BJJ 7.1.2010

Thursday evening with Juha. After quick warmups we had few rounds of passing the guard. Then we went on with the Alliance curriculum: escaping the knee on the belly. Every time I've been under in such a position it has seemed effectively impossible to get out of. But a fairly simple way to get away from there is to push the from the ankle between your own legs, getting you to half guard.

Not the same escape we had on class but I could not find the right one. The idea was to push the knee between your own legs, but it is important that you keep your both arms close to your body. One way to nullify that escape is just to hop to the other side when your leg is being pushed.

Then we continued with passing the half guard. Details are gone by now, but I am sure that the spider hand movement was somehow involved in the process. And remember to use your force so that the opponent's head and legs face opposite directions. Shoulders are surprisingly good at controlling the head!

In the end few rounds of grappling.