Good Class: Sub-par Roll

Monday, we worked on hip movement, guard passes and a hip toss. The first exercise was a hip toss. I haven’t been thrown that much in a long time. However, the good news is that I can still fall correctly without being injured.
Our second drill consisted of all of us laying on our backs and then [...]

Defense is Picking Up!

Last Wednesday we worked on quite a few techniques.  Big K led the class. The three techniques that stood out were; a choke from the guard; a cool way of obtaining a knee bar when someone tries to stand up while you are holding them in guard; and obtaining a calf crank [...]

Meathook to Triangle: Variation

I was about 15 minutes late to class Monday. I entered during the technique demonstration.
We worked on a variation of the Meathook to Triangle on the above video.  The variation of the technique also led to an armbar as well. It also required underhooking the leg.
On another note: I am going to [...]

Family Training: BJJ

I invited my brother and nephews (ages 8 and 10) to check out where I train. I wanted to see if my nephews liked the training so they could sign up under me on the family plan. It was a small class (5 students) this Saturday. One of the parents told me that there are [...]

Friday’s Class: “Good Movement.”

Friday was a good day for my BJJ development. I am having trouble pulling off certain techniques in class because of flexibility. Just about every class, I have to be given a variation of a technique in order to pull it off. I am not a basket case, I just need a serious flexibility regimen.
I [...]

BJ Penn: “Believe in Yourself and Never Quit!”

This weekend I watched the DVD, Rumble on the Rock 6, which is a MMA event that is put on in Hawaii. It was pretty interesting all around, but the main event  was most exciting for me as I watched BJ Penn soundly defeat Rodrigo Gracie. At the time of their meeting Penn was 5-1 [...]

Back in the groove….and a question to all.

After missing three classes of BJJ due to traveling I was able to jump right in without getting too tired. Fatigue didn’t set in until sparring. This time we added a variation to our shrimping drills in the beginning. We practiced shrimping on the wall. Which we later used as a technique while working with the x-guard. We practiced [...]

BJJ Tales Back Next Week…..

I ended up going on a unexpected vacation for a full week after the Forth of July. So I will be returning to class next week and will be recounting my adventures again starting Monday. Along with going without BJJ for a week, I also had no access to the Internet. 
Poor me…..