Guard Passing. As I mentioned before guard passing is not a strong part of my game. I maybe need to look at the whole concept to try and develop a system of passing that works for me. When people try and defend the pass, they either use their top leg to shrimp away or pass it over you to replace so it would make sense to try and disable the top leg before attempting the pass. I am going to look at ways of using the Gi to immobilise the top leg. It should work in theory. Also if you have the lapel trapping the leg it would prevent the guy on the bottom from stretching out and creating space

I have tried and continue to attempt the thigh trap pass but it is not a high percentage pass for me at the moment, also the knee through is good but i have to be tighter to my opponent, as soon as I try and rush it it goes to pot.

Training on Saturday. Raphael caught me with a choke whilst I was passing and arm bar from somewhere. He passed using double underhooks and kept really tight so stopping me opening his elbow, should have used my feet on his hips to open a little space.

When someone stands to pass must remember to set up the omoplata sweep straight after the closed guard sweep fails. This does depend on how he is standing, if I have the angle should go for Victors sweep/armbar*.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7q0wH0NJ9s

Don't like the judo scarf hold, got there somehow, thought I had the bent arm bar but should have gone to underhook far arm, nearly gave up my back.

Ok here go's. This is just notes on my training. It anyone bumps into this I am a Gracie Barra purple belt under Braulio Estima and wanted to be able to refer back to my training, and keep a log of my aims. I am kind of at the point where dealing with specific techniques as such is not really what I am after now, it is now integrating all the info in my head into a continuous flow of motion and also adding elements to my game that are not well rounded at the moment.

My BJJ is split into four sections.

1. My competition A game.
2. My rolling with people I don't know game.
3. My rolling and with people I train with regularly.
4. stuff I think will fit into my game.

The general idea is to move techniques up this list, Also there are areas that are weak that need to be addressed. The problem is you can work on one area exclusively to improve it, but other parts of your game will suffer. It's a bit like spinning plates you get one going really well then two fall off.

So right now, my passing is weak with not enough pressure being applied in the right places. I do get caught caught with chokes whilst passing. I have to start trying to think about the sweep more whilst playing open guard and not just defending the pass. I still hit a brick wall when I am in front of my opponent when he is turtled.