White Belt

I've got mixed feeling about the last night's class. I'm a bit disappointed actually... about my performance. Before the class I was really excited to be training again. But the minute we started the drills etc I noticed that I felt clumsy (at least, clumsier than usual) and a bit self conscious. It took me a while get over that (except the clumsy part) And while rolling I kept tensing up. That part wasn't fun...But training again was awesome. I didn't care I had to tap a lot... or I couldn't t

An A-HA! Moment Regarding Passing the Guard.

Published on 2009-08-04 10:08:00

I've had this A-HA moment a couple of days ago.I was thinking about the guard passes I know during an extremely boring day at work. And I realized that I thought of passes as singles moves starting from opening the guard and to finally passing the guard.But, in reality, those are (-wait for it-) two seperate (I can already hear you saying "Duh !") processes.And when trying those passes in rolling sessions I had this "Alright, I'll do the [pass-name-here] pass. I'm gonna open the guard like this,

What am I trying to do?

Published on 2009-08-04 09:40:00

Ok, I thought I should clarify a point here. The main reason for me to write this blog is keeping a record of my BJJ trainings. So, there'll be posts describing submissions or positions etc... but that doesn't mean I'm trying to teach those techniques. I'm still a white belt and I'm aware of my limitations. It's just that writing down techniques and taking notes help me put what I learn into perspective.It's great if you find something useful among my posts. And if you find any mistakes or have

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