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Day 4: Doubts about this whole thing were in my head as we finished warm-ups. I'm out of creatine but got some on order. Hopefully that will help with my energy. Not sure if I've pointed this out but I lift weights before BJJ so even though it's "warm-ups" for the group it's usually the start of a 2nd workout for me.
As warm-ups ended I scanned the floor and it was completely dry except for 2 puddles: 1 where I leaned forward and sweat down... 1 where my head landed when laying back! I did peak around and saw more than one person doing half-squats instead of squats, slight arm bends instead of push-ups, etc... so I guess if I made it a point to go through the motions with minimal effort I might not sweat either. Clearly some are in great shape though and go the whole class with barely a sweat!
1st exercise: Learned another headlock escape. It involves rolling a person over using leverage and only worked some of the time for me. I clearly need to build some muscles that I've never really used for some of the moves/positions in BJJ.
2nd exercise: A take-down after a few strikes! I was surprised to see strikes incorporated in our routine based on what I've seen so far and felt right at home in the stand-up position. Being that I was working with 2 Blue Belts during this time who had more advanced knowledge I picked up a couple good positional moves after the take-down to secure things. I really like working with athletic upper Belts. Their technique is swift and effective and helps tremendously with learning. When it's two White Belts we're really figuring it out on our own the whole time - sometimes unsuccessfully as the bell rings signaling the end of the exercise.
3rd exercise: Locking in an arm bar from side-control. I really want to perfect this move but am far from it. Both Blue Belts had it locked and under control the whole move while I could barely do it step-by-step. I wish I could learn just an arm bar before learning transitions into an arm bar. Both times we've worked arm bars it's been at the end of a spinning move, which I've always counted as advanced in any athletic endeavor simply because it must be done quickly with no time to think.
Funny story: At one point one of the guy's I was working with had me locked in an arm bar and my other arm stuck between us in an awkward position. I was pretty sure I felt his junk on the back of my knuckles on my pinned arm so I wasn't moving that hand and thus had no way to tap. I went "Got it... yup... hey... oh... enough!" before I found out that you can tap with your feet as well. I hadn't known that.
Rolling: I got plenty of match-ups in today. Lost a couple but never by the same maneuver twice so I'm at least learning each time. There was an interesting one where I lost because of positional rules but I had a locked in guillotine despite the position so realistically that opponent is going to sleep.
I had 3 match-ups against women; 2 against the one mentioned in the first post. I have no idea what the proper way to do this is. I was just laying there defending but then had the dilemma of letting them win too quickly and robbing them of their right to a workout or defending too long and seeming like a pervert just enjoying a woman laying on him.
Mistake of the Day: I wore a brand new red T-shirt under my previously white Gi. My Gi is now pink!!!
Mistake #2: I felt great as class ended (4th wind?) so I ran half of the mile home... only to realize I left my imitation iPod laying out in the open back at the studio so I had to head back and then home.
As warm-ups ended I scanned the floor and it was completely dry except for 2 puddles: 1 where I leaned forward and sweat down... 1 where my head landed when laying back! I did peak around and saw more than one person doing half-squats instead of squats, slight arm bends instead of push-ups, etc... so I guess if I made it a point to go through the motions with minimal effort I might not sweat either. Clearly some are in great shape though and go the whole class with barely a sweat!
1st exercise: Learned another headlock escape. It involves rolling a person over using leverage and only worked some of the time for me. I clearly need to build some muscles that I've never really used for some of the moves/positions in BJJ.
2nd exercise: A take-down after a few strikes! I was surprised to see strikes incorporated in our routine based on what I've seen so far and felt right at home in the stand-up position. Being that I was working with 2 Blue Belts during this time who had more advanced knowledge I picked up a couple good positional moves after the take-down to secure things. I really like working with athletic upper Belts. Their technique is swift and effective and helps tremendously with learning. When it's two White Belts we're really figuring it out on our own the whole time - sometimes unsuccessfully as the bell rings signaling the end of the exercise.
3rd exercise: Locking in an arm bar from side-control. I really want to perfect this move but am far from it. Both Blue Belts had it locked and under control the whole move while I could barely do it step-by-step. I wish I could learn just an arm bar before learning transitions into an arm bar. Both times we've worked arm bars it's been at the end of a spinning move, which I've always counted as advanced in any athletic endeavor simply because it must be done quickly with no time to think.
Funny story: At one point one of the guy's I was working with had me locked in an arm bar and my other arm stuck between us in an awkward position. I was pretty sure I felt his junk on the back of my knuckles on my pinned arm so I wasn't moving that hand and thus had no way to tap. I went "Got it... yup... hey... oh... enough!" before I found out that you can tap with your feet as well. I hadn't known that.
Rolling: I got plenty of match-ups in today. Lost a couple but never by the same maneuver twice so I'm at least learning each time. There was an interesting one where I lost because of positional rules but I had a locked in guillotine despite the position so realistically that opponent is going to sleep.
I had 3 match-ups against women; 2 against the one mentioned in the first post. I have no idea what the proper way to do this is. I was just laying there defending but then had the dilemma of letting them win too quickly and robbing them of their right to a workout or defending too long and seeming like a pervert just enjoying a woman laying on him.
Mistake of the Day: I wore a brand new red T-shirt under my previously white Gi. My Gi is now pink!!!
Mistake #2: I felt great as class ended (4th wind?) so I ran half of the mile home... only to realize I left my imitation iPod laying out in the open back at the studio so I had to head back and then home.
I always thought I was between 6'2" and 6'3". I might have been in the past and "lost" a little on bad posture as life's gone on.
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