Theme & Techniques: Kneeling Guard Break, Double Under Pass
Partner: Jess, Matt (New)
Mostly helped Jess and Matt on some minor details of the techniques. Mostly hand position and posture. Matt is a friend of Jess and used to coach wrestling.
Rolling: Guard, Free Rolling
Rolled With: Jess, Craig, Ryal, Matt
Felt good about my rolling today. Did a lot of hand fighting and pushed the pace to make up for yesterday. I helped Matt with some basics while we rolled.
Thoughts: Comfort Zone
I had a thought on the drive home about progress and getting over plateaus. What I've noticed during my journey from blue to purple (hopefully) is that I'll get to a comfort zone with my game and feel like I'm stagnating, then I'll find something to work on that is outside of my comfort zone. I'll research, drill, and troubleshoot the subject until I feel like I'm safe in my comfort zone again. Then I'll feel like I'm not learning anything new and search for the next thing.
Most of this year was about being more assertive and imposing my will. I've just started familiarizing myself with leg locks and related positions. Another aspect that has presented itself that I've seen others like Jerad doing is stringing techniques together. Often when I sweep or pass guard there will be a pause as I collect myself and decide what to do next. Occasionally though everything will come together and I'll escape, sweep, pass the guard, and attack a submission without a break in the action. Improving this will be my goal for this year.
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