BJJ and cardio, BJJ notes

Posting this a little late, well past midnight so it may show up as Weds, but this is a Tuesday posting..

I consider Tuesdays as skill days. Usually 2x training one in BJJ GI and the other more of MMA focusing heavy on boxing/kickboxing and some no-gi rolling which I do at a private gym with people from my main academy. This is my only constant day off so I'm able to keep that schedule up usually. Today was a little different though, no MMA in the evening.

Noon
BJJ GI class and rolling after; 2 hours

Late Evening
30 min Jog/run


Hopefully schedules will work out with people I train with next week and I can get back to a regular routine.


Well, now for a late night rambling while I'm listening to some Gnarls Barkley.

In BJJ class we went over shrimp escapes and all variations of it. I've done this before and quickly remembered and done very well. Sometimes ya just pick up quick and take off, other times though, its like you hit a brick wall. I partnered with a newer guy in class, well he has been there awhile now I guess and I have rolled with him before. My main training partner in the GI classes is a guy named George. He is a very skilled 4 stripe white and is close to my size which is great. So after class we went over the long drill sequence from class a few times and helped another guy a bit. Then on to the real action. A 40+ min rolling session between us, no breaks, no subs, just rolling. It was awesome, as rolling with him always is. We have rolled enough with each other we just go at the right speed, focusing on technique and not trying to kill each other which a lot of people try to do when they roll. So of course, I learn soo much from these rolling sessions. Rolling full speed and you would fall over way before you ever made it close to 40mins or half that time haha. Anyway as usual, we both got sweeps on each other and escapes. I got very close to an americana but wasn't able to finish it and I really felt I was going to get it. Outside of that I was close to a baseball choke but gave it up and went for a better position. He stopped all of my triangles really quick besides one, so I def. still have work on controlling someone at the first stage of them. This was the first time I kept the better and dominate positions on him, expecially in the later part. His side control is hard to get past so I was really trying hard to avoid that at all costs. Anyway, I was very happy at the end of the day today. Very.

Ohh, I did get another mounted gogoplata on but didnt attempt the finish. I love those, and don't quite have the confidence in holding position while I do them (why I let go quick), but I'm working on that.

I have had great classes and rolling the past few weeks now. Last week I decided to play guard on a guy and was able to keep him there the entire time. I'm really getting good at keeping their posture broke and doing some guard play breaking mine and using foot on hip and back and forth - etc. I haven't attempted any omoplatas lately but I have used them a couple times as a sweep with good success. I'm very flexible so I use several moves as sweeps.. with my own touches with good success.. usually :). From guard I'm really focusing on using my legs to help keep their posture broken by breaking my own guard to push at their hips and so forth, then replacing it. I'm working on forced var. of the kimura and arm bars from guard too. I really like catching the arm and using my hand under their leg to flip them over to their back, then finishing the arm bar.

I'm just having a great time lately. Things are really clicking at the moment, and even though that usually doesn't last, its great to have some ups to go along with the downs!!

p.s. I NEED TO GO MORE THAN 1x a WEEK TO BJJ GI CLASSES!!!!

just a note to self..