7/3 - Valley (Morning) / Downtown (Evening)
B/c of the funny holiday schedule, I was able to do two classes today. The first in the Valley consisted almost entirely of leg locks. The second downtown was focused on arm drags from guard. It wasn't in the 100s today, and the Valley school has A/C, so it was relatively nice. Two quick rolls in the Valley. I think I was close on a couple of good sweeps but couldn't quite complete them.
Downtown the technique portion felt good. For rolls, we kept track of the number points we would have earned if it was scored and whoever got to 6 first got to rest while their opponent did 10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups and 10 jumping jacks. Not a terrible punishment, but there is something that is a bit distressing about not only "losing" but also then having to pay for it as well.
Sol was passing my guard like it was nothing. He would stand up, get grips on my knees and plant them to the floor. I couldn't break the grips, and he would subsequently pass my guard and either do it again or get mount and had his 6 pts. I really, really tried today to focus on not letting my knees getting pushed together. Once in awhile I succeeded, but clearly it is a very hard habit for me to break.
Two rolls with Sarah, one with Sol and one with Ian.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
A/C Is Pretty Boss
7/2 - Valley
Had a late afternoon class b/c the school is on an odd schedule due to 4th of July week. One thing is for sure...having fully functional air-conditioning is amazing. I don't have it at my house, which is probably what makes me especially appreciative of having it at the gym on 100F days.
We worked breaking the closed guard and moving into a foot lock, breaking closed guard and then toe hold, knee bar from side-control, and finally the star sweep and the tripod sweep. I was feeling a bit awkward with the foot locks and some of the knee bars, especially the sweep from guard where you go right into a knee bar. I wasn't being a good partner either, as I rolled too much and kept screwing up Carrie's angle. Just a bit off today.
No rolling, only had an hour and focused on technique. It was one of those days where I felt like most of the reps on things I hadn't done before (guard break to foot lock and toe fold) weren't very high quality. Still got some exposure though, which is the only way to become more comfortable with the technique.
I showed the guys a variation on the star sweep and tripod sweep...I'm not sure that they were too excited about them. I think they are open to ideas, but since they are testing for their purple with a detailed list of techniques, they're focused on performing them in a very specific way.
Had a late afternoon class b/c the school is on an odd schedule due to 4th of July week. One thing is for sure...having fully functional air-conditioning is amazing. I don't have it at my house, which is probably what makes me especially appreciative of having it at the gym on 100F days.
We worked breaking the closed guard and moving into a foot lock, breaking closed guard and then toe hold, knee bar from side-control, and finally the star sweep and the tripod sweep. I was feeling a bit awkward with the foot locks and some of the knee bars, especially the sweep from guard where you go right into a knee bar. I wasn't being a good partner either, as I rolled too much and kept screwing up Carrie's angle. Just a bit off today.
No rolling, only had an hour and focused on technique. It was one of those days where I felt like most of the reps on things I hadn't done before (guard break to foot lock and toe fold) weren't very high quality. Still got some exposure though, which is the only way to become more comfortable with the technique.
I showed the guys a variation on the star sweep and tripod sweep...I'm not sure that they were too excited about them. I think they are open to ideas, but since they are testing for their purple with a detailed list of techniques, they're focused on performing them in a very specific way.
Monday, July 1, 2013
HOT
7/1 - Downtown
It was over 100F today, and I ended up going to the evening class instead of the morning class due to logistics. I think the school has some sort of air conditioning, but it became less apparent as time went on.
Started off with the tomoe nage sweep, which was less than thrilling for me b/c it's one of my least favorite sweeps and I got probably an hour of sleep the night before. I'm not a fan of doing techniques that I'm not comfortable with when I'm not sharp, but the beautiful part is that it's not up to me what we do on any given day. So overhead sweeps it was. Both my partner and I were pretty awkward with these, and it would be hard to believe that I've drilled this before. At both academies. But we seemed to improve as time went on, especially as we took some time to focus on when to execute it instead of freaking out about the rolling over head part.
Also did variations of the handstand sweep, star sweep and an omoplata sweep.
Rolled with Jimmy, Antone, Jay and James. I really started to feel the heat and lack of sleep early on in the rolls. Got kimura'd by Jimmy, Antone got me in...I don't remember what, but a couple of somethings. James knee-barred with just his legs, which still catches me by surprise b/c I think I have enough leeway to escape and I sadly don't. Roll with Jay was very controlled as usual, don't remember what happened there. I really tried to focus on not letting my legs get smashed together, and seemed to have a bit more success with that today. Antone commented after our roll that I keep moving the same way whenever he executes one of his guard passes, which doesn't surprise me. I'm such a creature of habit.
My feelings about rolls are such a yo-yo. Today it seemed like I had regressed a bit in skills and couldn't pull anything off effectively. I need to give myself a break for the fatigue and heat, and know that I'm progressing even when I don't feel like it. Not sure why it's such a constant theme for me lately.
My gi (and everyone elses) was soaked through before we even started rolling, which made for some really nice tactile experiences. It felt amazing to hop on my motorcycle after class and zip home to air out a bit.
It was over 100F today, and I ended up going to the evening class instead of the morning class due to logistics. I think the school has some sort of air conditioning, but it became less apparent as time went on.
Started off with the tomoe nage sweep, which was less than thrilling for me b/c it's one of my least favorite sweeps and I got probably an hour of sleep the night before. I'm not a fan of doing techniques that I'm not comfortable with when I'm not sharp, but the beautiful part is that it's not up to me what we do on any given day. So overhead sweeps it was. Both my partner and I were pretty awkward with these, and it would be hard to believe that I've drilled this before. At both academies. But we seemed to improve as time went on, especially as we took some time to focus on when to execute it instead of freaking out about the rolling over head part.
Also did variations of the handstand sweep, star sweep and an omoplata sweep.
Rolled with Jimmy, Antone, Jay and James. I really started to feel the heat and lack of sleep early on in the rolls. Got kimura'd by Jimmy, Antone got me in...I don't remember what, but a couple of somethings. James knee-barred with just his legs, which still catches me by surprise b/c I think I have enough leeway to escape and I sadly don't. Roll with Jay was very controlled as usual, don't remember what happened there. I really tried to focus on not letting my legs get smashed together, and seemed to have a bit more success with that today. Antone commented after our roll that I keep moving the same way whenever he executes one of his guard passes, which doesn't surprise me. I'm such a creature of habit.
My feelings about rolls are such a yo-yo. Today it seemed like I had regressed a bit in skills and couldn't pull anything off effectively. I need to give myself a break for the fatigue and heat, and know that I'm progressing even when I don't feel like it. Not sure why it's such a constant theme for me lately.
My gi (and everyone elses) was soaked through before we even started rolling, which made for some really nice tactile experiences. It felt amazing to hop on my motorcycle after class and zip home to air out a bit.
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