Mondays always suck!!!! (till jitz time) /Tuesday

Had some good jiu jitsu Monday as well, went over some very cool X chokes. I love to learn new things. BUT the highlight of my night had to be the flying armbar attempts.  I have done it before, but not the PROPER way, the way that will get you hurt. So on my first attempt, I went horizontal before crashing to the ground with the wind knocked out of me. After that....a KIND SOUL....(brown belt) showed me to start by jumping guard at an angle, and progress from there. So I did.....and it worked wonderfully. Baby steps. Also, the failure got alot of laughter.

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So , on Tuesday night I can only make it to the 8:15 competition class, which sucks. I hate not being able to get my jitz ....it is like my fix, but way more fulfilling. BUT I still made it to some, got some good rolls in. I got called technical and  a NEW nickname "Megamind" cuz I'm always thinking of new stuff and have questions all the time. Lol, that is how you learn. My note taking is really paying off, it makes me sit and think about each detail. Not only that, when I am writing it down, I am basically branding the move into my head again. Ever since I started doing it this way, I am recalling the smallest of details and the "driving force" behind alot of the moves that I am doing.   If you can't tell, I'm late on writing this again, but whenever I think about not writing anymore...>I think about how one day when I look back on this blog, I will be able to see the road I have traveled down. There is a tourney in Houston this weekend that I was thinking about attending, but I forsee it causing a few problems. Belt tests are on the 11th as well as the Bruno Bastos seminar....I'M GONNA HAVE TO MISS BOTH >< (that is a mad face) have to do Lamaze class :*( Ah well, sometimes you gotta put something in front of jiu jitsu. (Last time I hope) If I had it my way I would do the belt test and the seminar, but I think that would cause me more harm than help. Maybe improve my game, but at the cost of an angry pregnant woman. And besides, I have to work on not being selfish at some point.

Paul Halme (Last Sat)

Wasn't sure what time practice was gonna be, usually coach puts it up on Facebook. Nate calls me and says..."Hey wanna go train with me tomorrow at Paul Halme gym in Keller?" ....and of course I said yes. Woke up early headed out there ready to get my jitz on. In case you didn't know, if you go to someone elses gym, people are not always SUPER nice to you. They get very territorial, and upset if you are working some of their teammates. Not these guys, they are simply stand up practitioners. Everyone was super nice, very accepting and also instructional and ready to give advice. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I hung in with my white belt counterparts. Another real cool thing is that the high level belts didnt try to destroy me, they just worked with me. It was beautiful.

I had to shower...I stank!!

Phew, so practice today was about an hour and a half, then I stayed late of course, to get some extra work in. We did our usual warm up followed by 7 8:45 sec rounds......was rough. Tiring in all truth, but got to roll with some great people, and jiu jitsu practitioners. My fingers are beat up from spider guard/grips. Worked alot on that and on guard recovery, which I am becoming particularly good at. I like it :D Ah well, Im tired, caught a few people, others I just chased, and played off my back alot today. need to start armbaring the other side...need to put a ton of reps in for that hip movement. Ah well, peace friends.

I'm slacking hardcore

Alright guys , this will be a brief summary of the last 2 practices. Thanksgiving is upon us...or was lol. And it was a good thanksgiving. I didnt really get to enjoy it to the max, because I was too focused on making sure I wasnt stuffing my face, or drinking  alot. Btw...I realllllly want a beer....a TON of beer. But since I am being good....Tuesday night practice was good, my left elbow started really bothering me. I armbar'd myself a week or so ago, and it is really starting to act up. Rest is key though, when I take a day off, it starts feeling pretty good again. Nothing super notable Tuesday night in practice. Worked on more attacks from the back (gi). A repeat of earlier in the week, but practice makes perfect. You can never have too many repetitions put in. On Wednesday morning I went to the gym and was not afraid to shoot at all. I swear working with Renny has been my saving grace.  I contribute almost all of my takedown  success to him. :D :D I took down a black belt and a brown belt.....although I didnt maintain the advantageous position long...I still succeeded in taking them down. 2 points!!! :D  Ah well guys, practice tomorrow. While others are getting good Christmas deals, I am getting....my workout on. I will post AS SOON AS I get home. BEFORE SHOWERING!!!!! ZOMG.

Some good stuff.

So class wont be held as much as usual this week, but I should still manage to squeeze in some good training. Had some good rolls today. In class we worked on a really good set up for crucifix/bow and arrow choke. It was not bad at all. Had some great rolls today. Was rolling all over someone....then they told me it was their 5th day....I lightened up!! Lol. Oops. Think all my rolls besides that one was with blue belts. I held my own fine, and was chasing them around :D Let go of one sub cuz I had it, but didnt want to hurt da "non tapping folk". So overall it was a great day. At the competition class we drilled grip fighting as well as some really great subs from half guard/side control. (both on bottom). It also helped me clear up a misconception with kimura's that I had previously had. It should add a certain....deadly dynamic to my top game :D We will see tomorrow. Ah well, post after tomorrows class as usual :D Night

The results are in......ADCC !!!

Again....a day late....was sooo tired yesterday night guys. I always just CRASH hard after a tourney. I think it is all the adrenaline, plus the dump. Helps for a bit, but that dump is a killer. Started out the morning not being able to poop, and as usually had the nervous craps as it got closer to match time. This happens without fail. keep in mind I have done 6 or 7 tourneys so far. Oh well, I ended up taking 1st in my division. Me and Anthony swept the division again. 1st and 2nd place. He was hurt so we didnt roll for final match, usually we rock paper scissors for 1st/2nd, but he got the 1st last time and i took the 2nd. So we flipped it. I won 2 matches by submission. My 3rd one , I did the absolute division, Open weight classes, and open skill level as well. I held on against a 4 stripe purple belt for 6 and a half minutes. Didnt find out how high ranked he was till after I got tapped via rear naked choke. I did really well though. i was proud of myself. Very good matches. Verrrry proud of myself. WIll put some videos up very soon!!! Promise!

(pics are cake, gonna have to work on vids upload. Will have 1 by the weekend though, promise)

My serious face....

The real me :P 

 

 

Day Late, Training Great!!

Sorry that this is a day late guys. I wont do this again, or will at least try my best not to. We worked on the same techniques that we worked on earlier in the week and got a really good sweat on. Caught a 4 striped purple today with an ankle lock. I dont consider it too legit because we werent rolling hard. Had some really great knee on belly positions, just exhausting a few guys. I'm ready for Sat!!! This isnt really detailed, but I had a great time as always. Today I weigh in. Had a big lunch and still will be perfect for weigh in!!