8/29 Gi and No Gi recap

Alright guys, this is going to be a lot. We did a ton of take downs off the 2 on 1 here so lets dive in. I am going to list them here in the way that makes most sense too me now, not the way that we covered them in class.  First, We did this simple far side ankle pick in both Gi and No Gi. This is our 'if you forget everything else remember this" technique of the day. 

Next we have a near side inside trip. (Ouchi Gari). Again this will be an option with or without the jacket. 

At this point we began a discussion of the climb behind and the different types of control it will afford us. Done properly, we should maintain good pressure on the near shoulder, but also gain some control over the far shoulder as well. This is extra true in the Gi, where we would grab the fabric of the far armpit, or in the Kurtka where we might grab the epaulette. 

(technical note, this next video has several techniques we did in it, so I will link to several different time stamps in the video below. The first tech in the video is the same far side ankle pick we looked at above, restart it if you want another example. Also, this video features the sickest Russian jams. You're welcome.)

From here we looked at a near side foot hook first. Remember, in this case we are bumping our Uki to make the near foot light, then kicking and pulling on the far grip to put him to his back as we stay standing.

Notice, the very last example Kolganov shows above is the sacrifice version we also did in which we fall to our back with Uki. Again, we would do this if we screwed up and weighted the leg before we could kick it out. For those of you who may have purchased Vlad Koulikov's series on Grapplers Guide. He has a great video title "Cross Grip Behind Back Lifting Foot Sweep" which I unfortunately can't re-post here. 

Our last technique, and apparently hardest to learn, was this modified tomoe nage. Here Kolganov calls it an "over the head throw w. foot on stomach." I called it a Hacky sack throw. Same same.