Teaching

One of the rewards for getting my blue belt is that I can teach the odd Sunday class, when sensei is busy. I’m pretty pumped about that. But it means I have to really start thinking about moves and how to break them down and teach them to someone else. It also means I have [...]

Some crap-as-hell BJJ

I took my video camera to training the other morning.
Here is the result… ugh, I look like a mildly-annoyed sloth who’s been pulled out of his favourite tree by a short, stubby Japanese man.
Part 1

Part 2

Positives:
- I’m attacking almost all of the time
- Active guard
- Sweeeeet sweep at about 1:27 of the second video
Negatives:
- I [...]

BJJ thoughts

Training the other night was a strange affair.
First I had loads of trouble handling one guy whose nickname is “the kid” because, um, he’s just a kid. So that wasn’t very good.
Then, I had trouble handling Smoky McDeathlungs (that’s what I call him) — a guy who goes apeshit for about two and a [...]

Busy busy… but still time to think about BJJ

New posts and responses to questions will come soon.
Too much stuff going on at the moment to be able to focus on it just yet, so keep tight.
In the meantime, some random martial farts:
BJJ
note – I had to edit this because I basically said basically about 50 million times. lol.
I’m working on my [...]

BJJ thoughts

Time for a break. I’ve been going every other day for a week or so. Doesn’t sound like much but my right knee is complaining loudly. It’s communicating with me like some kind of wild animal by puffing up, turning red, and making strange noises.
However I went out with a bang last night.
First [...]

BJJ thoughts

I bought that magazine, with the DVD with the Eddie Bravo Rubber Guard seminar.
I tried to understand what Eddie was talking about and to be honest, it sounded pretty good, and watching the other instructionals from different instructors after, I felt that they all had holes that Eddie’s system could exploit somehow. Interesting.
I want [...]

BJJ thoughts

Thoughts from a few training sessions.
First, superpowers somewhat returned. However, explanation of superpowers is: I’m heavier than most of my partners. I got a rude awakening on Friday night when I rolled with a guy only about 4 kilos heavier than me, who diets to my weight class for fights. He’s a judo blackbelt and [...]