BJJ 5/9

10:00 Private Kelly
All about position.

-belly button to belly button (hips always parallel). Always turn to them, always square up.
Started to feel this while rolling. Alot of things improved when I would get out and on a hip

-break the guard (hands, ribs)
Posture - big difference when your neck is up and when it's not. She demonstrated both and how one can be broken down, but the other cannot. I can still hardly believe it. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't feel it. The cat arch is what breaks the feet open. So, switch one hand to hold hip down while planting knee and then push away and do the cat arch to break, push a knee down and pass.

-shrimp
Shrimp is not to escape out the front. Shrimp is to make uncomfortable space under their legs in order to get your leg in. Push with hips to make enough space to get up on one hip, tuck your elbow inside their leg and bring your head to this arm very tight and then push out(up) with your butt. Your head is the fulcrum here.


And about Kelly, she's tough and she understands the art. She is a really great teacher because she can exercise restraint. It's a real joy working with her; I would be lucky to have her as my mentor.