"So I'm currently on armbar defense focus, you think you could slap as many of those on me as you can?"
This was the premise of my roll. An innovative approach, I think this focus-by-focus approach of Jiu-Jitsu is the best method of development. Just as I have in other disciplines, I will usually focus on one thing until it is subconscious, and then move to the next. This seems to be working well for me. I'd say I'm pretty comfortable at the bottom of the side mount.
Anyway, in terms of escaping armbars, today was a success! I went after all four the things I described elsewhere (top leg, bottom leg, their base, pulling my elbow out) and I mixed it up, with hitchhiker as a last resort. Now I just need a lot of experience. There was a cool little armbar that Brett caught me with on the far side that I need to learn, and he also baratoplata'd me when I tried to escape his triangle (that I will need to learn as well). Greg still says I'm a little fidgety, so I'll try not to explode as much, and only when I need to. I also need to breathe better.
Anyway, my plan is to learn the concepts of fighting while I am young by using my superior agility and flexibility, and my insane speed (I think I will rely on speed to be the deciding factor in my striking, of course not sacrificing power as much as possible, and heavens forbid, my technique) to make things work until I understand how my opponents behave. Then, I will slowly weather it down, and begin relying on my superior timing, positioning, technique, and good rooting instead of crazy speed and mobility as I get older. I think that'll do it. But the ideas of range, accuracy, timing, rhythm, etc. don't change as I get old. Only how I master them do.
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