On Saturday we practiced judo throws and take downs as a warm up. BJJ is mostly focused on the ground game, but throws are not totally dismissed either. Here's one example of a hip throw:
Two nice sweeps from the open guard were reintroduced: "balloon sweep" which allows for a quick transition from the bottom guard to the mount. It's fairly easy to execute if the opponent pushes heavily forward while in open guard. Here demonstrated by Roberto Atalla:
The second sweep in open guard had you holding one ankle with one hand, same side arm with the other and pushing opponent's hip with your foot (while hooking the other side leg with the remaining limb). After the take down you should be able to secure the side mount position by getting your knee over one leg and swinging the second one over. Then we practiced these sweeps in a drill that ended in the double attack (collar choke or armbar). I always seem to forget how to align my hands and in which order while doing the submissions.
The practice ended with two rounds of free grappling. I felt much better this time than during the week. I did sleep very well the night before which definitely helped!
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