[quote]pch2 wrote:
Comrade wrote:
F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S
I’m digging on you.
Why?[/quote]
'Cause you’re cool as shit! 
(Isn’t that such an odd saying?)
[quote]nvh95 wrote:
pch2 wrote:
Comrade wrote:
F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S
I’m digging on you.
Why?
'Cause you’re cool as shit! (Isn’t that such an odd saying?)[/quote]
Yeah it is.
I don’t feel very cool, just odd.
Training this weekend kicked my ass. I’m just wiped today. The black belt that started our school came into town and taught this weekends classes. Both days class was 4 hours of work. We learned some cool moves, but he talked about general philosphy a lot too.
We practiced keeping base while standing, which turned into grip fighting. Your partner would try to knock you over, and you had to keep standing by controlling them with a lapel and sleeve grip. Then we did it from the t-postion. In self defense once you have the t postion the person shouldn’t be able to push you over, or pull you down. For the pull you down part he said “When he trys to run away you can’t hold him or he’ll hurt you. You have to either let him run or take him down.” I thought it was a wonderful exmple of how BJJ is really just real life. Maybe I should just take the boy down?
The key to being a really good BJJ player seems to be letting the other person go where they want to and taking advantage of that. We layed down and then had our partner put all of thier weight onto one shoulder. Then we had to stand up. Initially is seemed impossible, but it turns out it’s just really really hard.
Then he took these principles and we learned how to open the guard by standing, a no posture open, and a sweep. Then he answered random little questions.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
The key to being a really good BJJ player seems to be letting the other person go where they want to and taking advantage of that.
[/quote]
Sounds like real life too. I can’t stand watching people on a road to diaster waiting for an opportunity to open up.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
Yeah it is.
I don’t feel very cool, just odd. [/quote]
I am intimately familiar with that feeling. But on to better things - I was fortunate enough to go to Cologne for UFC 99 this weekend. I could’ve used your knowledge. I don’t have a good grasp of stuff on the ground - I kinda see things but miss so much! So I’ve been reading some of the UFC99 threads to see what I can learn.
Did get a pic with Wanderlei Silva and one with Michael Bisping. Both were incredibly polite.
I’ve been reading some BJJ girl blogs, well mostly searching and now reading.
http://www.gringabjj.com/
http://www.megsmitley.blogspot.com/
[quote]nvh95 wrote:
pch2 wrote:
Yeah it is.
I don’t feel very cool, just odd.
I am intimately familiar with that feeling. But on to better things - I was fortunate enough to go to Cologne for UFC 99 this weekend. I could’ve used your knowledge. I don’t have a good grasp of stuff on the ground - I kinda see things but miss so much! So I’ve been reading some of the UFC99 threads to see what I can learn.
Did get a pic with Wanderlei Silva and one with Michael Bisping. Both were incredibly polite.[/quote]
Lol, I was talking to one of the guys and I described my general mood lately as a huge ball of insecurity wrapped in a covering of don’t give a fuck.
Sounds so fun! I have yet to go to any MMA fights live. The stricking makes the ground game a lot different too. I woudl suck so much more if I had to worry about being punched in the face.
Did you say Grip Fighting???
ok I got a little excited.
sounds like he gave a good seminar
I like that you take this serious
kmc
I came home to this scene in my living room and thought it would make a nice picture. I use the purse as my gym bag.
Sunday was the no-gi class taught by the black belt. He continued with the theme of keeping your base and knowing where your center of gravtiy is at all times.
He had one of our bigger guys lay down and then got on him in side control. He then put his hands behind his back and asked our guy to escape side control. He couldn’t. Everytime he moved he was followed and kept down. It looked a lot like magic, but was actually about keeping your center of gravity over thier center of gravity. We practiced this for what felt like forever and I had glimpses of it, but it’s going to take a lot of practice to master. It’s the key to my inability to keep people in side control, and I’m going to drill the shit out of it. Can I hold you down with my boobs for a while? Lol (the spots to keep connected are midsternum)
We then took this idea and applied it to the scissor sweep, arm bars, and a no gi baseball choke.
Oh, my knee still hurts. Any squatting motion is painful, so I’m not too sure what I’ll do in the weight room tomorrow.
