There and Back

I submitted a blue belt I’ve never submitted before. I have a giant smile on my face as I write this. I now like the bow and arrow choke.

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I almost seriously injured my ankle when a bigger partner fell on it and I rolled my ankle. Thank goodness it just hurts and isn’t serious. I gotta be more careful. Hopefully it fully heals by the end of the month before my competition.

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I sparred well with a purple belt who is similar in weight as me. He is quiet and stoic and doesn’t talk much to me, but he said “good roll” after. Are we becoming best friends?

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“Oh you want to start standing?”

That was the theme for today. Almost everyone I rolled with seemed surprised that I wanted to start standing. I always start standing, especially if my opponent starts on their butt in guard. My guard passing is getting much better as a result.

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I paid for a yearly subscription to FloSports (FloGrappling). I like all the live events I can watch, but the app itself could be better. I’ve being watching a bunch of the World Master IBJJF Championship, and I’ve been seeing some great guard passing.

For example, I’ve noticed the pressure and intensity needed to be a great passer. Ronaldo Junior was a pleasure to watch. One technique I noticed was to get grips on your seated opponents pants near their feet, and hold them down while you pass, keep changing sides and the way you go and don’t stop moving. That’s what I did today at open mat and was successful most of the time.

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Overall, I felt like I was in the zone today. Cheers to a good rolling session. More of these please.

See you on the mats.

Here are some fun AI generated images from deepai.org – I used the prompt “Jiu Jitsu grappling wearing a Gi yelling”