83,8 stretching, golf and BJJ

Thank you Outi for the birthday card:

ARE YOU READY

TO GO

ANOTHER ROUND

WITH FATHER TIME?

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This is my input today at KarateForums training blog:

3/2
early:
*"paul" warmup. http://youtu.be/4bn5EnifXkA
*Windmill (front - roundhouse - side -back roundhouse - back kick)x10per leg
*Bill Superfoot http://youtu.be/YJF2rLaRAZM
*Heavy bag: tapata frontkick, roundhouse, double roundhouse, hich roundhouse, back roundhouse - roundhouse
Stretching 60 min (legs, hips, lower back)

mid:
hitting birdieballs 10 - 20 pitching wedges

late:
BJJ class 90 min Reflection on todays class. I suck in open guard! I was like a blind man in central station - everyone was passing and I could catch anyone. I'll have to go to open mat tomorrow and drill something to get better. Here is almost the same technique that was thought today at class. We did it by stepping in with a foot and turned knee on belly. Here it's done by pushing knee and sliding to hon kesa gatame.

Note that "golf season" starts today. Goal is just to hit 10 - 20 birdie balls everyday to get ready for the actual season. Here in Finland it will be 10 weeks. So I'll get about 1000 shots done before driving range opens.

BJJ open guard

Just to remind myself of some basic concepts:control aca grip, balance, relax, leverage, space, timing. I focus on grips and balance in previous rollings so today it's relaxation - breathing and being confortable. It would be easier to be confortable, if one would know what to do. So what is the goal when passing an open guard or when you are using open guard against your opponent?
Passing an open guard: You want to clear opponents legs and get a control of his hips. You want your opponents back on the mat. Grip his pants inside knees and keep his feet on the mat? Fight is for the space near opponents hip. I want that space and control his arm and my weight on his torso.

Using open guard: you want to have space and use your legs to sweep, hook and control your opponent.
Here is one of the Wednesdays BJJ classes techniques - open guard pass