Well lets see a lot has happened since my last post on this blog...
Quick recap:
1.) Received my Blue belt in July '08.
2.) Went to Brasil in August '08 and attended Felipe Costa's 10 day camp, it was amazing ill post pictures and videos.
Ive been averaging 10 hours a week training both Gi and No-Gi.
The most important thing is I found a kindred spirit to train with this has been vaulting my game through the roof. Finding a good training partner is the single best thing for your training.
On the academy drama front.... As the Mats Turn
That fucking Douchebag bully from my first month of the training... the one who used to beat the shit out of me when I did'nt know anything, is now at our academy as he got banned from his old academy : FOR PUNCHING AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE FACE DURING A ROLL, not only is he training at my academy, my Instructor promoted this bastard to purple belt! not only that hes taken this asshole under his wing and is making him a assistant instructor.
I avoid the douche nozzle as much as possible and have lost all respect for my instructor, which is fine as he doesn't invest the least amount of interest in my learning of jiu-jitsu. Thankfully I have a great training partner and some high ranking excellent jiu-jitsu guys to learn from, if it wasn't for them I'm not sure id stick around.
My Instructor dedicates all his attention to a couple of MMA guys he thinks will get into the UFC hes all but abandoned the day to day training of the masses and leaves it to his assistant instructors. Thankfully they are for the most part very competent.
I cant tell you how much it sucks to have an instructor who has lost focus of whats really important in Jiu-Jitsu: That Jiu-Jitisu is for everyone, bullies should remain unskilled, your students are a reflection of the instructor (if something wrong look at your teaching style first), Teaching is not a burden it is a privilege
Ok enough bitching, I will continue to train where i'm at as there is no other option, overall its a great place to train.
I look forward to opening my own academy someday and running it the way I see fit.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
1/28/08
Monday No-Gi
Warmup: lots of running.
Worked on a straight armlock take down from standing.
Drilled a butterfly guard pass.
Keeping your head down on his abdomen you lift up your legs and torso and clear (jump) his legs to side control.
Butterfly guard pass #2
Posture up, grab and push his knees to one side go to front base on the opposite side by scissoring your outside leg under the other keeping his knees pinned and to the side.
Guard passing with standing knee up combat base
start in your opp. closed guard, posture up, look straight ahead shrug your shoulders bring your elbows in midline on his thighs one hand slightly father out than the other hands are on his lower abdomen, when he tries to pop up push him down. move one knee outside of his hips keeping it tight. standup bring your knee between his but cheeks and sit down cracking open his guard.
I was working with Jamie (he is the reason my shoulder is fucked) Back Story: right before the 1st of the year we were working americana drills (no resistance) I put my arm out for him to get the lock and relaxed well he got the lock and proceeded to crank it I heard my shoulder pop and so did he because he said oh sorry.
I did'nt think much about it as it seemed fine and went through another 2 hours of training including rolling.driving home I knew it was hurt.
Well long story short I have two severe pulls/strains in my shoulder (right) acroium and another ligament on my collarbone, I also have a fractured scapula(shoulder blade) from a boxing injury getting hit in the back or a throw not sure which but I know when I was doing a private on the 1st and we worked throws and boxing..
so I explain to Jamie my shoulder is injured so I cant do much against a guard pass as Ill be using one arm and the same for guard passing one arm. So instead of gong easy he goes 100% passes my guard a couple times and then tries to armbar me, I said look leave my arm alone Im injured and we are not working on subs.
We worked on a choke from north south. I was stuck working with Jamie he would not let me sink the choke and kept trying ad-hoc defenses and asking the instructor how to escape, he does this on all technique instruction its frustrating. The drill becomes all about him, he is part of this newer generation of adults who have grown up being told everything they shit out of their mouths is gold. Im seeing this more and more with the younger guys.
Here is the choke from north-south: http://lockflow.com/article_view.php?id=2786
Warmup: lots of running.
Worked on a straight armlock take down from standing.
Drilled a butterfly guard pass.
Keeping your head down on his abdomen you lift up your legs and torso and clear (jump) his legs to side control.
Butterfly guard pass #2
Posture up, grab and push his knees to one side go to front base on the opposite side by scissoring your outside leg under the other keeping his knees pinned and to the side.
Guard passing with standing knee up combat base
start in your opp. closed guard, posture up, look straight ahead shrug your shoulders bring your elbows in midline on his thighs one hand slightly father out than the other hands are on his lower abdomen, when he tries to pop up push him down. move one knee outside of his hips keeping it tight. standup bring your knee between his but cheeks and sit down cracking open his guard.
I was working with Jamie (he is the reason my shoulder is fucked) Back Story: right before the 1st of the year we were working americana drills (no resistance) I put my arm out for him to get the lock and relaxed well he got the lock and proceeded to crank it I heard my shoulder pop and so did he because he said oh sorry.
I did'nt think much about it as it seemed fine and went through another 2 hours of training including rolling.driving home I knew it was hurt.
