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As often seems to be the case lately, life’s keeping me inordinately busy. There are quite a few techniques I want to post about, but have not gotten around to. In the interest of remembering them for when I have time, here’s a list items for later posts, with some notes to remind me of details:

  • John Danaher
    • Kosoto gari threat to tomoe nage
      • Follow-up: Yoko tomoe nage against opponent with hips back
    • Outside leg trip to Harai tsurikomi ashi
      • Follow-up: Opponent steps back –> sumi-gaeshi
    • Escaping the armbar (when on your back) by trapping a leg and driving the elbow to the mat
    • Failed/Feinted tomoe nage to juji-gatame (2 variations)
    • Waiter sweep details (feet down, swing arm out)
      • Follow-up: Opponent posts hand after sweet, you spin to juji-gatame
  • Romulo Barral seminar 9/9
    • Passing De La Riva guards
      • Shallow DLR
        • Knee slice pass
          • Follow-up: Flatten opponent
      • Deep DLR
        • Knee slice pass
          • Follow-up: Half guard collar choke
      • DLR with both legs around one.
        • Smash pass
          • To side mount
          • To mount
  • Matt Serra no-gi seminar 9/12 at Renzo Gracie Brooklyn
    • Over-under clinch to Ouchi Gari
    • Opponent has double underhooks defense: no-gi Uchi Mata to leg pick.
    • Armbar from guard to kneebar when opponent stands up and powers out
  • Other techniques
    • Takedowns
      • From both hands on opponent’s biceps
        • Swim under to clasp shoulder (elbow high), snap down, turn to side control and one-hand guillotine
        • Swim under (as above) to single leg to double leg
    • Passing the butterfly guard
        • Lift heels, stack and sit, swing legs around to side control (cross face)
        • Pin one ankle, head control other side, drive knee into outside of knees on head control side

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