Today we practiced getting out of the opponents full guard and then how to pass over the leg to get to side.

Starting in the opponent’s full guard, you post one hand on their chest by grabbing the gi’s lapels, then grab a sleeve and bring it across the stomach under the posting arm. Get up by standing first with the leg that is on the side of the sleeve you are holding. Then get up with the other leg, table their thighs using your legs, grab the point of the knee, on the side of your free hand, and push down while stepping back slightly. Lower your base, keep the elbows in, and cheat the knee in as well. Keeping the hand on the knee, the other hand (holding the sleeve), try to keep holding the sleeve, and grab the lapel on that side. Keep the shoulder down to keep your opponents leg from that side from bothering you. Now push the knee down, and step over and put your other knee on their thigh. Slide your knee through, grab the neck and get into side control.

Today we learned a simple pass after you get out of the guard or to use in general.

With one foot forward and one foot back you split your opponents legs. The hand opposite the foot that is forward is used to push the knee down to the ground, while the other arm hooks the leg by going under the knee and you grab the opponent’s belt, if not possible grab the gi and keep it tight. You put your head no higher then belt level while looking toward the side with the arm hooked and while keeping your shoulder heavy. Step your back leg over the leg that is down, if they try to hook your leg then sprawl back but keep your base and the shoulder heavy. Work your legs around to the side, and push them away so that you can get the knee closest to their feet under their knee to they can’t turn back into you. If they try to bump or move away, stay heavy and stay with them. Once you have the knee underneath theirs, get one arm under the neck then get your other arm under their arm and hold them so you can secure side control.

Today we learned how to use the opponent’s gi to choke them while you have them in full guard.

If they are in your full guard, you try to keep them down on you, never letting them posture up. Starting from the full guard, you grab their neck and keep them down. You maintain with your left while sliding your right underneath their shoulder and start to work the gi out of the belt. Once you have it free you grab a full hand of the gi, and pass it over the back to the left hand. You then get your right arm out and pass the end of the gi from the left to the right (right arm, palm facing you). You then push their head to the right and move your arm over it to get to the left side of the head.

You grab their left arm and try to draw it across your chest while trying to also get it under their throat. Then you grab their left shoulder with your left hand and submit.

If they do not give you the arm then take your left hand and move it to the right side of their head and grab a part of the gi while keeping the arm in the throat. Pull towards you and submit. John Cho also suggested to move your hips to the right so you can get a better angle for your left hand to get to the gi.