Well long story short I have two severe pulls/strains in my shoulder (right) acroium and another ligament on my collarbone, I also have a fractured scapula(shoulder blade) from a boxing injury getting hit in the back or a throw not sure which but I know when I was doing a private on the 1st and we worked throws and boxing..
so I explain to Jamie my shoulder is injured so I cant do much against a guard pass as Ill be using one arm and the same for guard passing one arm. So instead of gong easy he goes 100% passes my guard a couple times and then tries to armbar me, I said look leave my arm alone Im injured and we are not working on subs.
We worked on a choke from north south. I was stuck working with Jamie he would not let me sink the choke and kept trying ad-hoc defenses and asking the instructor how to escape, he does this on all technique instruction its frustrating. The drill becomes all about him, he is part of this newer generation of adults who have grown up being told everything they shit out of their mouths is gold. Im seeing this more and more with the younger guys.
Here is the choke from north-south: http://lockflow.com/article_view.php?id=2786
Friday, January 25, 2008
1/23/08
Wednesday Beg. followed by Int./Adv Jiu-Jitsu w/ the gi 6-8pm
Beg. Jiu_jitsu.
Warm-up: shoulder is still weak could barely do 20 pushups.
Breaking closed guard:
Keys: always "fix" the gi. Translation: grab both lapels with one hand getting a firm grip, keep your head pinned to his chest while obtaining lapel grip.
Take your time, dont move to the next step until everything is secure.
Other hand secures grip near his hips (below the waist line) control his hips, keep your elbow in tight not to close to his inner thigh or he can push your hand out and guess what? you get triangled for your ignorance. Ignorance should be painful right?
If hes controling your head, posture to side and then pull straight up looking straight ahead.
Your on your knees for this pass. The leg/knee nearest to the arm your grabbing his waist with, comes out and tight up against his hips this is the "wedge"
Bring your other knee into his but crack or under his but cheek.
Shrug your shoulders, keep tight grips relax and move your base back against his crossed feet, depending on how long his legs are adjust your grips (slide down) and back up until his feet pop apart.
Quickly swim both hands inside and obtain over-hooks on his legs, bring the leg on the wedge side to your shoulder make pressure, reach in with the same side hand (around his leg) and grab his lapel down low.
sprawl out making pressure on his thigh and bring his knee towards his nose, he will give up the pass quicker if hes not flexible. Keep cradling his leg and get cross_sides.
We then did a triangle variation from closed guard.
Get double sleeve control.
Pick an arm hip out at the same time brining your shin up and trap the arm to his torso.
Shoot up the leg thats against his arm, popping the arm out, you have to shoot your hip and leg straight up, and then bring in over his neck not the back.
Set the triangle, hips up, squeeze knees together pull down on the head.
In Int./Adv. worked on 2 on 1 wrist control , Kimura one wrist using your hips bring both arms to one side.
Hip out to the side getting up towards his back, pushing your hips into him, grip his lat, when he pushes back roll him over for the sweep and get mount.
Sweep attempt from above opp flattens out on your leg preventing sweep.
Just bowl him over collect an arm spin to armbar.
We worked on this the remainder of class.
My shoulder felt alright but sore enough to keep me from rolling.
8-9pm stayed for open and and filmed it, had some great conversations and protected my shoulder.
Beg. Jiu_jitsu.
Warm-up: shoulder is still weak could barely do 20 pushups.
Breaking closed guard:
Keys: always "fix" the gi. Translation: grab both lapels with one hand getting a firm grip, keep your head pinned to his chest while obtaining lapel grip.
Take your time, dont move to the next step until everything is secure.
Other hand secures grip near his hips (below the waist line) control his hips, keep your elbow in tight not to close to his inner thigh or he can push your hand out and guess what? you get triangled for your ignorance. Ignorance should be painful right?
If hes controling your head, posture to side and then pull straight up looking straight ahead.
Your on your knees for this pass. The leg/knee nearest to the arm your grabbing his waist with, comes out and tight up against his hips this is the "wedge"
Bring your other knee into his but crack or under his but cheek.
Shrug your shoulders, keep tight grips relax and move your base back against his crossed feet, depending on how long his legs are adjust your grips (slide down) and back up until his feet pop apart.
Quickly swim both hands inside and obtain over-hooks on his legs, bring the leg on the wedge side to your shoulder make pressure, reach in with the same side hand (around his leg) and grab his lapel down low.
sprawl out making pressure on his thigh and bring his knee towards his nose, he will give up the pass quicker if hes not flexible. Keep cradling his leg and get cross_sides.
We then did a triangle variation from closed guard.
Get double sleeve control.
Pick an arm hip out at the same time brining your shin up and trap the arm to his torso.
Shoot up the leg thats against his arm, popping the arm out, you have to shoot your hip and leg straight up, and then bring in over his neck not the back.
Set the triangle, hips up, squeeze knees together pull down on the head.
In Int./Adv. worked on 2 on 1 wrist control , Kimura one wrist using your hips bring both arms to one side.
Hip out to the side getting up towards his back, pushing your hips into him, grip his lat, when he pushes back roll him over for the sweep and get mount.
Sweep attempt from above opp flattens out on your leg preventing sweep.
Just bowl him over collect an arm spin to armbar.
We worked on this the remainder of class.
My shoulder felt alright but sore enough to keep me from rolling.
8-9pm stayed for open and and filmed it, had some great conversations and protected my shoulder.
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