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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:
Not much to say this time. Warmups were pretty rough but good. I am finding it easier and easier to keep up with the pace they are set at. We did some more competition training in preparation for the tournament this weekend. We learned a few more takedowns and some knee on belly to armbar transitions. We did lots of drilling last night and I am really glad we did.
We didn’t roll in the normal fashion, but instead we spent our time doing mock competition matches. It was interesting seeing how honestly GOOD our blues are. Everyone got to fight at least once. I rolled with a guy of equal skill and managed to get 9 points to his 0 before time ran out. I got the takedown, passed his guard, mounted him, but could not finish before the time ran out. He was definitely stronger than me and I honestly attribute the win to the fact that I just got lucky on the takedown.
After giving and receiving lots of takedowns, my ribs, chest, and neck are very sore today. I will have to take it easy at the gym tonight. Class is getting more and more fun and I am really getting into it. One thing I noticed last night is that my armbar game is really weak. I can sneak in all kinds of Kimuras and Americanas from different positions, but armbars are always too odd to pull off for me. I will add it to the list of things I need to drill during the next open mat (guard passes and sweeps being a much higher priority).
If anyone is looking for something to do on Saturday, come to the tournament! Get the info here. It should be a good time.
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