First things first. This was not a "BJJ" lesson. The groundwork we do in sessions incorporates BJJ so that we can experience and be "comfortable" if things go to the ground. To develop skills so that we know how to move our bodies, find submissions/break/chokes if they present themselves, but more importantly get into a position where you can get off the floor and get away!
It is a really interesting art, hugely technical, very tactical and makes your body move in ways you are not used to (warning up, stretching a must and I for one need more work on my hip mobility!).
Movement drills: position to position:
Moving round the body: scarf hold, to side 4 quarters, to mount, to side 4 quarters on other side, to scarf hold.
Key points: Keep tight and pressure down, Use hands to check the body (use clothes to help you to move around or pin down as you move). When escaping from mount or moving into mount use your "free leg" to trap the body - again stay tight
Forgive me I am not sure of the technical names for these yet
Escape from scarf hold: shift onto your side (no flat back), pull your arm (right arm in this case) out of their grip so that your elbow and upper arm is resting to he floor. reach your left arm around and place your wrist in your right hand (arms should now make the frame of a square). the blade of your left arm is under their chin. Shrimp your hips away, Extend both arms up, using fingers of right hand to push into throat, as they are forced back lift your left leg to hook their head and use the momentum to push them back and sit up. From here you move into mount (via side 4 quarter).
Escape the mount: as they sit up to punch you, lift hips up and raise a knee to their back to push them off balance. AS they base out grab one of their arms with both of yours and pin to your body(eg left arm). AS you do this use the leg on that same side (e.g. left) to hook outside their leg. Lift your hips up again forcing them straight up (12 o'clock) and then using your legs roll them over (keeping hold of their arm). You will now be in their guard. After a cheeky head butt, posture up, pinning them down by grabbing top of their shorts and driving fists into abdomen.
Escape inside of guard: move one leg (left) so that the knee is pushing against their backside, put your other leg out to the side (knee on the floor so your upper and lower leg make a right angle).lift that knee keeping your foot where it is (pulling up and back motion) while pushing forwards with your hands. This will cause the guard to loosen or break. Reach under their leg (e.g. with your right arm under their left leg - dig in elbow for a bit more of a release) posture up and grab your shirt to pin their straight leg against you. posture up and lean forward (Slowly) getting onto your toes. keep pushing forward slowly then let go of your shirt grab their opposite shoulder and put blade of arm against throat. (they should almost be bent in double and begging for you to stop.) slowly move your body round the side. keeping pressure on. At some point they will actually help you pass the guard by moving their leg out the way and you then land into side 4 quarters.
Alternate version: as you pin leg and are pushing forward their other leg may be n the floor still. If this happens use your leg nearest the leg on the floor to trap their leg (put knee over first) then go to side 4 quarters on the other side (I think).
Escape side 4 Quarter: get one arm wedged between their hip, the other between neck and shoulder - bench press them away moving your body away (key tip if you can move them move yourself!). if they don't try to regain position you can pivot your body and wedge a knee in. If they do follow up use their momentum to roll them over (keep arm pinned to floor so you are using structure not strength). you are now on top again and can move into scarf hold.
We then flowed with all these holds transitioning form one to another.
Resistance drill: counter for counter
This was only about getting better position (using moves above). NO submissions. we had to try and resist while getting better positions ourselves: one partner trying to get better position, the other trying to stop them.
A key learning here was that when doing this type of drill it is very challenging to get anything to work well. You have to "relax" use smaller movements (which are actually harder to defend against) and realise that if you can't move them to make space you can move yourself to make a gap to use.
Ground and pound drill (only going 10- 20% on punches)
one partner punches and is only concerned with hitting, the other partner is only grappling and trying to get better position. Starting on knees, then take down and the grapple/punch.
This drill helped you focus on keeping your head covered at all times, experience that you are going to take shots but these can be minimised to back of the head and reduced power. But most importantly it showed us all that with some very basic movement drills (repeated a lot and needing more practice still) you can out manoeuvre and escape from someone who is focused on "knocking your block off". when they punch they create gaps you can move to and give you limbs you can lock up. And what seemed at times almost impossible to pull off in the previous drill, you were able to do in dynamic and effective fashion
A super session. So many tips it's hard to capture them all. But if I have missed anything major or things don't make sense let me know. it is NOT easy trying to describe groundwork!
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