So with a long flight to the east coast, I’ve had much time to contemplate things that have been marginally working and somewhat broken in my BJJ game. One of the areas that has frustrated me is my half guard game. Sometimes I nail things and sometimes I get clobbered. I suppose the first thing [...]
Archive > June 2010
Jonesing for a fix
I’m desperately wanting to train right now. I’ve got another two hectic days filled with travel and meetings. Then if my allergies, asthma and health all line up, I should be able to get some training in on Thursday. Then it’s several more days of likely no training. On the plane, yesterday, I kept thinking [...]
Simple arm bar from open guard
So, yesterday we learned a new arm bar from the open guard or, in my case, the butterfly guard. In this case, I am sitting up with my opponent in my butterfly guard when he reaches in for an under hook. I go ahead and let him get it, as opposed to fighting him. But [...]
Ugh! The sickness setback
I feel as if my training has gone back a couple of months. I had a good training day on Monday and felt pretty good. Sickness set in rapidly on Tuesday and I found myself taking several days off. I managed to get into the gym yesterday to train arms. Man! I felt so weak, [...]
Upcoming 2010 CO BJJ Events
July Grappling-X in Denver, July 11th Fight to Win Nationals in Denver, July 24th RMBJJF National Cup in Denver, October 16th
