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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-02
Posted on October 2nd, 2009
- it's weird, but being on #twitter makes me want to produce more content even though my mind is blank #
- No-gi class started with a takedown, then all seated guard vs passing rolling. Stressed my good shoulder with falling from the takedowns. #
- I need a 'mental DVR' so I can remember the mistakes I make and learn from them better. #
- My right knee really hurts alot #
- I can remember two instances from last night where my knee might've been twisted in attempts to sweep me #
- Worried about this injury,it didn't feel like anything on the mat (but felt it a little on the way home) and it gave me a hard time sleeping #
- The last time I had something like this it gave me half a year of therapy (pre & post surgery), surgery, and close to a year off! #
- Swelling has gone down a bit…feels a tad better #
- thanks @DonalDeLay , glad you find it useful – hope all goes well with your training! in reply to DonalDeLay #
- Am skipping jiu jitsu for the rest of the week to let my knee fully recover #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-02
Posted on October 2nd, 2009
- it's weird, but being on #twitter makes me want to produce more content even though my mind is blank #
- No-gi class started with a takedown, then all seated guard vs passing rolling. Stressed my good shoulder with falling from the takedowns. #
- I need a 'mental DVR' so I can remember the mistakes I make and learn from them better. #
- My right knee really hurts alot #
- I can remember two instances from last night where my knee might've been twisted in attempts to sweep me #
- Worried about this injury,it didn't feel like anything on the mat (but felt it a little on the way home) and it gave me a hard time sleeping #
- The last time I had something like this it gave me half a year of therapy (pre & post surgery), surgery, and close to a year off! #
- Swelling has gone down a bit…feels a tad better #
- thanks @DonalDeLay , glad you find it useful – hope all goes well with your training! in reply to DonalDeLay #
- Am skipping jiu jitsu for the rest of the week to let my knee fully recover #
BJJ grapplr Twitter digest for September 28, 2009
Posted on September 28th, 2009
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I’ll be doing more Tweets from now on…
9:11 PM Sep 21st from Ping.fm -
BJJ Class 163 was today. Gi stand-up class. My takedowns suck, but they’re apparantly getting better according to my coach.
9:33 PM Sep 21st from Ping.fm - A modified Seoi Otoshi/shoulder drop where I go to my knees seems to be my go to move: http://tinyurl.com/nfuuys9:41 PM Sep 21st from Ping.fm
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My back is still sore from the standup sparring from the night before
9:59 PM Sep 22nd from Ping.fm -
Had a run this morning…to catch my train!!
4:35 AM Sep 24th from Ping.fm -
Very light no-gi class today. It was short at exactly one hour. Mount escape then rolling and lots of talking…
5:22 PM Sep 24th from Ping.fm -
I didn’t get close to being submitted at all but my wrist and elbow are sore
5:26 PM Sep 24th from Ping.fm -
Forgot I was hit a few times on my jaw / mouth area until I saw minor cuts on my lip this morning
4:16 AM Sep 25th from Ping.fm -
it’s weird, but being on #twitter makes me want to produce more content even though my mind is blank
4:11 PM Sep 25th from web
Less blogging, more BJJ tweets
Posted on September 24th, 2009
Recent visitors to my website, my BJJ blog, should have already seen the following changes.
I’ll be doing less traditional blogging and will do more microblogging, through my new Twitter account, grapplr. This is mostly due to the fact that I’m finding it harder and harder to find the time to write – my posts are getting shorter and I don’t feel as interested in writing about Brazilian jui jitsu as I used to (I also don’t think I’m a good or interesting writer). I’m still interested in BJJ, of course, and still train once or twice a week – it’s just the writing part that I’m loosing interest in.
So, my homepage now displays the last 10 tweets (Twitter messages/updates). Once a week, I’ll put out a post that will include all the tweets – a weekly Twitter digest. I’ll maintain the blog format so I can always go and write up a regular blog post if I feel like it.
