Ray taught a pretty active class yesterday. We carried each other across the mat a couple of ways. We then got in groups of 3 and did the fitting in drill and then the break dancing roll and jump exercise. We did a few combination throws from a failed reaping throw to and inside leg takedown and then a wrestling takedown. The remainder of the instructional portion of the class was spent on the lockdown and whip up from half guard.
Ray had the more experienced people go to the corners and partner up with new people. From there we rolled starting from different guard positions (open guard, de las rivas, reverse dlr, inverted guard, and spider guard). It was nice to work some of these different positions specifically with new people. It takes some of the competition out of it and forces me to try new things instead of going to the things that I feel like I'm good at.
During open mat I rolled with Jordan. I can already see some improvement in him as he was doing some good things with body positions to keep me from passing his guard. I started out working a lot of knee on belly and going for the far side armbar. Still need to work on making the setup a little cleaner and sneaky.
I weighed myself this morning after swimming and I finally broke 200 lbs with 199.2. For a long time I've just accepted that 210 was my weight and it wasn't going to change. 190 here I come.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
May 9th - Morning Open
Good training today. I worked with Fuji, Robert, Ken, and James. Claire was there too, but left after one roll. Today was a little disappointing to my ego. About the only really good thing was I did a sitout on Robert that surprised him, however I didn't remember doing it. My main focus this morning was to always be moving and be aggressive.
Fuji dominated me again. He started with a Judo throw right into side control. I tried to focus on breaking collar grips and he gave me some pointers from there. His knee on belly/collar choke was one of the worst experiences of the morning.
Fuji also gave me some good coaching while I was rolling with others. I found it difficult to follow some of his directions at times. I know the person that is coaching me is trying to help me but it's frustrating when I can't meet their expectations so I often get a little angry at the coach. Like if I hear "turn into him" several times in a row and I've tried to turn into them but failed I'm not sure if I should keep listening to the coach or try something else. Plus I have this please everyone complex that makes me feel bad if I let the coach down.
My desire to improve my wrestling has continued. I tried to start standing with everyone. Ken and I worked on some sitouts from sprawl position. I was always trying to stand back up or get to turtle instead of just laying back into halfguard like I normally do. Just got to keep working on what I'm not good at.
Fuji dominated me again. He started with a Judo throw right into side control. I tried to focus on breaking collar grips and he gave me some pointers from there. His knee on belly/collar choke was one of the worst experiences of the morning.
Fuji also gave me some good coaching while I was rolling with others. I found it difficult to follow some of his directions at times. I know the person that is coaching me is trying to help me but it's frustrating when I can't meet their expectations so I often get a little angry at the coach. Like if I hear "turn into him" several times in a row and I've tried to turn into them but failed I'm not sure if I should keep listening to the coach or try something else. Plus I have this please everyone complex that makes me feel bad if I let the coach down.
My desire to improve my wrestling has continued. I tried to start standing with everyone. Ken and I worked on some sitouts from sprawl position. I was always trying to stand back up or get to turtle instead of just laying back into halfguard like I normally do. Just got to keep working on what I'm not good at.
Monday, May 7, 2012
May 7th - Gi (Lacking Wrestling Skills)
We had a full house tonight. It was a good balance of new people and salty ones. Jerad had us work on a series of arm triangles with putting their arm into the armpit from side control. The class seemed to go by really fast.
We did the 4 positions 2 minute drill. I ended up with Fuji as my partner which was good for me, but I don't think I challenged him too much. I think the most telling position of our skill difference was the turtle. I couldn't keep him there and he dominated me consitently. At least in the other positions I felt like I had some chance. He was also dominating me with collar grips which I know I need to defend more.
I rolled with Adam first for open mat. I've been trying to change things up a bit and use standing passes. I need to get a little more instruction in them though because I keep getting my sleeves grabbed and pushed around. Maybe Adam is a bad person to try new things on because hand fighting is very tough with him.
