what's up everyone...I know I know..I'm late..but sorry...just have been having some personal stuff, as well as feeling a bit under the weather lately...here goes...
Update: Looks like things will work out and I will get to go to Portugal Jan 27&28 for the European Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships...Still have a serious financial shortcoming issue to overcome with it, but the major portion should be handled...
found out the date and location of the Masters & Seniors International Championships...July 26&27 in Brazil at the Tijuca Tenis Clube...Gonna start working on that one...
Not sure in my Goals for this year but, I plan to compete in the Euro. Championships, Pan Americans, Mundials, Masters & Seniors Internationals, American Nationals, US Open, No-Gi Worlds, and a major Grapplersquest, and major NAGA event and medal in each one of them this year! Have picked up my workouts in anticipation of accomplishing this...
Sunday Jan 13 Training
Didn't feel much like training today...Had some health issues going on and hadn't rested much, as well as had some personal things that just seemed to sap my energy....But it was refreshing to see the guys show up for the class and so ready to work that once I got into the warm up the rest of the world kinda melted away...Taught a variation on the middle guard pass and a lapel choke submission from side mount...then did tournament situation drills where each person started with someone side-mounted and their job was to not only escape but to reverse and submit...Everyone worked hard as hell on these, and being that each person had to go with 7-10 people for their turn...It was a rough workout...Had one of the students tell me he really got a lot out of the drill but that I showed the techniques very well...That was very satisfying...also spent time with each guy who came going over something that needed to improve...As for myself, I reversed and/or submitted each time I went...followed the workout with sit ups on the heavy bag in the air, pull ups using the hard grip push ups (i am up to 50 straight now), 3min of six inches, 3 min sets of jump squats and 150 sprawls... also worked on shrimp drills with resistance from someone using my belt...
Last Night's - Monday Jan 14 workout...
I was happy as I started class weighing 204.3lbs! Seems to be gaining weight well, and only putting on lean muscle b/c I really can't tell the difference in size...but my grip is getting a lot better..need to work lower body more...
Coach Allen had us doing the S-Pass guard pass drills...going both ways depending upon what your partner does...Also worked on several drills with different guard break drills such as the rocking chair etc...I also worked the 2-hand dive guard break, and my banana-split guard pass ...Between each drill, I did sets of 10 and 10 (10 jump squats, 10 sprawls, 10 push ups, 10 bag sit ups, 10 pull ups)...From there we moved on to drills where u start in guard and attempt to break and pass and the person on bottom had to reverse or submit...then starting with someone on mount and u have to get to half guard or reverse and the top person had to submit or keep control...then with someone side-mounted and u had to get to guard and reverse or submit and the person on top had to submit and keep control...I did well in these with the exception of once where I went with someone a lot heavier than me and left an arm out..didn't get caught but it made my job harder and I need to eliminate that mistake...
After practice did 75 push ups...35 pull ups (15 with hard grip) 75 bag sit ups...150 sprawls...and 5 straight min of jump squats...I feel like I need to work harder though...for some reason...it feels like I've hit a wall in my development...still make little mistakes that i shouldn't...partially it's because of in life things that i can't always get out of my head... but i have to get past it somehow if i want to accomplish the things I've set before myself...
After practice and before bed weight was 202.4...Woke up this morning at 200.8 so things are working out well with the weight...
let me know if there's anything else i should add to this to make it more interesting...if u have any suggestions on things i should do training-wise etc...let me know...
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