pch2, of course you’re wearing your sexiest high heels to class and changing out of them in front of everyone?
Then slipping them back on when you leave?
[quote]Mattlebee wrote:
Uh-huh. And then you say “Oo, you’re so strooong” in your girliest voice.[/quote]
I actually use the phone sex voice, much more appropriate for the situation. The girly voice is better for - but what do you mean I have to pay?
[quote]downwardog wrote:
pch2, of course you’re wearing your sexiest high heels to class and changing out of them in front of everyone?
Then slipping them back on when you leave?[/quote]
Hmmm…I’m supposed to be changing out of them? …but then what does getting your hooks in mean?
Like I said I missed the weight room yesterday and thus went on a impromptu mini workout. I didn’t really plan anything, and just kinda did what I felt like, it turned out to be:
MM warm up
DB Snatch 30 4x6
Sumo Squat 80 4x6
DB BP 35 5x3
It got really crowded after this, and since I didn’t have a plan I just left. I’ve gotta lock this shit up, ugh.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
downwardog wrote:
pch2, of course you’re wearing your sexiest high heels to class and changing out of them in front of everyone?
Then slipping them back on when you leave?
Hmmm…I’m supposed to be changing out of them?
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I think I might have a theory on why you take longer to stand up in base after a fall than the others…
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat
I think that I’m gonna be sick
It’s your ears, and nose and pick
I went to BJJ wends and yesterday, no Aikido guy either day. I haven’t really been going long enough, or rolled with enough people to know what makes a good partner, but I’m quickly finding out.
I was with a fellow white belt spaz on wends. He smelled, he showed up in his fatigues and I swear he wore them for the whole insanely hot day. I could smell him before I got close to him, it made the whole class suck.
I also now know why we’re called white belt spazes. He really just wanted to muscle through everything, go very quickly and be a youtube video. I only picked him because he was sitting next to me, from now no more white belts. I actually have hand print brusies all over me, ugh.
I did learn things though, we started with the self defense warm up. What to do if someone bear hugs you from behind with arms trapped and with free arms. I love that I can hip a 200lb guy over me and then arm bar him! I need to practice keeping my butt close to his shoulder during arm bars. When I sit I tend to plop down rather than doing a controlled slide down the arm. It’s little shit like this that’s going to be important for kicking big guy ass.
For class we did the arm bar from closed guard again, but then after a little while we added in what to do if you fuck it up and he gets his arm out - transition to a triangle choke. I just don’t like the triangle choke. I kept catching shoulder and forgetting to bring my knees close.
I don’t know I think I just need to drill it more to make it feel smooth. I also need to concentrate more on when the move required me to adjust to him versus me adjusting him to me. With a lot of this movement I’m adjusting him to me.
I didn’t stay late to roll, I’d been up way too long and being manhandled had taken a lot out of me.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
I didn’t stay late to roll, I’d been up way too long and being manhandled had taken a lot out of me. [/quote]
Being manhandled would have taken a lot out of me too… (yes I have a dirty mind).
[quote]pch2 wrote:
I did learn things though, we started with the self defense warm up. What to do if someone bear hugs you from behind with arms trapped and with free arms. I love that I can hip a 200lb guy over me and then arm bar him! [/quote]
Have you done how to get out of a two hands round the neck strangle yet? It’s ridiculous how easy it is once you know how.
[quote]Court wrote:
Being manhandled would have taken a lot out of me too… (yes I have a dirty mind).[/quote]
It seems like it would be sexual, you are hip to hip a lot, but it’s really not. Not at all actually. Rather than thinking sex, I spend most of the time frustrated and angry thinking, just a few more classes and I’ll be able to take that grin off your face.
The desire to smash and win overrides all else.
[quote]Mattlebee wrote:
Have you done how to get out of a two hands round the neck strangle yet? It’s ridiculous how easy it is once you know how.[/quote]
No, I’ll have to ask about it next class.
Before I fall too far behind…
Thursday BJJ
Learning from my white belt exp, I picked the closest blue belt as my buddy. Our learning styles didn’t mesh at all, so it was a lot of me having to ask coach to come over and tell me what I’m doing wrong.
I’m finding the boys are more willing to just make what ever work than to ask questions when they don’t get what’s going on. I can’t handle that and pretty much need to know where every limb is supposed to go and why that’s where it’s supposed to go. It was frustrating the blue belt that I’d ask him why he was doing whatever slight variation he was doing.
We occasionally do a warm up where we’re in butterfly guard and then you roll backwards with the person on top of you. One of the guys asked why we were doing it, so we drilled butterfly guard sweeps.
