My wife ordered me a blue Jiu-Jitsu Gi from Amazon last week and last night was the first night I wore it to class. It is a Shockwave from Piranha Gear. It is a lot more comfortable than the one I got from Century and I think I might ask for another one for Father's day.
There were 6 of us in class. Jerad had guard passes be the theme of the night. While I knew some of the ones we learned already there were some little differences that I hadn't seen before. We took turns identifying a guard pass that we knew and then Jerad would clarify proper technique and little details. At the end of class we did a minute of guard pass attempts with resistance. David kept pulling on my elbows and I wasn't able to pass. Very frustrating but he's been very helpful in helping me learn.
We rolled for a while and I tried to protect my stitches as much as possible. I tapped early from an arm triangle because I didn't want to defend by talking on the phone right on my stitches. I was told I'm good at controlling from the top position when I get there. However, I have a really hard time keeping people in my guard. I get passed very easily it seems.
Great blog, Josh. I'm going to enjoy reading it. I'm enjoying hearing about the classes from your perspective.
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