Reading Dev’s latest post really got me thinking again about competition. I wrote a rather longwinded article on this very subject almost two years ago (holy crap! I’ve been blogging for THAT LONG???). In that article, I gave five reasons that I believe competition is important to one’s BJJ training, even if I hate doing [...]
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Pressure in Jiu Jitsu
Jiu Jitsu is a lot like Shrek. Layers. Lots of layers. Ogres have layers. Jiu Jitsu has layers. I’ve been working on deep half guard, along with a specific technique or two from each position. Bullfighter pass here, deep half guard there, yada, yada. Also in the form [...]
Sunday Class
As things start to ramp up for the March 13th Revolution grappling tournament, our guys are pushing harder and harder in sparring. This is a fun time at class, where the mood is both lighter and more intense at the same time… if that makes sense. Warmups tend to be lighter, and technical [...]
Ordered Orange Dye for Bingo
Maybe I’ll be dying Orange Crush for Bingo this weekend. I’m also going to dye Ryan’s Teko gi, too. I think gray for him, although he’s given me carte blanche to dye it whatever color I want. Maybe I’ll surprise him with a Gene Lebell special.
I’m planning to take pictures of [...]
Quick Post of Jamie’s Purple Haze Gi
I’m still on vacation, but wanted to put up a quick picture of Jamie and the Purple Haze gi I dyed for him a few months back.
Picture was taken with my iPhone, so it’s not that clear.
Cool Article about MMA
http://www.sbnation.com/2010/2/10/1300771/meeting-mma-outsiders-encounter
While not surprising to MMA fans, the article’s author, Andrew Sharp, captures the essence of what probably drew us all in.
Wednesday Class
Good class last night, Bing. Scott, our newest brown belt, ran warmups, and then we split up for technique. Trevin worked with the newer white belts on side control escapes, and I’m not sure what Rick was doing over with the 3 and 4 stripe white belts.
We did some sparring drills, starting with guard pass/sweeps [...]
Non-BJJ: Awkward Family Photos
I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time. http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/
What makes these so funny to me are the comments from the people IN the photos. We have all been there… but it makes it no less hilarious.
Claustrophobia and Grappling
A few weeks ago, I got Stephan Kesting’s newsletter in my inbox. Reading it was surreal. It was like he’d interviewed me and my issues with claustrophobia. I highly recommend it. Hell, if you don’t subscribe to Stephan’s Grappling Tips, you should. Seriously. Do that now, then come back [...]
