Big jiu jitsu realization yesterday. “Yeah, but it never happens that way.” I realized pretty quickly in rugby that the way we drilled some things in practice never happened in a game. But it doesn’tContinue reading
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Hopelessly Bad At This
The other day after I was taking a round off during open mat and talking to one of my favorite training partners about a visitor we were training with that day who was absolutely wreckingContinue reading
Finding My Sweet Spot For BJJ Training Intensity
For the past month or so I’ve been given the opportunity to come to the gym on Friday mornings for two hours of BJJ training. For the first hour, you get to drill exactly whatContinue reading
2018 Excalibur 10 Miler 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
Re-Focusing on Closed Guard
Another BJJ revelation the other day. Surprise surprise. I really like Coach Frank’s teaching style and the cool stuff he shows us. But as I was struggling through my 6th or so inverted rotation fromContinue reading
BJJ Class With Big Wave Dave Mewborn – 2.1.2018
I’ve always been very uncomfortable rolling with Dave. Not that he makes me uncomfortable or anything. It’s just that everything I do seems to be wrong. It’s like it’s a really big mistake to layContinue reading
BJJ Thoughts From The First Days
Last night I happened on a couple of entries from my personal journal that made me chuckle a little. It’s crazy how much your life can change based on what seem like small occurrences andContinue reading
Muay Thai Seminar With Sean Fagan
I’m not a Muay Thai guy, but it was really cool to get to go to a seminar with THE Muay Thai guy! One thing I love about Off The Grid BJJ is the steadyContinue 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
Here’s Where I Am With Running
Half marathon in 8 days. Haven’t really trained. Longest run I’ve done is 8 miles, and that was 2 or 3 weeks ago. Race day is going to hurt. If I go run long thisContinue reading
Retrospective of BJJ Sprint 2
What was I trying to accomplish? Focus on better gripping (and other fundamentals) Improve conditioning Improve mobility/flexibility What went well? Mostly, just saw some really good information, not just on grips (which is whatContinue 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
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