Create a frame faster

Open mat on Saturday. Rolled with two Whites (one landed a nice triangle choke on me), two Blues (no subs either way), one Brown (innumerable amount of sub's delivered to me).

I landed 3 guillotines and 1 N-S choke on same White.

Brown belt told me I needed to create a frame much faster when an opponent is trying to pass my guard.

Bay Jiu-Jitsu

Trained at Stephan Goyne's Bay Jiu-Jitsu in San Francisco's Japan town. I was very impressed with the quality of Stephan's instruction. He has an excellent ability to break down moves into clear parts that students can piece back together into a comprehensive technique.

I enjoy methodology and analyzing my game, and Stephan seemed very structured not just in this class, but also in that he ties classes together, giving a strong sense of continuity between them. Another thing I liked is how he has a belt test for beginners. This is incredibly helpful for newbies who need structure, need to understand their knowledge level and need to know the differences between themselves from more advanced students.

Notes:

From SC, put OP far arm between your two heads and grab your collar. 1) pull op on side and move op head between your knees / legs, go to kimura or arm bar, 2) keep op arm locked and grab hips while moving N-S, slide hand not holding OP head underneath OP back and grab the collar, return to SC and let go of other hand to switch to a collar choke

Maybe side control is better for me

Open mat was on Saturday. I asked Josh about some ideas for submissions from mount. Instead of spending time on that, however, he suggested that I focus on transitioning to side control because it is a better fit for my short and stocky body type - like Marcelo. He said mount tends to work better for taller people.

I didn't get sub'd on Saturday after rolling with 4 people, which is good, but I also didn't sub anyone. The first 6-9 months of training was largely about learning how to defend myself and now I need to be thinking more proactively and think about attacks.

Some people like having the opponent attack from above and they can quickly turn the tables with a sweep. I want my game to be different. I enjoy attacking from top and I seem to have a natural ability to control my opponent. The big problem I have now, though, is converting the control position into a submission.