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Are u racing Murphys this weekend for d20?

Let out an "OH!" when his face hit the mat. Did you get a sense that stunned him?

Clean work!

Why the oh shit moment?

He kept good posture but let you dominate the grips and rhythm. If your shots aren't great , you can't go to the rear leg. Ask a teammate about drilling level change after a snap-down. No off balance, no throw. No posture break - no shot in. ... The second attempt, the tomo-nage, again requires him to have a bent over posture. This would have been a good idea for him to use on you. .... If you notice his feet, they kept following predictably. There's a great setup for twist downs and reaps there. ... Remember what I said last year about judo percentages? Twist downs are, by far, the no.1 takedown. It's ugly but easy to set up. . Well done ! ...... As for the jitz, I got nothing to say. If we were in the same weight class and you got past my guard - you would have tapped me on my best day. You smoothly moved from one set up to the next based on what he gave and what you guided. What a journey!

Sean Cooper making an appearance at :15. Dude's an Austin OG.

6 blades from WV, great job man

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Great match! Looked like a ton of fun. ... It's so much better to have someone who makes you work hard for everything. By the way, you HAVE to have off-balancing before the throw. That is the foundation of Kano's Judo. Even the freestyle wrestling spin-throughs require misdirection. ... But judo requires the uke to be out of position and off-balance. No what your boys say ---- you will never learn this at a BJJ school, especially here in the States. It goes against wrestler instincts. It also can't be taught as a "position then submission" method. It only works ballistic/dynamically. And you only get that when you get them off balance. .... the best way- is to misdirect them. No great judoka ever got good by forcing off-balancing. Even Romero, Kimura, Yamashita.... started out with misdirection. You get them to put themselves out of position, then enhance it with your entry step, then thrown. Start with foot sweeps and leg sweeps. Do not use seionage, or head-and-arm throws, or ogoshi... anytime soon. The move you used was the wrestling sprawl. It forced him to pick guard instead of turtling up.

So.. no disrespect to your opponent. I mean, we all need good opposition to test ourselves against. Respect! ....... Having said that, there were some obvious holes in his game that can recognize (in others - in future matches). If he had any grappling in his background - it wasn't much. He came out stiff as a board & nervous. That stiff arm, without additional gi-manipulation (or hand collar control) is a red flag for noobness. You did good by saving your energy and butt-sitting, lol.... Chance#1: He was ripe for a snap-down and/or a leg sweep. .... Chance #2: Once it hit the mat, he spent an entire minute trying to choke you while fully in your guard, lol. You looked tired trying to climb up for the high guard. Once he realized he had to pass - it got competitive. He had a great chance there to sit in side control and work his game. But he ended up on his back. His guard retention was weak and he was happy with that arm around your neck. Either he was really tired too.. or he doen't work guard-retention. ... Chance#3: On his back, he offered weak defense against knee-on-belly or the move to north-south. He was baiting you to the sweep. He made no effort to create a frame with his legs or left hand - and had almost no chance of doing anything with that headlock EXCEPT sweep. ....... Basically, I think there are three ways to dramatically improve here. 1) Find a JC that has a judo class. Compete. 2) Have your gym partners put you in that position (neck squeeze headlock with you in sidecontrol). Do it fresh- with low power. Then do it when you are fatigued. 3) Cardio work. Congrats to you and your opponent. Both y'all showed a lot of heart. I hope to make it out there and watch a tourney someday. Cheers from the California Bay Area!