Gary Menezes
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Saddle Entries

October 24, 2023

we're getting fancier with the games and competition prep.

Warmup

(5 minutes)

Independent warmup

Saddle Entry: Backstep

  1. Start in top knee shield.
  2. Uke gets an underhook.
  3. Push off the ground, backstep, shelf with your knee, elbow block
  4. Collect uke's far leg, sit back

References

Saddle Entry: Butterfly Elevation

  1. Start in bottom butterfly guard with double unders.
  2. Elevate uke by pulling them on top of you and switching to double armpit C-grips.
  3. Uke should 4-point post now.
  4. Switch hands to a cross armpit grip & leg grip to start rotating under uke.
  5. Switch feet to a reverse X guard.
  6. Bottom leg straightens & then retracts to close the saddle.
  7. Sweep straight forward, holding onto uke's far leg.

References

 Partner Warmup Drills

Games

(15 minutes)

Partners. Both people are trying to pull guard and not lose points. If one person pulls, the other person can instantly initiate a pass, but if they haven't passed in 5 seconds / if both people settle, it's a reset. If there's a double pull, coming up for an advantage counts as points.

Rotating Shark Tank

(4 minutes per person, run two at a time)

Bait is in seated open guard. Shark is trying to avoid engagement. Passing wins. 30 second cap. Wrestle up is allowed, but if non-scoring, Bait must sit again.

Live Positional

(20 minutes)

Trio 2 minute rounds. Mount, Back Mount, Front Headlock. Win by submission or escape (or score for front headlock).

Live Rounds

maybe