jointlocks, chokes, sweat, and other fun things
jiu jitsu, martial arts, grappling, fitness
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OK, this is my first blog, so try not to be overly critical, as alot of people on the internet seem to be.
I made this blog to keep track of my health and fitness and use it as a motivation tool, so please comment heaps guys!
I am also going to be detailing my martial arts classes and giving my various perspectives on martial arts, grappling, MMA and fitness.
OK, here goes.
I had a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class tonight which was really intense, and resulted in alot of sweat soaked, air gasping individiuals at the end of it. For those who do not know what Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is, in a nutshell it is a martial art which focuses on grappling and ground fighting, or taking your opponent to the ground and making him submit with a joint lock or choke. Id have to say it is the best form of anaerobic exercise that I have done, because of the competition factor involved when you wrestle with someone else, it takes your mind off how tired you are. Anyway, here is a brief recap of my class:
This was our first class instructed by the Hawaiian blue belt. At the start of the session we drilled hip escapes, and getting to the knees when side mounted. I then showed a beginner side mount 101. We then drilled some guard passing, and then had a free train. With the guard passing, the beginner actually managed to pass my guard, but he was a strong lad (weighed about 100 kilos as well), but no excuses, it was a genuine mistake on my part. Nevertheless I swept him many times and caught him in a couple of submissions. At free training, I practiced my omoplatas on him, and caught him in about 2 or 3, and he caught me in a guillotine which I did not expect. I also wrestled with another guy who was stronger than me, I almost had him in an omoplata, and he escaped, and it was time. He was quite aggressive and managed to get past my guard a few times, but each time I either hip escaped or got to my knees. My lack of conditioning was noticeable tonight, I gassed real early. Naturally, the blue belt instructor manhandled me, but I tried my best to give him some problems. I need to work on passing the butterfly guard; it is something which is very important. I ended up wrestling the beginner again at the end, and decided to catch him in triangle chokes. I caught him in about 4, and also caught him in an arm bar. Overall a good night, I got to practice my omoplatas, my triangle choke, and a couple of arm bars. I also need to drill the transition from butterfly guard to X-Guard, because I feel very comfortable when I have someone in my X-Guard and I would like to take advantage of the position more often. My arm bars are still of tantamount importance as well. One other thing, I am experimenting with the S-mount at the moment, and some of the guys are powering out if it, but it gives the less strong guys allot of problems.
So that was my 8th BJJ class. Every time you go to a BJJ class you always learn something different about yourself, wether it be your mental techniques, what you need to improve on, what you are good at, how you can physically improve and whatnot. I am doing jiu jitsu, not to kick everyones ass, but to be the best I can possibly be and to learn and get better as much as I can.
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on 6/3/2008
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