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Did you say Grip Fighting???
ok I got a little excited.
sounds like he gave a good seminar
I like that you take this serious
kmc[/quote]
It was fantastic, made me wish we had a black belt close.
Having fun is serious business.
The knee still bothers me, so I just added more BJJ rather than lifting. I enjoy it so much after it’s over, but the whole going to the gym thing blows. I’m thinking the only feasible plan will be to lift on the weekends. Not ideal, but it’ll fit in my schedule, and then I won’t feel bad everytime I can’t make a planned day.
Monday in class we did a guard open then stack passes. I love stack passes, I enjoy the amount of contact you keep through out. This is going to be my under pass, for around I like toriano, over, I’m not quite sure yet. I feel like when I knee drive they easily move the leg I’m trying to pin. I was reading one of the girl blogs though, and she said her trick was to drive closer to the knee rather than the thigh, so I’ll start thinking about it.
I rolled with Jeff a bit, he’s about 180 and uses the weight. He’s who I roll with when I want to be smashed, and smash me he did. He’s rough, and it makes you stay in the moment.
Then I rolled with a newer kid. I’ve seen him a few times, but never really interacted with him. I got in his closed guard (it’s how I’m starting all rolls for a while, I need to be comfortable opening and being on top). I went to fist bump before we started and got a surprise when he didn’t have a hand. It just ended at the wrist, I jumped a little, and felt bad for it. Shouldn’t he have told me before? I always ask pre-roll if there are any issues I need to be aware of. He gave me a bit of trouble, but I managed to pass his guard then side control to mount to arm bar. None of it flowed smoothly, but it went. It really does make a difference when you don’t have grips to clear. In that case should I not grip? If he can’t do it, should I not do it? But then if he competes no one’s going to go easy on him.
Last night we went to Mega Dave’s. I drilled with the girl! We did self defense, because one of thier white belts tried to get promoted and didn’t because he had no self defense. What to do if they attempt a RNC and pull you back - step out and take down- or forward - hip toss. Then we worked on the x-choke, and modified x. I always threaten these when I have someone in close guard, it’s a fantastic submission and even if you don’t get it, the collar grips are really useful.
Then I rolled with Brendan (I always drag him along, so I at least have someone I’m comfortable with), he owned me. He passed my guard, I need to immediately straighten my legs during spider so I don’t get smashed! Got side control, then mount. From mount he tried to arm bar, but I saw it coming and defended which let him take my back. He went for a loop choke, but didn’t keep his elbow down so I got my head out, but I couldn’t clear his hooks. So, in 5min he couldn’t tap me, but all I did was defend. Afterwards he told me I was moving really well, ugh, that’s like a pat on the head.
I rolled with the girl for 2 rounds. The first round I smashed her, but came to the realization that I need a joint lock from mount. The second round I passed her guard and took mount, then realized that she must always be smashed. Dave’s guys are giants (there was a 240lb white belt yesterday!) and white belts, thus spastic smashers. So then I let her bump me and pass my gaurd and worked on escaping side control.
Overall it was a wonderful class.
Then I got home a facebooked with the boy. He wants to join the navy and be a seal. I don’t want to be a bubble burster, but I kept asking how feasible that actually was. He’s got a ME degree, and seems to think he’ll be fine. I don’t know.
Tonite’s adventure http://www.chutobuwest.com/classadultjudo.htm then BJJ class. They have a female sensei, so hopefully I won’t be the only girl. Brendan can’t come, so I’m dragging coach along. I’m a bit worried about etiqutte since our school has none, but most marital arts do.
I can not believe their site has music like that.
have fun.
kmc
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
I can not believe their site has music like that.
have fun.
kmc[/quote]
That’s not traditional judo music?
I had a blast but am now wiped. Two classes in a row of people tossing you about is amazingly tiring.
I’m going to note a few recipes I want to try, I’ve still been eating like shit (huh, we really do compare a lot of things to shit, don’t we).
Chocolate-PB Meal Replacement Bars
Combine in large mixing bowl:
3 Cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal
1/2 Cup Natural Peanut Butter
1 cup Skim Milk
4 Scoops Protein Powder (I like Chocolate flavored for this)
Some Cinnamon or a bit of sugar-free Cocoa Powder
4-8 Packets of Splenda
Mix until a sticky batter is formed (be patient, will take a while).
