Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Steve's BJJ Log

And the beat goes on….

Published on 2011-04-29 20:12:20

Got held up at work today, so I wasn’t able to make it to class. Still, looking forward to helping out tomorrow at a small, inter-school tournament. Hoping to get some work in reffing. Saw this on the internet and think it’s great. Walter

Wednesday Class and ScriptFrenzy Update

Published on 2011-04-21 14:34:46

BJJ was good last night. I am SO out of shape, but we started with light rolling to get warmed up and Ethan showed us a couple of sweeps from half-guard, for when the opponent switches his hips and is facing back towards the legs. I was pretty exhaus

Script Frenzy

Published on 2011-04-10 21:57:32

52 pages as of today. While works been crazy and some minor medical stuff has been going on at home, I have, amazingly reached the halfway point in my script. I’ve promised myself NOT to edit the script until the first draft is complete, but I&

Friday Training and Scriptfrenzy update

Published on 2011-04-04 12:51:41

Friday was fun.  I made it to class, was feeling a little nauseous with about 10 minutes left.  I tried to sit out and was… encouraged to go one more.  Big Rick went “light” with me.  I add the quotes around the word “ligh

Tatami Fightwear Pin-Up Gi

Published on 2011-03-30 20:49:47

Dayum.  This gi is really, really cool.  Evan Mannweiler’s design was the overall winner of the Crazy Ass Gi Contest a few months back, and it’s now being manufactured in a limited run.  So, check it out.  I ordered mine. Click on the

Monday Training and Scriptfrenzy Update

Published on 2011-03-30 20:43:27

Made it to class on Monday.  Was my first day to train in two weeks.  I’m pretty much over the sinus/head cold, but I felt weak and very lethargic.  Now, a couple days later, my hips flexors, thighs and calves are KILLING ME.  I’m so

ScriptFrenzy.org

Published on 2011-03-23 19:35:37

First, Pan Ams, baby!  Coming up.  I’m going to figure out a way to hook my computer up to my projector and will be watching the matches on a 110″ screen.  Does it get better?  Yeah, but not much. I write that just after I knock back

Walking to the Cage MMA Documentary

Published on 2011-03-11 16:03:40

Today’s supposed to be a training day, but my son’s playing drums at his school’s talent show.  So, I’ll be supporting him and his buddies (even though they desperately need a singer ).  But consider the following in lieu of

15 Fighters You Should Know

Published on 2011-03-06 23:06:18

“MMA Spot’s David McKinney and J.A. Yount combed through hundreds of fighters to pinpoint 15 of the best fighters that many people have not heard of, but should know.” And guess who’s number two?  Giva “The Arm Collecto

Sunday Morning Class

Published on 2011-03-06 20:32:59

Todd, one of the three black belts at my school, began running a series of morning classes many months ago.  Todd’s a funny guy, and I’m glad I finally got off my lazy ass and made it to his class this morning.  I had thought that it wa

I am still alive

Published on 2011-03-06 12:17:11

Just sayin’.  I realized that this blog is more about personal accountability and keeping my own commitment to make time for training than anything else.  While I still train, my attendance has dropped. So, I intend to start posting regularly

Gi Design Contest Winners Announced

Published on 2010-10-16 10:34:37

The contest is over and the winners have been announced. I would wear the winning gi and hope that it goes into production. It’s cool. Very, very cool.  Winners also announced for “Funniest” and “Craziest” gi designs. S

The 1st Annual Seattle Open

Published on 2010-10-05 16:19:51

Rodrigo Lopes hosted the first Seattle Open BJJ tournament at the brand new location of Seattle Gracie Barra.  I was able to ref some of the matches, which is a lot of fun.  I haven’t done a lot of reffing so far, but it’s something I&#

Crazy Ass BJJ Gi Challenge – Vote for your Favorite

Published on 2010-09-29 21:09:15

Alright guys.  I did my part and now it’s time for you to do yours.  Go to the Tatami Fightwear facebook page and vote for your favorite.  There are three categories.  All you have to do is “like” the ones you like the best

Purple Belts and Green Lantern Gis

Published on 2010-09-19 10:18:28

I was promoted to purple belt two weeks ago, and still can’t really believe it.  I don’t really know what to say about it other than that it didn’t improve my game at all.  I’m still working on the same stuff I was as a blue belt.  But tha

Design Your Own Crazy-Ass Gi

Published on 2010-08-23 09:33:43

Our friend, Meerkatsu, over in the UK has this crazy-ass idea.  Since BJJ is all about the flair, and people who train in BJJ are obviously intelligent, creative people with questionable taste, why not have a contest in which everyone submits their

Gi Dye: Jet Black (actually more of a dark blue) Lucky Gi

Published on 2010-08-15 20:26:10

Griff asked me to dye a gi for him.  Griff is a purple belt who trains up in Ballard at Ballard BJJ, a Gracie Barra affiliate run by black belt Micah Reyes.  He had a white Lucky brand gi that he wanted black and, after the requisite discla

Friday Class

Published on 2010-08-13 21:45:48

Just really quick, met G-Stamp today.  That was great.  Oh, and my temporary crown came out while rolling with Jaime.  He freaked out, even after I told him that it wasn’t a real tooth.  I think that’s kind of hilarious! And I

Tough class

Published on 2010-08-11 22:29:56

I was tired all day, mentally and physically.  Not sure what was going on, but I woke up feeling dehydrated and hung over.  And no, I didn’t tie one on last night.  I didn’t have any gas all night, was weak and lethargic… and aft

It’s good to be a blue belt

Published on 2010-08-09 22:18:24

A while back, there was a lot of discussion about rank and belts.   Coming back from another bout of back suckage, I’m beginning to feel better, and sparring at closer to full speed (which for me is still pretty slow).  Sunday, I spa

GI Review: Tatami Fightwear’s Zero G Competition Gi

Published on 2010-08-07 12:02:00

Brits, for some reason, seem to be among the most prolific BJJ bloggers around.  Between Seymour over at Meerkatsu, Matt with Grappling Dummy and Scramble, and Can and his Slideyfoot blog, it’s easy to keep up with what’s going on over in th