Yesterday may have been the last gasp of summer. Nice, warm, and humid. Which made class lightly attended and very sweaty.

I showed up a little early and did my 531 press work quickly. I feel like my progress on the press is stalling, but I’ve just got to keep working on it. Results will come. Eventually.

Class was more of the half guard pass techniques that have been the focus for the past couple of weeks. Short Josh and I drilled together.

I did ask one question. At the start of the pass, you move you upper body away from his head, so that you’re nearly perpendicular to each other. When I do that, occasionally he’ll work his bottom elbow inside, which makes me feel uneasy. So, do I need to “beat” that elbow, get inside of it and jack it up towards his head, or can I ignore it? Turns out, the answer is dead simple. If he’s moving his elbow down to get inside…he’s not protecting his head, and I can switch to head control. The passing technique changes then, but I’m already in a better spot because of that control.