Category Archives: Mount

January 21, 2012

Great No-Gi Class

Brutal. That’s how I’d describe the chokes we learned in today’s no-gi class. I decided last week that I’d take today’s no-gi class, and fortunately I was able to follow through. Class was a great workout, and I had some time to hang out afterwards which allowed me to drill some stuff and do some gi training too.
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June 16, 2011

One Step Closer

Had a feeling this was going to happen, though I’d sort of decided I didn’t want it to happen this week. Maybe that’s the secret: once you decide you don’t want something, you get it. Some variant of Murphy’s Law? I’ve decided: I don’t want to be a billionaire.

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June 13, 2011

Keep a Tight Game

Keep it close. Leave no space for your opponent to move. My partner today was serious about this, and I’m inspired to concentrate on this in my upcoming training sessions. Stop worrying about those submissions. Start focusing on that control. Make it so your opponent is constantly uncomfortable. Keep the pressure on.

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June 8, 2011

Extra-curricular Activities

Training in the outer white belt room really puts things into perspective. I was proud of myself for running a 5K in half an hour two weekends ago. But after just 5 minutes in that room I feel like I’ve run a 10K in a sauna. It’s not a pleasant feeling, and I really need to get my stamina up to par.

Warm-ups today were followed by osoto-gari and hip throws. Yep, back to the ol’ routine. Some guard training followed. My partner today has been getting private lessons and has gotten a lot better since we both started. He can’t take classes as often as me, so now we’re around even in skill. He’s got great control and strength. We were both able to pass one another’s guards a few times. I don’t think either of us landed a submission. I still feel my bottom half-guard game sucks, but I learned a new sweep (more on that later). Continue reading →

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June 2, 2011

“Wear It In Silence, or I’ll Honor You Again!”

I’m a busy guy. I can’t always get the posts done before I go to sleep, much less before 12AM the next day. So here’s another post that’s technically a day late, if you want to be like that. This is for Wednesday, June 1st:

One of my usual partners is a big guy. He’s told me before (only half-joking, I think) that no one else wants to roll with him. It’s not that he’s mean or rude or anything. On the contrary, I think he’s a great guy. He’s just… well, big. And quite strong. So when you take a big guy and put him into a BJJ class with limited knowledge, it’s somewhat expected that he’s going to throw his weight (and probably his partner) around. And so begins tonight’s tale.

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May 24, 2011

Monday: Back To School

Amazing, how much I could miss doing this after just a week and a half away. At 3:37PM I got the OK from the doctor to hit the mats again. Best news I’d heard all day. Maybe all week. Continue reading →

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