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%.

Judo & Kicks

Trained with Cuz.

Kicking pads.
Leg flexibility.
Box splits!

Hamstring suppleness.

Collar choke.

Great!

Watched MA docu.

Day after Judo (Wednesday)

Did Judo with Cuz yesterday (Wednesday).

We primarily focused on S+C.
I struggled on crunches, and had to give up after 45.
I will beat that score!

I love the S+C side as it really pushes me.

Also worked on the Ippon Seoinage (One Arm Shoulder Throw):

WEDNESDAY EVENING

Watched BJJ.
Fun as always!
Sm did some funny WWE jump from the window onto BM.

I need to get fitter.

Judo + exercises

Another session with Cuz.

It consisted mainly of bodyweight exercises - it was amazing!

I sweated and grunted like a beast.
Felt like puking, but it was worth it.

Feel alive.

MONDAY NIGHT
Sat in on BJJ and JKD.
JKD was very interesting. Lots of good striking teaching.
BJJ was great as per usual.


Funny: B and SM rolling, and SM tying his Gi drawstring around B's ankle.

Lucio "Lagarto" Rodrigues

Attended the Lagarto seminar today with Cuz.

Both being injured meant we couldn't put in as much effort as we'd like, but overall it was a positive experience.

It was good to get used to that type of atmosphere.

Lo get his purple belt and thanked his dad and Si.

Worth it.