The road trip is over... about 2 weeks with no BJJ. We packed up the Mazda 5 and hit the road, and had a blast. Overall, the kids, including Lily, were really good.Down in Disneyland, it occurred to me that, if this were really the happiest place on Earth, there would be a BJJ school. But anyway... my wife pretty much laid down the law: no jiu jitsu.I've been training at least three times per week since I got back, but if I'm being honest, I'm very unhappy with where I'm at.
I've never been the fastest study in Jiu Jitsu, and I am not too worried about whether I learn as fast as someone else, or begrudge others their success.
I am, however, getting a little discouraged that I seem to be about the slowest!
I don't need to be the best athlete, but damn it all, I don't want to be the worst.
I see so many guys come in and they just seem to pick it up so fast.
Where are all the 35 year old, fat guys??? Ultimately, I think my frustration stems from this plateau I'm on.
I just feel like my brain is saturated with BJJ.
I am only now beginning to incorporate a half guard sweep that I first learned over a year ago.
I look at some guys who have trained half as long as I have, and they know all of these fancy techniques.
Me... if a technique has more than 3 or 4 steps, forget it.
I know that I'll get past it, and I really hope this doesn't come off as whiny or anything like that.
Just consider this a rant of sorts... towards myself.But enough about that.
Here are some Disney pics from our road trip a few weeks ago.