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Welcome to White2Black. I started this blog as a white belt and am doing my best to keep it going through black belt. I will try and capture the best of Bjj, and I will give you a look inside my crazy mind. This blog will not be perfect, but it will convey my BJJ journey to you. I compete often so I will make sure I give you guys a piece of that as well. I am currently a Blue belt, I have competed at Pans, Worlds, and many other IBJJF tournaments, as well as local Naga, and smaller tournaments.

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Blue Belt
June 6th 2011

Thursday, November 11, 2010

I MADE IT!!

Didnt think I was going to make it to competition class tonight, but I DID!! Yay for people not wanting to talk at work! Makes things go by so much faster. Anyways....as I come in today "that one training partner" that I always post about.....was walking out pissed saying "Everyone is a damn puzzy" I was laughing so hard (in my head of course)...then I talked to one of my buddies and he said that "that guy" couldnt find someone who wanted to roll with him, because he has earned a reputation for trying to hurt your training partners. ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR TRAINING PARTNERS, and yourself of course. During competition class we worked a little of the half guard game, which I have really been focusing on. AND we worked on control and finishing when you end up in head and arm after a sprawl. I was paired up with a former wrestler...but that aside I outweigh him by about 30 pounds....and he ROLLED ALL OVER ME. I got my azz handed to me like no other....I was just steamrolled. It was humbling and nice. I dont like getting tapped left and right, but it shows me the holes in my game! After class had a real talk with Mr. Alvarez about the gym,ect. Went really well, was nice to get to know him a bit better. Now I feel like I have more of a relationship with him. Kinda cool. Have a seminar tomorrow that I am going to ....gonna be from 9-7. Mr. Orlando Waugh. He is running a spider guard seminar. I will be taking notes through the entire thing. MUST TAKE NOTES. Mr. Alvarez pulled out about 10 notebooks filled 2 the brim with notes.(technique, who he rolled with , ect) very detailed.  Nice to get some hints when I am this early in the game :D Imma be a BEAST!!!