Fundamentals 21 in class tonight, including 2 brand new students.

Tonight we covered a few simple escapes from side control including basic hip escape and escape to knees. Then we advanced to escaping when our opponent has our head secured.Using several tools and dealing with each problem in succession, rather than all at once. First identifying the main problem and dealing with that then progressing to the next one.

One thing that I haven’t mentioned in class lately is the idiot factor. That is, any idiot can scratch, bite, kick, punch or gouge your eyes. In fact you yourself can do it too, but in class it is more about learning skills to take you beyond that mentality. In the street you’re going to use any skill/reflex you as these things are ingrained.
But you’re coming to class to learn new skills so I would be ripping you off if I were to teach different ways to bite and scratch. If you have and opponent who is flailing about with no real clue or if they are clearly trying reach your eyes then use your superior skills and shut them down. Give them no room in which to move, control them utterly and you will not be faced with these problems. [/endrant]