Next I went with Tim who was in class for the first time but I soon found out had a wrestling background. After a breif stint in turtle I made it to guard but I couldn't get anything going. I tried armbar and scissor sweep to no avail. Soon I was in half guard and then in side control and even backmounted for a little while. I'd regain half guard and then guard and we went back and forth between those positions. It wasn't until I went to an open guard and put some distance between us that I was able to put him in a guilotene. I felt a little disapointed in myself that I wasn't able to do more and affect his balance and take top position. I really need to improve my wrestling. I'm going to come up with some things to work on my own with bridging and sitouts and tripoding to make it all second nature.
I did some standup with Ken after that but I had a little hitch in my hip that was bothering me a little so we didn't roll.
We did the 4 positions 2 minute drill. I ended up with Fuji as my partner which was good for me, but I don't think I challenged him too much. I think the most telling position of our skill difference was the turtle. I couldn't keep him there and he dominated me consitently. At least in the other positions I felt like I had some chance. He was also dominating me with collar grips which I know I need to defend more.
I rolled with Adam first for open mat. I've been trying to change things up a bit and use standing passes. I need to get a little more instruction in them though because I keep getting my sleeves grabbed and pushed around. Maybe Adam is a bad person to try new things on because hand fighting is very tough with him.
Next I went with Tim who was in class for the first time but I soon found out had a wrestling background. After a breif stint in turtle I made it to guard but I couldn't get anything going. I tried armbar and scissor sweep to no avail. Soon I was in half guard and then in side control and even backmounted for a little while. I'd regain half guard and then guard and we went back and forth between those positions. It wasn't until I went to an open guard and put some distance between us that I was able to put him in a guilotene. I felt a little disapointed in myself that I wasn't able to do more and affect his balance and take top position. I really need to improve my wrestling. I'm going to come up with some things to work on my own with bridging and sitouts and tripoding to make it all second nature.
I did some standup with Ken after that but I had a little hitch in my hip that was bothering me a little so we didn't roll.
May 6th - No Gi
There were about 6 of us yesterday and the theme was the triangle choke, which was coincidental since I worked on the same thing with Brandon on Saturday. We went through the basic setups of jump rope and pushing the elbow through then some other setups and variations.
For open mat I rolled with Adam first. I focused on fighting for the underhook which worked a couple of times I even was able to put him on his back briefly with an unintentional kneebar from half guard. Adam took my back, which hasn't happened very often lately, and made me tap with the RNC.
I rolled with Ken as well and had a lively match. I'm still trying to workout what I can and can't do from deep half because the position seems to present itself often with Ken. There were also a couple of times where I went for the x-guard but couldn't pull it off. I don't recall how he tapped me out but I'm pretty sure he did, maybe a darce or something.
For open mat I rolled with Adam first. I focused on fighting for the underhook which worked a couple of times I even was able to put him on his back briefly with an unintentional kneebar from half guard. Adam took my back, which hasn't happened very often lately, and made me tap with the RNC.
I rolled with Ken as well and had a lively match. I'm still trying to workout what I can and can't do from deep half because the position seems to present itself often with Ken. There were also a couple of times where I went for the x-guard but couldn't pull it off. I don't recall how he tapped me out but I'm pretty sure he did, maybe a darce or something.
Friday, May 4, 2012
May 3rd - Gi
Mike and I worked on some single leg defenses, which I enjoyed. I requested we work on more wrestling when Conan asked us what we should work on. Since there were quite a few new people we went through falling, then basics of shooting, then we partnered up and worked on double legs. From there we went back and forth working on offense and defense with sprawls and doing the takedown.
I rolled with Garrett after class. He seems to be learning things and doing a lot better. I helped him a little bit with mount escapes. He didn't seem to get frustrated so I guess I really didn't need to tell him that he'll get better like I feel I have to do.
I next got destroyed by Conan. One thing that he really likes to do is crossface in really annoying ways. There were several times where I thought I was making progress but then he would grab my gi collar and put a forearm in my jaw and all progress would cease. I believe he tapped me three times.
