SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2015

Saturday's attendance consisted of me, Nick, Jason, John, Paige, and Kyle. Apparently, one overslept and another was at work. I taught the "traditional" clock choke on a turtled opponent, stressing pressure on the same side shoulder of the opponent and walking to create pressure on the neck. I showed a quick modification of that choke in case one is not able to reach across the opponent's body and grab the lapel under the arm. We then choked each other for a long period of time. We also went over a slight modification of the bread cutter choke, and answered a quick question regarding pressure maintenance and weight distribution when one tries kimura from side-control. We then practiced our techniques in live roll sessions, with at least 3 changeovers of opponents.

SATURDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2015

BJJ had me, Nick, Jason, John, Paige, Tony, and Kyle in attendance. We went over omoplata and also covered a sweep from the omoplata position in case something goes wrong. The six students got in about 20 minutes of rolling time before transitioning to judo. In judo, Kyle, Tony, and Jason hung around while we went over o-uchi-gari. Kyle bugged out early, so the three remaining folks continued with o-uchi-gari and then moved into ko-uchi-gari. There was no standing randori focusing on tachiwaza, though I did take on Tony in a few rounds of newaza only (starting from the ground).

SATURDAY, 31 JANUARY 2015

On Saturday, we had good turnout. Tony, Paige, John, David, Jason, Nick, and I were in attendance. The main technique taught was the so-called "bread-cutter" choke. I went over the nuances of this particular technique, what typically goes wrong, and how to make sure that you avoid those mistakes.