Training to enter M.M.A.

[illmatic 24]

Originally Posted by TeddyRoosevelt

And you rolled with him why!?

Dunno, I'm new to the gym and didn't want to be a fussy bitch.

[illmatic 24]

Originally Posted by Centaur

You're not in the Lower Mainland anymore?

Nope, went to Brazil for the summer then moved to downtown Toronto.

[TeddyRoosevelt]

Originally Posted by illmatic 24

Dunno, I'm new to the gym and didn't want to be a fussy bitch.

Fair enough. How's the training going?

[illmatic 24]

Originally Posted by TeddyRoosevelt

Fair enough. How's the training going?

Finally getting to it more regularily but can't seem to make it a priority in my life anymore.

[illmatic 24]

BJJ

Tech was a sweep from de la riva guard. From de la riva circle your de la riva hook inside and shoot your leg through, pulling yourself more under. Wrap your hook back around the leg but with your foot up at the hip. Other leg leaves their hip, your knee bracing against your newly place hook. Switch to trapping the foot with your elbow, big bridge back while pulling their sleeve to sweep. Butt scooch back then pop up to follow through.

We drilled positionally from de la riva guard but I didn't do very well. I still don't really have a specific open guard game and basically just freestyle it. Should probably find a specific open guard game and study it. My problem with de la riva is my far leg reaching to the hip feels very very weak and easy to deflect with a hand.

In rolling just got a 10 minute round with a fresh blue belt that kicked my azz all over. He had a similar game to me except much more on point and a better open guard. I saw everything coming but could only delay the invevitable. Got tapped to two armbars and a bow and arrow. Good class.

Instructor told me my blue belt looks like too much like a purple and I need a new belt. It is pretty faded but c'mon.

[illmatic 24]

Deadlift 5,5,5,5,5@225
Bench 5,5,5,5,5@145
Chin Ups 5,5,5,5,5@b/w+5lbs
Squat 5,5,5,5,0@235

Tweaked my back on second last set of squats. Should've failed the rep instead of botching my form. Hopefully it doesn't linger. Otherwise a good workout with improvements all around. Bodyweight is 195lbs.

[illmatic 24]

BJJ

Class was all rolling. First round with a good white belt. Smothered through his open guard to take back, submitted with a reverse ezekiel from back, and an armbar from back. Rolled the brown belt instructor who went easy on me but I still couldn't pass his guard, got tapped to an omoplata and a kimura. Rolled a big green belt and got a bunch of sweeps and taps, started to let up and played with him. I think he might have been slightly handicapped. Oops. Rolled another brown belt with positional battles. Got his back but couldn't get a submission.

[illmatic 24]

BJJ

Really low energy today, maybe I didn't eat enough. Technique was basic chokes from back. Lapel choke, rear naked, bow and arrow. This was my first evening class and it was nice to see and learn from Britto. Drilled from this position then had two uneventful rolls. Finally got my team patched gi so I look like less of an enemy on the mats. Eat more food next time, son!

[illmatic 24]

Kettlebell Swings 20,20 each arm
Clean and Squats 10,10 each arm
Turkish Getups 1, each arm

Crunches 50,50
Reverse Crunches 20,20
Russian Twists (50lbs, feet on ground) 20,20
Lying Leg Raises 20,20

Get ups are still single reps but I do the reversal back to the beginning too.

[illmatic 24]

BJJ

Technique was drilling x pass and something called a shotgun pass through de la riva. I'm not too good with both so it was some feeble drilling. Then we did a counter to someone shooting into deep half guard on you, nearest knee slides over and to the mat as if to mount but the leg will still be trapped, other leg steps over their head as you take an underhook, slide down and flatten out on the trapped arm and turn to secure side control. Then got a few rounds in. Got my buddy from Brazil to sign up for a trial so he was my first roll, smaller purple belt, positional battles but he tapped me once with some mean head and arm choke. Rolled a white belt that keeps giving me good rounds, edged him positionally but couldn't submit from mount. Rolled a good blue belt but he got the better of me with an armbar from an attempted triangle escape. Good class.