First day back & Workshop

2 hour BJJ workship with PH.

*First day back rolling since my shoulder injury*

It was amazing.

Simple throwing drills - chaining 2 together - push, step, reap > push step, they step, feet into them, drag collar down hook inside foot behind their heel, drop inside their guard

Side mount to s-mount feign armbar to choke

Friction burn on finger and stiff neck=worth it

30 mins Cuz

Great, fast intense Cuz session

Shoulder throw (Ippon seoi nage) - slide R arm to back (from collar) - L arm grip elbow - pop into them and face out - push them to break balance as you slide arm to their belt

Erm! Just watch this:

Work on splits

1 year from now you will be able to do the splits! 9th September 2012

The Importance of Drilling

The Importance of Drilling in BJJ from BJJ Hacks on Vimeo.

Cuz

Seat belt from kneeling - sit on calfs, head push against their head, arms over/under

Standing side clinch to throw (BJJ style)

Box splits

Ground to standing via kick

Plank

Pressup

Loved it!

Kicks and stretches with Cuz

After a short break, had a great sweaty session with Cuz.

Mainly focused on kicks, suppleness, and stance.

Skipping!
Box splits
Kicking pads/baseball bat - need to stop spinning after landing kick -- my suppleness is poor, too.

Painful but good.

4 weeks til shoulder is healed

Cuz Training

Another great session.

Super sweaty from the word go.

Drilled:

• Escaping headlock - posture+leg inside their legs, arm to elbow joint of furthest arm, control neck wrist, posture up into their armpit/shoulder to break lock, step round and kimora
• Bear hugged from behind escape - posture down, feed hand through, hold own wrist and their wrist, step round (knee to block) into kimora or take back
• Strangled or collar hold (basic) - footwork, swoop head down and out. Subtle!

Jogging into sprawl.

Butterfly guard crunches with Cuz on top.

Back and front break falls.

Neck exercises - 30 of each!

Sitting with base into standing (kicking with left foot at opponent!)

Ended with a roll. Managed to advance 2 positions; matador into side control, and full mount.

Great but tiring!

Mixed Cuz Session

Had a great session today with Cuz.

He showed me a few subs:

1. Elbows on their chest, plum clinch and crank neck
2. Taking back idea -- *from mount* -- Pull arm from above, chest on arm forcing it down to their ear, reach behind their neck and grab their arm, pull it then use your chest to roll them - Think: ROLLING PIN.

Worked on a few armbar varations.

Then we rolled.
It was great, simply because the whole feeling of working against and with another human is so good. I love it.

I even affectively shrimped out of a bad position! A first for me.

Shoulder feels 75%.