MMA and me; day 291

Tuesday we were back at our usual warm up, and then went right into our inverted guard drills. For our warm ups, I specifically focused on shoulder rolls, as they  provide an excellent work up to the inverted guard. For the drills, we stayed simple, just starting from the behind, straddling the right leg of a standing partner, reaching under the inside (right) leg with the inside (right) hand, and sliding the back of the hand to the outside of the leg being straddled. From there, you roll to your inside (right) shoulder, using your inside leg to get a hook on their right leg knee pit, as you bring your left leg over, and secure a hook under their left leg knee pit. At this point, you are upside down, on your shoulders, with your feet (boots on) in the knee pits of your opponents legs, with your right foot in their right knee pit, and left foot in left knee pit. From here, disengage your right foot, sweep it out and around while using your left foot as leverage, bring your right shoulder off the mat to roll over your left shoulder, and swing around to a seated position similar to how you started, except straddling their left leg. Now you can repeat this process in reverse, and go back and forth in front of your partner, or you can go around the world and turn the corner when you get to one side and continue around behind them. You really just want to make sure you keep your opponent in your guard, which is in between your legs, upside down or right side up. A few things to remember; as you are upside down, make sure to get both hooks in firmly, before you disengage and roll back to your behind. Also, as you turn the corner, it is very helpful to sweep the leg straight out, that you just pulled out of the knee pit, to help your momentum as you swing around to the back (or front) side. The more fluidly you can do this, the better.

A great class, followed up by another killer fighters training with Coach Jayce. Can't wait for tonight, and more of the same!