I rolled with Garrett after class. He seems to be learning things and doing a lot better. I helped him a little bit with mount escapes. He didn't seem to get frustrated so I guess I really didn't need to tell him that he'll get better like I feel I have to do.
I next got destroyed by Conan. One thing that he really likes to do is crossface in really annoying ways. There were several times where I thought I was making progress but then he would grab my gi collar and put a forearm in my jaw and all progress would cease. I believe he tapped me three times.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
May 2nd - Morning Open (Wrestle)
It was just Robert and I this morning. I guess since I told Ken I had a key he decided to take the morning off. I set my timer for 5 minute rounds and we did a little bit on the ground. We went back and forth a little but he dominated most of it. My half guard is getting better but he kept on threatening the darce when I'd get my underhook and he got it once.
After a few rounds I asked if he'd be willing to stand up. From there I would attempt a shoot or try to get him off balance and he would always get the better of the exchange. He gave me some pointers and I improved a little bit. Every time I ended up on the ground he'd have me get back up but push on me to make it difficult. It wasn't long before I was winded. I feel like I got better as the practice went on but I'm still going to need a lot of work.
I tweaked my lower back a bit. Hopefully, it feels better by tomorrows class. I also weighed myself this morning and I'm down to 202 lbs. I don't remember the last time I was under 200 lbs, maybe 12 years ago.
After a few rounds I asked if he'd be willing to stand up. From there I would attempt a shoot or try to get him off balance and he would always get the better of the exchange. He gave me some pointers and I improved a little bit. Every time I ended up on the ground he'd have me get back up but push on me to make it difficult. It wasn't long before I was winded. I feel like I got better as the practice went on but I'm still going to need a lot of work.
I tweaked my lower back a bit. Hopefully, it feels better by tomorrows class. I also weighed myself this morning and I'm down to 202 lbs. I don't remember the last time I was under 200 lbs, maybe 12 years ago.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
April 30th - Gi (Sluggish)
Jerad complied with my request to work on some standing guard passes. I guess my increase in workouts and getting up early is catching up with me because I've been feeling a little beat down.
We started from closed guard and did a basic knee cut or baseball slide pass. From there we moved to standing up to pass. I believe we only did 4 passes which was perfect. One that has eluded me is the bull fighter pass so it was good to work on that one a bit. We had quite a few purple belts yesterday so we were paired up purple with a lower belt and I worked with Jerad for the majority of the class.
To finish the class we rotated around the room and did the guard pass/sweep/submit drill. This is where I really started to get tired especially with Ken and Adam. The new guys seem to be catching on okay and were doing some good things. They seem eager to learn which it nice.
Ken and I did some randori from stand up which mostly consisted of him trying a bunch of throws and me trying my best not to get thrown. It went back and forth a couple of times on who got who down, he definitely has the Judo skill. We rolled after that but my gas tank was empty. Hence he dominated me and made me tap to a kimura. I remember thinking leading up to the submission things like "okay time to start defending now" and "come on you're getting dominated." It didn't help. Today is a rest day so hopefully I'll be rejuvinated for tomorrow morning.
We started from closed guard and did a basic knee cut or baseball slide pass. From there we moved to standing up to pass. I believe we only did 4 passes which was perfect. One that has eluded me is the bull fighter pass so it was good to work on that one a bit. We had quite a few purple belts yesterday so we were paired up purple with a lower belt and I worked with Jerad for the majority of the class.
To finish the class we rotated around the room and did the guard pass/sweep/submit drill. This is where I really started to get tired especially with Ken and Adam. The new guys seem to be catching on okay and were doing some good things. They seem eager to learn which it nice.
Ken and I did some randori from stand up which mostly consisted of him trying a bunch of throws and me trying my best not to get thrown. It went back and forth a couple of times on who got who down, he definitely has the Judo skill. We rolled after that but my gas tank was empty. Hence he dominated me and made me tap to a kimura. I remember thinking leading up to the submission things like "okay time to start defending now" and "come on you're getting dominated." It didn't help. Today is a rest day so hopefully I'll be rejuvinated for tomorrow morning.
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