We started with a basic sweep. I need to work on sprawling, and not just flopping down. I’m finding that many actions that I do naturally, are submissive and not really conducive to being a good fighter. I tend to just move with pushes, and to want to keep my knees together.
This was really evident in the other drills we did. We did one that the warmup was based on. We rolled backward with the person on top of us. My inclination is to keep my knees together, but this results in my knees being easily adjusted by my opponent. I need to work on creating better frames, it was also a situation where I had to move myself quickly around him rather than try to adjust a 200lb guy to me.
By now the blue belt was not in the mood to deal with me any longer (everytime we’d pause he’d scoot over to the otherside of the room), so I just made him do the drills until I felt that I got them. The rest of the class was white belt high school guys, so I didn’t stay and roll. This week I’m going to though, regardless of the class demographics. Rolling’s an important learning tool and cooties shouldn’t be impeding my progress.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
I was with a fellow white belt spaz on wends. He smelled, he showed up in his fatigues and I swear he wore them for the whole insanely hot day. I could smell him before I got close to him, it made the whole class suck.
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Do what the CSI people do and put some vicks on your upper lip to block the smell. If they ask why it is there, tell them it is to block their stench.
Any sign of Aikido guy lately? (Yes I’m living vicariously through you and your hitting (or hitting on) this guy… how very very sad of me lol.
[quote]Court wrote:
Any sign of Aikido guy lately? (Yes I’m living vicariously through you and your hitting (or hitting on) this guy… how very very sad of me lol.[/quote]
Actually no, I’ve been going MWTS (I’ve just been neglecting my log) and have yet to see him again.
On Sunday someone didn’t want to be my buddy because he ‘doesn’t roll with high school kids’ so the next time I see Aikido guy I’m going to have to mention that I’m not a teenager.
I have gone on a few dates lately though that have confirmed the - go in thinking they’re fucktards - philosophy.
I’ve fallen behind. Keeping the log updated is a good way for me to remember what I learned and to keep track of what I need to work on, so I’m going to be better about it. That hour after class where I’m eating will now be devoted to writing down what I’ve learned that day.
A brief catch up…
Sunday:
D’arce choke from side control and turtle. I don’t like this choke. I feel like my arms are too short to get tight enough around big guys. I drilled it, and now know it exists, but doubt I’ll use it frequently.
Monday:
Reverse lateral takedowns. We start with the Russian, and I need to rememeber to keep my arms close. I have more strength if I use my lats and my whole body to initiate movements. For the takedown I need to commit to going to the ground. He’ll only go down if I go down too. That not plopping, but rather sprawling, issue comes into play here.
Once we were on the ground we did the Kimura which I think I really like. We then went with the kimura theme and did the kimura from closed guard.
Hey pch2, you got a mouth guard? Get a Shock Doctor ultra gel.
If you still need a gi, let me know.
I have an extra one now and nowhere to store it.
[quote]downwardog wrote:
Hey pch2, you got a mouth guard? Get a Shock Doctor ultra gel.
If you still need a gi, let me know.
I have an extra one now and nowhere to store it.
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I have yet to get a mouth guard, I really do need RSG to come be my mommy, I’ve got a bunch of little things like this to take care of. I have yet to get a gi, and would love to ‘store’ yours!
I know I said I’d update now, but I have to be back in lab in 4 hours, sleep wins.
A brief preview -
Basic what to do if you’re mounted stuff
Elbow escape
Something I wrote down as vale tudo guard
I think I’ll fight without my contacts from now on.
I rolled with a girl!
I also think I fucked it up with Aikido guy.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
I know I said I’d update now, but I have to be back in lab in 4 hours, sleep wins.
A brief preview -
Basic what to do if you’re mounted stuff
Elbow escape
Something I wrote down as vale tudo guard
I think I’ll fight without my contacts from now on.
I rolled with a girl!
I also think I fucked it up with Aikido guy.
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You were mounted and rolled with a girl? Bow Chicka Bow Wow.
Sorry…lack of blood to the brain makes me say these things.
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
You were mounted and rolled with a girl? Bow Chicka Bow Wow.
Sorry…lack of blood to the brain makes me say these things.[/quote]
It’s ok, coach has a thing for little bisexual girls (he says they’re the greatest creation on earth) so we got a lot of 1 on 1 (1 on 2?) time.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
It’s ok, coach has a thing for little bisexual girls (he says they’re the greatest creation on earth) so we got a lot of 1 on 1 (1 on 2?) time. [/quote]
Your coach is right. Check out the Women Kissing thread if you need proof.