BJJ 25th May

Taught a class on Sunday, and it went pretty good despite having to hop everywhere.

I chose the bow and arrow choke because I have been using it a lot lately and find that I’m able to work it from just about any position.

It ended up going really well, I taught it from the back, from side control, from the turtle, and even from guard.

I did a little boning up before I went courtesy of Lockflow and Aesopian.

One other blue belt came who is my sempai, has been there longer and is generally better than me. I offered for him to teach the techniques but he stood back and waved his hands, and I learnt a small lesson then, that the teacher doesn’t necessarily have to be the best guy in the room but he does have to be willing to stand up in front of everyone and take responsibility for things.

The guys sparred pretty hard.

Here is pro-Shooto fighter Sugi-pro playing possum with one of our other resident gaijins, Kevin.

And here he is slapping on a reverse triangle in a pro shooto match.

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My friend’s tattoo…

Check this dude’s tat out… first time I have seen the whole thing. I had only seen the sleeves on his legs until now.

This is taken during a competition last Sunday. He won the Kumamoto Free Fight.

Dude looks like a full blown gangster… but I am almost 100% sure he is nothing of the kind. Just a far out tattoo.

Someone from my dojo fighting

Sugi-pro, in the black pants.

Hell of a fight.