Last week we
worked a lot on newaza, in particular using the butterfly guard to sweep. This
week Graeme put the finishing touches to this sweep and showed us the Craig
Fallon Turnover. I liked this turnover especially as it forces your opponent to
engage in groundwork even if you don’t manage to turn them over, as they are in
your butterfly guard.
The second
half of the lesson was on O-goshi and various combinations and entries. I must
admit O-goshi isn’t a throw I ever use in randori but there are a number of techniques
that present themselves when getting the standard O-goshi grip that maybe it’s
something I need to look at and work on.
