre, about 10 students in the class-no white belts. :(
I'll call this "flipping the turtle." When attacking the turtle, keep your chest to your partners back to prevent his mobility. Establish an over-under "monkey grip" and fling yourself forward into a roll, generating as much momentum as possible. Completing the roll, spread your legs and slap them on the mat. As you finish the roll, pull your partner with you so that he's forced to either roll with you or get neck cranked between the mat and your shoulder. You spread your legs so that when your partner rolls over, you create a trap for him to land in. This allows you to easily place your hooks in. This can also be accomplished, although with a lower success rate, with double-under grips on either your partner's lapels or in a "monkey grip."
If you roll and he doesn't come with you, it should have at least forced him to sprawl and create a nice little nook for your feet to crawl into. In this case, arch your back and push off with your feet flipping back over. Your weight should be on your shoulder as you wedge your hooks in. I found that if you land your feet on their quadriceps, especially with double under grips, you can push their quads with your feet as you pull their upper body forward creating even more space.
Next, we went over how to maintain the back position. On the side oposite your overhook, firmly place your chin over your partners shoulder. Squeeze their back to your chest and always attempt to fall to the side of your overhook. If they remove your bottom hook and attempt to slide out, bring the the knee of your bottom leg to their head, resting your elbow on it (for base?). While moving your knee, make sure you maintain chest-to-back contact and your chin over their shoulder. Now that you've got your knee near their head, pull them over your knee, creating space to allow your hook to be replaced.
After twisting their collar with your underhook, grab their lapel with your overhook low enough so that they won't worry about it. Slowly pull their lapel down through your grip with your underhook, sneaking closer to their neck. Fall to the side of your overhook and grab their bottom lapel with your underhook. Don't stretch your arms! Rotate your overhook so that your elbow is on the ground. Lean your shoulder into their head to tighten the choke. If they remove a hook as you're in this position, simply bring your knee up to their head again and as you regain the hook attempt to throw it over their arm to prevent them from defending. Because they can't put their head to the mat and escape in this position, you can stretch your arms while pushing down with your legs to ensure the submission.
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