It’s good to be back on the mats. I went twice in about 2 1/2 weeks I was sick and I wanted to let my shoulder heal. The good news is I am 100% and my shoulder feels much better. Sidenote, one thing I did to help rehab my shoulder was shoulder press using 5 pound dumbbells because I read that it’s a good weight to use, because 5 pounds just uses the rotator cuff whereas heavier weights would use the other muscles around the shoulder.
Anyway, it’s good to be back. I did 2 1/2 hours of JiuJitsu tonight, an hour of advance class, an hour and a half of Nogi. I got beat up and it was wonderful.
I got dummied by purple belts tonight. I feel so alive.
The buzzer saved me again, from a mounted triangle this time.
I practiced the outside single leg like I told myself I would, and I scooped up nine out of 10 of them. Finished zero out of 10 of them.
The last roll of the night in no gi, I had a purple belt really put me through the ringer, but he didn’t submit me and he had many times to try. I could feel his intensity, perhaps he was getting a little frustrated? That’s a win for me. He was really cool after, he said I had some good escapes. I enjoy hearing that from higher belts. Let’s me know I’m on the right track.
There and Back 
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