For the last few training sessions we’ve been working on options from side control that are all based on knee on belly. Gable grip and shoulder pressure from side control Shallow thumb-in collar grip onContinue reading
Why I’m Glad I Started Training BJJ In My 40s
One year ago today I started training Brazilian jiu jitsu. After training BJJ for a couple of months, I had a thought I’m sure many people who pick up the sport at this point inContinue reading
Back to Some Basics – BJJ Training 6.13.2017
Smallish class last night after the competition. I’m guessing there were a few people who needed to decompress from that intensity or maybe handle some things that didn’t get done over the weekend. As forContinue reading
NAGA Jacksonville 2017 Tournament Review
TLDR Version Got up early. One kid went 1-2 for a first and a second. Other kid went 2-1 against a single opponent for a first place. I went 2-1 with a first and aContinue reading
Passing Headquarters Options and A Choke
Been a loooong while since I’ve kept any notes on my training. I haven’t even been voice recording my thoughts post-training. For a couple of months I’ve been commuting back and forth to training withContinue reading
Daily Reading List — May 3rd
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? – It’s actually just poor planning coupled with laziness. Don’t give me this “kid in the car” excuse either. Lazy people and poor planners circle the parking lotContinue reading
Tangled Up Options – BJJ Training May 2 2017
Last night we worked on options from that weird tangled position we’ve been ending up in. We have the arm isolated, and more than likely have a kimura grip or something close to it. We’reContinue reading
Failed Kimura Options — BJJ Training
I’ve somehow fallen out of logging every single training session, which is bad because I can’t even remember all the things I’ve forgotten that we’ve been working on. There was a focus on half guardContinue reading
Closed Guard Progression Two-For BJJ Training 4.4.2017
I didn’t get to write up last Thursday’s training, but I guess that’s ok because we built off of that progression in class last night, so there was plenty of review. Again, I love goingContinue reading
Daily Reading List — March 31st
Free download of The BJJ Globetrotter eBook – Read the physical version last year and passed it on to a friend. Was really happy to see I can still have a copy. Fun read! TheContinue reading
Four Step Progression From Side Control — BJJ Training 3.28.2016
I actually have been training a lot more than you’d think by following my blog, but there have been some interruptions due to to moving and a persistent shoulder injury. Only 10.5 hours of BJJContinue reading
Mount Escape Reviews – BJJ Training 3.9.2017
I love review nights. Yes, it’s really cool to learn new mind-blowing techniques, but I forget most of what we go over in class, even though I write most of it down. It’s just informationContinue reading
King Of The Beatdown – BJJ Training 3.2.2017
Last night was a little different at the gym. Coach Frank has been sick for a couple of days and trying to recover, so it’s been tough for him to teach any technique without beingContinue reading
Butterfly Sweep – No Gi and Muay Thai 2.27.2016
Small class, and I think Coach Frank was probably glad the partner match ups worked out. Big Shawn was there for me to partner with, and TJ and Django had each other to drill. WeContinue reading
Omoplata From Lasso Guard – BJJ Training 2.23.2017
For technique we kept working the same direction–stuff we can do off of lasso guard. During warmups we did the spin under from reverse de la riva, which I’m getting a tiny bit better at,Continue reading
