At the All Levels Class before Open Mat, we learned guard passing from Headquarters. And then the head instructor showed us a fun technique called the Rotolo roll, named after the (in)famous Rotolo brothers.
Headquarters, or as I like to call it now: HQ or Command Centre or Base of Operations, is now my new favourite guard passing position. It seems safe and it has many options to pass from there. I have to remember to stay flat on my feet instead of on the balls of my feet, because I don’t want to be put off balance.
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A two stripe blue belt said I got the better of him today, that was a surprise. I rolled well against a seasoned purple belt, he doesn’t talk much but after we rolled I said “amazing job on the Octopus stuff,” he smiled. Another purple belt, a big one, said I had good defence, he also submitted me with a nasty arm bar.
Learned that one of my favourite training partners, who has been out for ten weeks already, will be out for another six months because he injured two discs in his back, I hope he finds his way back to the mats before then and drops in to say hi now and then. I also bid farewell to another fellow blue belt who is moving to the big city.
Life can get busy and shit happens, like injuries, but hopefully we all get to roll again another time.
The All Levels class was fun and the Open Mat after was great. A good combo.
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