BJJ Training Journal #8

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. 1. Warmup/Learn and Practice new technique.
2. 2. Do drills against opponents trying only to escape your technique.
3. 3. Sparring against fully resisting opponents (Rolling). This takes up the majority of class time.

Thoughts and best/worse matches:

Last night was pretty normal. We practiced some attacks from guard including a crosschoke, a loop choke, and an armbar transition. We also took these techniques and practiced them from mount, side control, and half guard. Who doesn’t love the crosschoke, really? I use it quite often.  I had noticed it was really hard to get someone bigger than you with it, but after last night, some technique was clarified and now I find it a lot less of a pain. It seems it’s getting easier and easier to see things three dimensionally to know when to do what when rolling and I think that’s very important. After all, staying calm and actually plotting your course of action in your brain is rough when the adrenaline is pumping, and the other guy is trying to choke you unconscious or break your arm.

Rolling was pretty normal. Guys were really going all out because of the tournament this Saturday. I rolled with 3 advanced guys this time. The first guy is a fantastic white belt and has been training about a year and a half. I did pretty well against him. I controlled him ok, and even got mount twice. He did sweep me both times though, and him being about 30 lbs lighter, that’s no small feat.  The second guy is a better white (almost blue). He tooled me like there’s no tomorrow. He’s better, stronger, and has about 10 inches of height on me. That shouldn’t matter, but his legs are hard to pass. The third and final guy is our school’s best blue. He literally exerted no energy and completely dominated me. He did though explain what he did and what I could do to not be caught by the same techniques again. He is probably about 35 lbs lighter than me too.

Come to the tournament on Saturday! It’s seriously an impressive sight. Info is here.

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