The Pink Panther

Today I got one of the biggest surprises ever....A BRAND NEW GI. Some of my AWESOME teammates pitched in and got me a brand new gi to match a pair of Kaylas socks, so imagine my delight when they were the EXACT SAME COLOR!! <3 my teammates, and will wear this gi in all legal competitions!!
">THE PINK PANTHER
- I'll show you how great I am.

Last weekend and this one.

Like I recently said, I had a very good win this past week. It was just what I needed. Everything lined up for me in a way that it usually doesnt. These things are things that I have complete control over, not random. So I guess what you could really say is that , I havent wanted to win this bad before. The thing that I struggle the most with is diet, although it is getting really easy to stay on track now. I see people eating gross food and gross meaning big juicy hamburgers with onion strings, BBQ sauce and pepperjack cheese....OH and bacon. And dont you dare forget fries, with ranch to dip it all in.. YUM....but when I see people eat things that I used to think were yummy, I want to vomit. It is absolutely disgusting. I think it comes down to my body adjusting to the more healthy foods I have been eating lately. I ended up being able to eat before my tournament, and I didnt have to sit in the sauna or do any last minute weight cutting, my mind was a 100 percent into it, and it showed. This weekend coming up I will also be able to do the same thing at the Chicago Open. It will be a good chance for me to test myself again before Pans. There is a guy I lost to at the Houston Open, rrather quickly mind you, that will also be at this tournament. I am excited to get to fight him again without the weight cutting I had done for the Houston IBJJF. I leave Friday, and come back on Sunday!! Time to get super focused for this weekend, there will be some wars. I cannot wait until class.


- I'll show you how great I am.

Research

Last night at the gym was pretty fun. I am having a hard time with Vins X guard, he seems to be able to get there no matter what. One thing that I was having success with is using the Brabo grip to prevent him from extending himself in half guard to bring my leg up onto his shoulder. I also have been pushing on this inside knee very hard, as I try and slide my weight off his X while keeping my hips parallel to the ground. I will have to try this more.
">X guard
Coach could fight Renato Tavares, he is a very good black belt and it will be one of the toughest fights he has had yet. Coach watches tape and asked me to watch tape as well and try to attack in some of the ways that he attacks. I studied him for about 2 hours last night and took quite a few notes, one of the things that he is very adamant about is setting up the Brabo grip, but not always switching hands, and sometimes he just feeds the lapel around the back. He also loves to underhook a leg from half and do the over under pass. He is very good at this. I have a list of notes I will put up one I am done looking at his material.
">Renato Tavares

">Danny Alvarez


- I'll show you how great I am.