Once a week :(

For the second week in a row I have only been able to go to class once this week. I wish my schedule would allow me to go 3-4 times a week but thats just not possible right now. So I usually end up going twice a week. But the past 2 weeks I have been going to school at night....but anyway...you gotta do what you gotta do....right?
Well this week I went to another competition class, so the warm-up was awesome. We learned how to counter the single leg with taking the back of your opponent. Pretty cool stuff. We did 2 variations of the same move and then the rest of the class was rolling. We rolled with 4 different opponents for 10 minutes a piece. That definitely tests your cardio ....I loved it!!!
I did alright with all of my opponents. I rolled with 2 blue belts, a purple belt, and then a white belt. I ended up making the fellow white belt tap 2 times in our 10 minute match but the other matches were not as good for me.With the 2 blue belts I held my own and had some submission defense...I didn't get tapped by either of them but the definitely dominated position :( On one of them I almost had a clock choke but he quickly defended and I was on the bottom again. Now the purple belt was another story. I could tell he was basically toying with me but yet again I showed some pretty good defense and didn't get tapped.
Hopefully I will be able to get in more consistent training in the future.

Well next week is Christmas so...... MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!! And if Santa tries to take your cookies ...CHOKE'EM OUT!!! lol

Thursday Competition Class

Ok...I'm gonna give you guys a quick run down of a Gracie Barra Competition Class. The first big difference from regular class is the warm-up. Its a lot more intense and it varies week to week.

For example:
Run - 5 laps
Run sideways - 5 laps
Run backwards - 5 laps
Run highstepping(touching knees and heels) - 4 laps
Rolling forward - 3 laps
Rolling backwards - 3 laps
Falling sideways - 3 laps
Shrimping - 3 laps
Jumpingjacks - 50 reps
Push-ups - 20 reps
Sit-ups - 50 reps
Push-ups - 15 reps
Bicycle sit-ups - 50 reps
Push-ups - 10 reps
Leg lifts - 50 reps
Streching time

We then start class. Class is also a little different... in that there is alot more sparring. You learn some moves and then you spar with different people the rest of the class. That rotates week to week as well. Sometimes its straight sparring and other times it a round robin. This class definily tests your cardio.

The technique this week was .....Butterfly Guard !!! We learned about 3 sweeps from the butterfly position. I really enjoyed them and intergrated them into my game very quickly. As soon as we started sparring I was getting my butterfly hooks in and trying to sweep everybody!!I was successful on some occasions and other not :(

After class I got with some of my friends and we started sparring/training specifically on takedowns. I don't know how it is in other schools but I started to notice that when most people spar/roll they start from the sitting/down position. I am guilty of that as well and I found myself feeling weird/uncomfortable at tournaments because you start standing. I would just pull guard right away and not even try a takedown in tournaments. So yesterday I decided to spar/train from the standing position. It was awesome!!! I was sooooo tired after just 5 minutes of traing this way but I pushed on and really tested my cardio. I loved it!! I decided that I am going to give the stand-up/takedown training as much attention as the ground/submission training.

Alright....thats all I have for this week. Remember... train hard but have fun :)

Look at this instructor....

I just saw this video of an instructor choking out one of his Blue Belts until he is sleeping..... Tell me your thoughts.

My first Post!!!

Hello everybody :)

Well here I go... my first post. Let me give you guys a quick background of myself and the reason I created this Blog.

My name is Eddie ( duh ! ) I'm 24 years old and have been training BJJ for about a10 months now. I love it ! I am more of a casual BJJ player. I train about 2-3 times a week and I am a 2-stripe white belt. ( 3rd stripe coming soon...I hope ) I created this Blog to document my training and to share a little of the Orlando BJJ scene/tournaments.My goal is to post once a week on all the fun stuff that happened during training or tournaments.

So just kick back....relax and enjoy the blog!