Anyway, if you have a Twitter account, be sure to follow me, www.twitter.com/grapplr. If you do follow me, let me know you found out about my grapplr Twitter account through this blog and I’ll definitely follow you back.
Gi butterfly guard pass
Posted on September 22nd, 2009
Pedro Sauer BJJ Brown Belt, Tony Rinaldi demonstrates a butterfly guard pass for the gi (although he says it will be fine no-gi too). Something to try out on the mats!
The gi (or shorts) grab isn’t very clear and I’ll likely mess that up…but not before all the guillotines (a weakness of mine) I foresee myself getting caught in as I try to flatten out my opponent. Then it will be triangles galore when I try the actual pass!!
Fireman’s carry and variations
Posted on September 16th, 2009
I couldn’t find any tutorial videos for the exact variation of the fireman’s carry that we did in BJJ class 162. All the videos I found were either a standing or kneeling variation, while I would describe the one we did as a “sliding, sitting” fireman carry.
This blurry Spanish video is wrestling oriented, but it has the same variation of the throw (the grips might be different) with the sitting and leg-positioning. It’s identified as a sit-down and later as on-knees firemans carry.
And just for good measure, here’s another BJJ variation that I want to show as the video has a great nugget of advice in adapting a technique to a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu mindset – that is, besides the obvious gems in the actual takedown setup, technique, and submission.
BJJ Class 162
Posted on September 15th, 2009
Evening gi class. Didn’t get to take part of the first class at all.
After a light warm-up and some stretches we went straight to techniques, which were two wrestling type throws. The first was a modified, sliding sideways type of fireman’s carry and the second a sacrificial type of throw from the typical type of delaying tactic clinch (hope that makes sense). I’ve never done either throw before and, I have to say, both are very cool, quick, leverage-full friendly throws. I like them!! I hope I can remember them. Both throws start off with getting a wizzer on one arm, gripping tight under the armpit, and posting my forehead on the shoulder (hope that will remind me).
I was not looking forward to being thrown with the sacrificial take down since it involved pulling on the arm and I have a bad shoulder. I was thinking of sitting that technique out, but I wanted to learn to do it. Even though my training partner took care to do it slow and gentle on me, I feel a dull, uncomfortable pain over my shoulder joint. If history is a reliable guide, it’s going to be several weeks before my shoulder will feel normal again.
I had two and a fraction rolls with blue belts afterward. The first roll was pretty even. I had side-control a few times and my training partner held mount for a little while. Toward the end I had an americana cinched, but time ran out.
I was on defense pretty much the entire second roll. I was doing good avoiding and escaping a sneaky bicep crusher – I kept my opponent from triangling his legs, hooked his leg with mine and was almost in half-guard when we had to be reset cause we were too close to another rolling pair. We moved back to the center of the room and I asked to start from the last position. Of course, we didn’t start with the exact same position, I didn’t have his leg hooked with mine which was way more advantageous for him (don’t you just hate when you restart that way?). I still managed to escape the bicep crusher, but with his leg free, he threw a very quick armbar – which tweaked my elbow. I don’t mind tapping or getting injured, it’s part of training BJJ; but to hurt my arm cause of some underhanded positioning? I feel cheated, but oh well – it happens.
My third roll was very short. I paired up with one of those people that like to attack necks with guillotines and so I was avoiding them with posture. As he went for my neck I successfully pulled guard, but the match was over. A wound I have on my leg opened up, exposing an open wound. It was small, but no way was I going to continue rolling. I’d rather skip a few rolls than get a wound infected and become sick.
And that was that.
Red Schafer #5 no-gi pass
Posted on September 10th, 2009
Skipped BJJ class. I have a policy – if wounds sting after a shower – I’m not going to BJJ. I’m not risking infection with open wounds!!
I did get to find this nice no-gi guard pass. A lot of useful tips in this video. Enjoy!