Using a large spoon, spread out the mixture onto the bottom of a Pam-sprayed cooking tray.
Top with 4-8 packets splenda
Refrigerate overnight and cut into 8 equal bars.
Each bar’s nutritional value:
11g fat (good monounsaturated fats)
26g carbs
21g protein
285 calories
PB-Banana MRB
10 tbsp. Peanut Butter (I like crunchy for this)
5 Egg Whites
5 Scoops Protein Powder (BANANA Metabolic Drive)
2 Cups Oats (I usually toast 'em on a hot, dry pan first)
1/2 Cup Skim Milk
Combine the peanut butter and egg whites & microwave the mixture for 30 seconds. Mix until smooth. Repeat this step until every bit of the egg whites have been incorporated into the peanut butter, and your mixture is a fully homogeneous (takes about 5 times).
Add the protein one scoop at a time, stirring it into the mixture. Add the milk, combine that…then add the oats.
Continue mixing until a thick mixture has formed.
Smooth it onto a cooking tray and refrigerate for about a half an hour. Divide into 10 bars, wrapping each bar individually using either aluminum foil, wax paper, or saran wrap. I store these in the freezer because I like them hard & chewy…but they can be kept in the fridge.
Nutritional information for each bar:
10.1g fat
15.1g carbs
20.1g protein
220 calories
Judo on Wends was really cool, and different.
When we got there, there was a kids class going on. Adorable little 3-8year olds throwing each other. A 5 year old in a gi is the cutest thing ever. When I have smalls they are doing Judo as soon as they can walk. Being able to fall is a really important skill that no one seems to have.
I took coach as my buddy, so he already knew the sensai. It’s one of the issues of taking coach, it turns into one instructor visiting another and I look like the girlfriend tagging along for the ride. Well, anytime I take a guy to an MA class, I look like the girlfriend tagging along. It’s not all bad though, that way no one really pays any attention to me and I can initially get a feel for what’s going on.
So, no one noticed me until we were all in our gi’s and wandering around the mats. The sensei introduced himself when he realised I was actually going to be in class. He was about 200 lbs and 6’ tall, one of those older guys that are made of concrete. Then class started formally, which we never do in our classes. We lined up, there was a lot of bwoing and then we warmed up in silence. Complete silence, it was odd. The warm up was actually pretty fun. It was mostly line drills. Different permutations of shrimping, forward rolls, backward rolls, and then a handstand to break fall which I couldn’t manage. I had trouble getting enough momentum. Then we stretched and a hot brown belt led. Eye candy is always appreciated.
Then the sensei said something in Japanese and everyone paired up. I don’t like pairing up with people I know when trying new classes, unless there are only meatheads available. (Why do I take buddies? Meathead insurance, and some connection to the girls going to the bathroom in groups instinct?) So, I just stood there waiting for someone to pick me. Of course no one did, so the sensei got the female black belt to work with me. She was 5’ and 200lbs of not concrete. It was odd to see a high level fat person. Anyway, she showed me the feet placement for two throws, and then we did lines of stepping into the throw positon. It was helpful to see the opportunities, we did the same thing while going in circles.
After that he split us up into white belts, and other. Judo has a lot of belts! We learned some grip breaks and how to use those grips to your advantage. Man, I have so much to learn. We then did some grip fighiting and I went with the sensei. I think he was trying to show off, because he’d grab my gi, I’d think about breaking a grip, and by then be off my feet. I didn’t really get time to think. We went together for three rounds, and it all went like that. I did realise that I shouldn’t look at his feet, and that I need to be aware of what he’s doing while keeping my goal in mind. It was also really cool just to see how easily I can be launched by just a lapel and sleeve grip.
Oh, am I going into too much detail? It takes a while to type out, and if no one is reading it, I can cut it down.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
Oh, am I going into too much detail? It takes a while to type out, and if no one is reading it, I can cut it down.[/quote]
NO! It’s not too much detail - I like that you actually describe what’s going on. It’s why I read your log in the first place. Well that and your general observations of life which totally crack me up.