As I mentioned last week, this Saturday is “Test Day.” Level 1, 2 & 3 students (yellow belt, orange belt and green belt) will be testing. Level 4 (blue belt) students will be put through the paces by reviewing all material up to their Level.
The class I attended Monday night was mostly a review of Level 2 material with a smidgen of Level 3 material. We started with punch combinations (straight, hook and uppercut) then we did outside punch defenses, and then we went into defenses against outside and inside punch combinations. Next, we reviewed the standing reverse headlock (guillotine). We also did chokes from the front, back, side and choke from the front with a push as well as choke from behind with a push.
We reviewed bearhugs for the rest of the class. We reviewed:
- Bearhug from the front with arms free
- Bearhug from the front with arms free (leverage on the neck)
- Bearhug from the front with arms caught (with space)
- Bearhug from the front with arms caught (no space)
- Bearhug from behind with arms free
- Bearhug from behind with arms caught (with space)
- Bearhug from behind with arms caught (no space)
- Bearhug from behind (with lift)
- Bearhug from the front (with lift)
We ended the class with breaking up into groups of four. Each member of the group took his turn defending against the other three members as they attacked nonstop with various chokes and bearhugs.
Wednesday’s groundfighting night went over some Level 1 and 2 material, but concentrated mostly on KMWW curriculum for Levels 3 and 4. We reviewed:
- Arm bar from the guard
- Guard reversal (sit up and sweep)
- Escape from the guard (stacking)
- Trap opponent’s arms to chest to pop up and out
- Side mount (basic position)
- Side mount (arm lock)
- Side mount (strikes)
- Side mount (transition to full mount)
- Side mount disengage (knee on belly)
- Triangle choke
- Guard - bottom position: guillotine
- Guard - bottom position: defense against guillotine
- Defense against headlock from behind
Phew!
