Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
BJ Penn Hilo Hip Check Pass
People who talk about BJ Penn talk about his flexibility. People who watch BJ Penn study his guard passing and top game.
Sunday, August 03, 2014
Mat Metrics: Me and the New Thing
Dec (8) Jan (16) Feb (9) Mar (15) Apr (12) May (9) Jun (10) Jul (13)
= 92
Aug (12) Sep (5) Oct (6) Nov (9)
= 32
Total: 124
Second Year of New Job
Dec (6) Jan (9) Feb (6) Mar (13) Apr (10) May (9) Jun (9) Jul (10)
= 72
With four months to go, I'm twenty training sessions behind pace.
I've thought for awhile that I've been having a hard time balancing training and my new job. The statistics suggest I'm not getting any better at it.
The good news is that in order to match the previous pace, I'll have to train 52 times over the next four months. That's a very doable (or, at least, historically doable) 13 sessions a month.
I'm going to be traveling a lot in late September through mid-October. So running up the score in August and November may have to become part of the plan.
Saturday, August 02, 2014
When The Man Comes Around
With apologies to Mr. Cash ...
To say that this is a great opportunity for grapplers here in the northwest is an understatement. That is especially so for those competitors who are looking to climb up the IBJJF ranks, particularly black belts looking for qualifying events ahead of the World Championships.
It is even a greater testament to the growth of jiu-jitsu and grappling in the area. Opportunities to compete were few and far between when I started training almost ten years ago. And if weren't for the explosive growth of jiu-jitsu and grappling, these big name tournaments like the IBJJF and Grapplers Quest wouldn't be putting Seattle in their rotation.
All that said, when it comes to grappling competition in the northwest, the Revolution is still my Alpha and Omega. The biggest, the best-run, the best competitors - including black belts - compete on the mats run by Jeff Bourgeois and the Revolution Team three times a year. 100% local and regular as rain since 2006.
So while the autumn competition schedule just got a little more crowded, remember that there's still nothing like rolling with your own.
To say that this is a great opportunity for grapplers here in the northwest is an understatement. That is especially so for those competitors who are looking to climb up the IBJJF ranks, particularly black belts looking for qualifying events ahead of the World Championships.
It is even a greater testament to the growth of jiu-jitsu and grappling in the area. Opportunities to compete were few and far between when I started training almost ten years ago. And if weren't for the explosive growth of jiu-jitsu and grappling, these big name tournaments like the IBJJF and Grapplers Quest wouldn't be putting Seattle in their rotation.
All that said, when it comes to grappling competition in the northwest, the Revolution is still my Alpha and Omega. The biggest, the best-run, the best competitors - including black belts - compete on the mats run by Jeff Bourgeois and the Revolution Team three times a year. 100% local and regular as rain since 2006.
So while the autumn competition schedule just got a little more crowded, remember that there's still nothing like rolling with your own.
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