whoa its been a minute. Or almost a year, actually
Since I last posted, I've moved back to my old place in Southern California because my TDY to San Diego ended.
I miss the place like crazy but I have a couple of job offers in motion right now that will take me back to either SD or Tucson. I'd be happy with either but Tucson would be my number 1 choice.
Did a tournament back in SD over the summer and placed third, tapping 3 out of the 5 guys in my division.
Also went to a BJJ Globetrotters Camp in the Caribbean which was really interesting to experience. My body was completely beat from training 18 hours that week!
Weight-wise I've bulked up to 210lbs but no more abs. Arms are about 16" but I'm going to keep going until 220 or 230lbs. I've been getting a LOT of comments about my size and strength lately.
Goal for now is just to keep getting better as a brown belt, improve my timing and understanding of things, correct bad habits and LEARN FROM EVERY CLASS, always take away something concrete to remember.
My current gym has very tough standards. If I stay here, I don't see myself getting a black belt for 3 years. If I move back to Tucson, I could see getting it within 2 years.