Rachel Chen

Wednesday No-Gi was 🔥 today. We drilled leg locks, heel hooks and knee bars from ashi garami. I used to be terrified of leg locks but understanding the entries makes the whole thing way less scary. Highly recommend.

Quick tip that helped me: if you're drilling a new submission, don't just rep the finish. Drill the entire entry chain from a common position. The setup matters more than the lock. Changed my game once I started thinking about it this way.

Finally hit that arm bar from closed guard today! Coach Judah showed a detail about hip positioning that made everything click. Months of drilling and it just felt natural in live rolling for the first time.