5:35 to 7p

5:35-5:50p: Arrived a bit late. Missed jogging. Andy (Brown Belt) led. Andy's a recent transplant from Hawaii. He mixed it up a bit. Even had us do cart wheels and head stand to front rolls. Woah!

5:50-6p: Sweep / pass the guard. Passed Henry's (White Belt) guard then had my guard passed by a visiting White Belt from Hawaii (Andy's friend). Dwitched back and forth between spider and tripod set up. Almost had him with a sweep off a pass, but he hopped over and regained balance. To get the pass, he walked into my spider to eliminate the angle. Nice. Never seen that before!

6-6:30p: Technique. Side control escape to underhook to hip/switch to elevator and single leg attempt. Partner then sprawls out and forces turtle before circling around, consolidating the position and setting up to take the back. First option is very similar to the method Saulo teaches in Revolution 1. Second option responds to a good defense of first approach - move directly behind the turtle, grab both lapels, pull head down to control, then roll transition from turtle to sink the hooks and take the back. All review. Seems like a lot of review lately, which is NOT a bad thing.

6:30-7p: Rolls. ~6 minutes. Got Louis (White Belt), Woody (Blue Belt), and Kirk (Blue Belt). Roll with Louis was a challenge. He's really big. An inch or two taller and has 30-40lbs on me. That shouldn't matter though since I think he only has a couple months experience. Spent most of the roll stuck under him holding on to half guard. Managed a couple half guard escapes, but lost control and ended up back in half guard each time. Hardly breathing at end of roll. No use forcing anything under such weight. I just waited for an opportunity and took it but maintain control on top. Now Rolls with the Blue Belts went well. Passed guard a couple times. Took mount a couple times. Got an arm bar from technical mount. Woody almost caught me in a guillotine. Kirk passed my guard and transitioned to north-south with ease. Eventually caught me with a wrist lock after a 90-second arm attack barrage (kimura set up, arm bar, etc). The wrist lock and tap came with only 4-5 seconds left. Drats.

Didn't stretch after class. Geez. What's wrong with me? First training session in months without taping my toe. Feels fine. Overall a bit achy today despite 4 days break from training. Left shoulder still doesn't feel right, but (fingers crossed) I don't think I aggravated it tonight. Trying to make 5 consecutive classes this week. Healthy shoulder makes 5 days more likely...and certainly more enjoyable.