Watched
Choke again the other night. Actually, I only made it as far as the first fight. It is interesting how the side characters in the movie: Todd Hayes, the Texas kickboxer who fights in order to make money to buy a bobsled to compete in the Winter Olympics; the Japanese fighter, Kimura; and the diminuitive Nakkai, who faces off against the champion Rickson Gracie in the finale--are almost as interesting in their smaller stories as Rickson is in his larger story. As with
The Smashing Machine, the documentary truly trascends the sport. Or maybe it is more accurate to say that the sport--and its athletes--transcend the stereotypes and myths that surround it to show what a truly amazing sport it is.
Anyway, I noted the warm-up/calisthenics that Rickson Gracie did on the beach in one scene in
Choke. Since I'm forever creating workout routines, I thought this might be a nice one to add to the canon.
Rickson's Pre Jiu jitsu Warm-up
Toe touch to Reach-for-the-Sky
Side bends
High knees
Shoulder shakes (slow)
Forward shoulder rolls
"Coming up to your knee" This drill is on pages 36-37 of Jean Jacques Machado's book.
Backward shoulder rolls
Low walking lunge (I could substitute with Cindy's single leg takedown drill.)
Shoulder shakes (fast)
"Coming up from side position" This drill is on pages 40-41 of Jean Jacques Machado's book.
Side rolls
Knees up bicycle ab switches (Substitution: leg lifts or Cindy's oblique switches)
Wrestler's drill (Substitution: Kid Peligro's square drill)
Crunches with legs spread
"Knockers"
"Hamstring Series"
"Breaststroke"
Along with some stretches, I'm going to try and work this in as my pre-class warmup.
