I actually made it to four classes last week. I’m sore but feeling good, and it was great to train so often. I’m hoping to dye my new Vulkan Pro Light gi this morning, and perhaps I’ll get it done so that I can wear it to class this afternoon. Maybe not… we’ll see how [...]
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What’s new?
First thing’s first, congratulations to Charlee on her blue belt. She’s been training off and on for about 3 years, but has really kicked it into high gear lately and it shows. And check out this video that Matt Hickney put together for Rick. Very cool: BJJ training is moving right along. I’ve been training [...]
Orange Crush Koral Gi
For Bingo. I tried to batik a design inspired by the biohazard symbol. Once again, I’m getting the fickleness of fabric, but I think it turned out okay. The orange is awesome. I’d give myself a 9/10 for color, but maybe a 5 or a 6 for the design. My son says it’s at least [...]
Punisher ShoYoRoll Super-Lite
Coach Foster is a comic book guy. He likes all the superheroes, but the Punisher is his favorite. He’s usually running around with a Punisher t-shirt, has a Punisher patch on most of his BJJ gis and the logo is pretty badass. So, when I took his gi and offered to dye it for [...]
Foster BJJ Grand Opening Seminar
Today was the Grand Opening of Foster BJJ’s new space. We’ve been training there for almost 2 weeks now, and it is so nice. Lots of mat space. Givanildo Santana (pictured with me below) was in town this week, and he taught a few techniques at a free seminar. Rodrigo Lopes and several other Gracie [...]
TGIF!
Jiu jitsu this evening and friends over tonight. Grand Opening of Foster BJJ’s new space and a seminar with Giva Santana tomorrow. UFC tomorrow night. Jiu Jitsu on Sunday. I posted a couple of youtube vids of Giva competing in a gi here. It’s going to be a great weekend, and I don’t give a [...]
Mundial Finals, Modern Family and Vulkan PRO Light Gis
Quick post here. If you missed the live, streaming coverage yesterday, it’s okay. You’re still good. The finals are today and the coverage is going to be AWESOME. Log into Budovideos now. Do it now! Also, I was watching an old episode of Modern Family on TiVo and Ed O’Neil shows the son a little [...]
Quick Gameness Feather Review
Depending upon who you ask, the “best” gi at any given time will be something that fits them well, incorporates what are considered the latest features and has a good balance between cost and quality (in other words, if it’s inexpensive, some cost cutting in the design/construction is expected and forgiven). I’ve tried a ton [...]
Mundial Coverage and a new Gi
I purchased a Gameness Feather gi from Budovideos last week and like it quite a lot. My favorite gi over the years has been the Gameness Pearl, so I was pretty sure I’d like this gi. Of course, I didn’t know when I bought it that Budovideos was going to offer 15% off with a [...]
Good times
With all the space at our new school, everyone can roll every round. Even if there’s 30 people at the class, there’s room for everyone to spar. We rolled light for warmups, got loose and then worked positional drills. I don’t know how anyone else feels about the really basic stuff, but I can’t get [...]
