Day 12: You're humping way too much, troop

The first drill was stopping the hook sweep for the advanced students. Us white belts learned the hook sweep for the first time. It's simple: from butterfly guard, trap his arm, and get the underhook with your opposite arm. Then fall sideways (towards his trapped arm, so he can't base) and use your butterfly hook to sweep him over. Finish in mount.

Our second drill was armbars from various positions. From knee on belly on his left, make space with your left hand. Snake your right under his armpit, and pull the arm up so that his shoulder comes up off the mat. Spin your head-side foot around his body, and take the leg you were kneeling with and leave it by his shoulder. Sit down and he taps. Also learned armbar from rear mount with opponent turtled. Get your right hook in. Go under his arm and get the wrist. Turn so that your left shin comes across the back of his neck and get your knee down to the ground. Pull the arm out straight, then come down onto your side and tuck your bottom leg under the arm for the armbar.

I sparred with Damon, Jack, and Ralil, and got schooled pretty completely. Tip that came from this session: turn into the choking elbow to stop a choke. Otherwise, you're choking yourself more. Which I did. Jack and Ralil have hellacious butterfly guards. To try to pass, control the pants inside the knees, get some distance, then slide around the guard. Easier said than done, at least with those two. To escape from the triangle, posture up and try to get an arm between the legs that are choking you.

Damn, this is hard.