On July 23, 2020 I woke up to the horrible news that we’d lost Bill McArthur to Covid. If you knew Bill but don’t know me, it’s probably easiest to introduce myself in relation toContinue reading
Covid-19 Long Run Planning
One of the most annoying things I’ve had to deal with during Covid-19 (besides not being able to train BJJ) is planning out long run hydration. Pre-covid, it was a minor inconvenience to plan waterContinue reading
New Divide?
I can’t help but wonder if, even after all of this is “over”, we are going to be polarized along the lines of the two camps of “covidiots” and “alarmists”. No matter where you standContinue reading
2018 Excalibur 10 Mile Race Report
;TLDR Version Ran much faster than I thought I would (1:20:05) Ran almost as fast as I could have–made a couple of small mistakes that probably cost me some time. Still love this race. StillContinue reading
2017 Space Coast Half Marathon Race Review
TL;DR Version… Years and years of training have paid off. I’m happy I still know how to run mentally, even when the physical part isn’t there. My cardio is really good, but my legs weren’tContinue reading
Quick Notes From 10.24.2017 BJJ Training
Got my butt kicked in KOTM. Super tired from Saturday/Sunday/Monday workouts. We worked on the sweep, bicep cutter, and omoplata roll from Lasso Guard For the sweep: Get a strong passing headquarters–drill this correctly everyContinue reading
Closed Guard To Side Guard To Back Take
Haven’t posted in a while, but I’ve been taken a ton of notes. I’m working on a process to use Scrum methodologies to improve BJJ. I’m almost at the end of my first sprint, andContinue reading
Daily Reading List — October 7th
How Puerto Rico Can Rebuild And Become The Hong Kong Of The West – Not. Bloody. Likely. Has fitness gone too far? – I’m not saying this can’t be a problem for a small percentageContinue reading
BJJ Level Up Blue
On June 27, 2016 we took our three little girls to the soft opening of a new Brazilian jiu jitsu gym in Cocoa Beach. I had more awareness of BJJ than the average person atContinue reading
Turtle Attack Review – BJJ Training 8.22.2016
I was pretty happy when I found out we were going to review the Bow and Arrow and Rodeo chokes from Turtle position. I remember going over these, and I remember how awkward they wereContinue reading
Crucifix From Side Control – BJJ 8.18.2017
Tight side control Push far arm back at bicep Grab and pull arm back with hand under head Peel opponent up Switch hips and step over the arm–grip foot at ankle and pull it tightContinue reading
Modified Flower Sweep – BJJ Training 8.15.2017
New mats at the gym, so a bunch of our warm up drills were 20% longer than I’m used to. It actually made a difference! Technique was a modified flower sweep that I liked aContinue reading
Daily Reading List — August 7th
It’s a Waffle House world – The Cost Of Light Through The Ages – Open APIs: A nerdy phrase with big meaning for health care – Japanese Manners Made Easy – When I worked forContinue reading
More Chokes From Turtle – BJJ Training July 27, 2017
I’m trying out keeping paper notes during class instead of trying to remember the steps to technique after class and dictating it into my phone. I’m usually so beat at the end of class IContinue reading
Peruvian Neck Tie – BJJ Training July 25, 2017
We worked on getting to the ground from a failed double leg shot where the opponent defended by shooting an under hook. We clamp down with the over hook and get our head out, steppingContinue reading
