I 22 Buck and Roll, Knee to Elbow (high and low)

Sometimes, everything just clicks...

Saturday morning was one of those times. Everything was just clicking. We drilled the guard pass from this weeks video, and then when it came time to roll I was feeling good. I was breaking people down from the guard. I effectively deployed a spider guard, converting to a triangle submission. in the next round I went from spider, to butterfly guard, then to guard, breaking off an omoplata armlock submission to finish.  Everything I just mentioned was pulled against an opponent that is ahead of me in training by a level, so I was feeling pretty good about the way things went.

Another fun moment, there is a guy in class who I really just don't like. He has a poor temperment, and really is lousy to train with. Yesterday it was apparent he was avoiding me. I couldn't be happier.

Two months ago, this guy and I were paired up to train, and it was about as close to an actual "fight" as I have been since college. I had pulled him into my guard, and was looking for a sweep when he started dropping elbows into my chest trying to break my guard. Now, I have had people put the elbows into my ribs trying to push themselves out of my guard and create space, but this was not that- This was someone who was frustrated and started trying to sneak in some strikes. I used his momentum to take his back. It is a hate / hate relationship. I can live with that. I can REALLY live with it if I know he is afraid of me, which he appears to be.