Wednesday, 6/22:
Class began with warm-ups and takedowns, the usual. Osoto-gari, double-leg. We did some guard-specific training afterward.
Technique for the day was a spider guard sweep. With your opponent standing, and you controlling the cuffs of both sleeves, place one foot on a hip, and the other on the opposite bicep. Next, transfer your hand that’s on the same side as the foot on the bicep to the other cuff. The hand originally on that cuff comes down and cups the back of the same-side heel. The foot on the bicep moves down to behind the same side knee, hooking it. Next, hold the heel, back of the knee, and arm in place as your foot on the hip pushes out. As your opponent falls back, use his momentum and his arm to pull yourself up, tucking the foot on the hip underneath you so you don’t end up in half-guard. You should have one knee up and one down, inside your partner’s open guard.