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Arm bar to omoplata

Technique we drilled last time - starting in guard, go for the armbar but you find he is too strong or you just don't get it, omoplata, hook your hand under his leg closest to you, and roll over. Opponent gets rolled onto his back and you go in for side control getting hands on either side of his hips.

Rolling with a friendly blue belt who encouraged me into side control and then helped me tune up a figure 4 lock - keys were to get the elbow down close to his body to really accentuate the angle before putting it on - I have no idea if this is technically a kimura since the arm isn't going behind his back, instead it is the other way up as if raising your hands.

Generally rolling was good. I managed to keep my cool with the white belts I rolled with. Rolled with three blue belts as well. One tall guy with very active legs, like a spider - I find it difficult to figure out what to do. I'm working on trying to flow a bit, not get locked up and stuck and if I can pass the guard. Getting pulled down a lot when they have me in guard, so I'm trying to lean in heavy an the solar plexus. Seems to cause some discomfort to the opponent, in general the reaction it creates is they make some position by getting their legs higher on me and push my arm lower on their abdomen. Next time I'm going to try and use the moment they try to get the legs up to budge them further down somehow, or raise my body since they have to release the grip momentarily and it seems the higher they are on me, the more trouble I get in - almost as if they can take an armbar by inches.
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