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I am chronicling my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training here on this site. I think writing about it will give me a better perspective on how my training relates to my overall ability. My training sessions are broken into the following:
- 1. Warmup/Learn and Practice new technique.
- 2. Do drills against opponents trying only to escape your technique.
- 3. Sparring against fully resisting opponents (Rolling). This takes up the majority of class time.
Thoughts and best/worse matches:
I went into class last night fairly excited because I had missed open mat last Saturday due to being at the Estrella War. We learned three fairly cool techniques. We learned yet another sweep from open guard, this time from spider guard. We also worked on triangle choke technique and a sweet transition from the sweep to an omoplata. These came fairly easy, but the sweep specifically has to be done very fast I think in order for it to work. I really dug the omoplata because it was a very flashy move, and those are fun to do.
Rolling went pretty badly. I rolled against 4 guys who are all much better and more experienced than me (including one blue belt). The best match for me I think was the first. I only got submitted twice which is honestly saying a lot against him. My worst match was with a guy who is just about to get his blue belt. He had mount and was going for a choke. I was defending pretty well, and in frustration he rammed his knuckles into my throat and ground them against my windpipe. While effective, that kind of maneuver is frowned upon because it is obviously dangerous. I don’t think he did it on purpose, I think he was just not paying attention. Either way it hurt like hell (and still hurts now). This morning I could hardly get out of bed due to my ribs, back, chest, and throat hurting like crazy. I guess if I am dumb enough to do this sport, I have to take the bad with the good.
That being said, I am pondering taking private lessons with my instructor. I really want to take my game to the next level. He is a good guy, and offered a deal if I buy multiple lessons. I just might take him up on that.
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