In the advanced grappling class, we worked on escapes from the side mount into the guard position. Simple and effective. I’m all about defense. Yet again, I trained with another Russian student, the seventh one. My experience with Russian students is that I can see why Russia has been a super power for more than a 1000 years just by its people, tough, intelligent, dominate. Russia sees sharing power with other nations as weakness. Russia is a nation and people that demand respect with no compromise. very interesting and mysterious group.
To really progress to the next level, I need to increase my flexibility in my hips and back so that I can do more moves. Also, I have to work on timing. I am about half way there with flexibility and nowhere near ready with timing. I added a new speed exercise, basically, a front leg lift until toes rest on a chair seat. You will need a chair. Lay on your back while holding the legs of a chair from the front side. quickly lift your legs, this is a speed drill, until your toes rest on the top of the chair then back to the floor. I will try to do a set of 10 a day.
In the throwing class, we learned a defense throw against a wrestler that has gotten your back from the standing position. I learned that while standing having someone’s back is not a safe position. Incredible simple throw against the wrestler.
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