Damo Marino's spindly apendages

[ngarauru]

Thursday
Fuck you germs....fuck you.
Stretch hips.
Press ups: Descending ladder 12-1,11-1,10-1,9-1=244.
Pull ups: Descending ladder 8-1,6-1,5-1,4-1,3-1,2,1,1=119.
Watched jits, rising phlegm wont be appreciated.
Boss man took class through knee on belly w details for presh then did another kimura entry:
Be in half then knee on belly, bottom man does classic frame and shrimp, your far arm grips their frame wrist, step over their head and into S type mount, get kimura grips, tear their arm off at the shoulder and bludgeon them with it....Oss.
Almonds, sultanas, fruit in jelly..........ugh, weetbix, water, milk, coffee.
Roast Lamb with all the good stuff.
Roast pork with all the good stuff.
Thanks mama, spoiled.

 

[ngarauru]

Friday
Got warm and did some casual bag work, maybe 30min effort

Watched jits class, notes for passing in gi: Be in uke full, grips at belt, stand and inch forward (running feet) creating pressure, dont fuck about but dont stress about fighting legs, keep 'deadlift' posture, knees hard up against uke torso, you're in a good pozzy here, dont stress, switch one hand to grips of uke over foot, drive leg down, slice opposite own knee through keeping hip control, need to keep 'tyrannosaurus arms', switch how you want into side, tree trunk showed his uke that once both legs are pinned and flat that you can switch your step back, get lapel grips and take bottom's back....... can possibly move to last Tuesdays no gi sitting pass against open guard from initial progression:

move to sit on and trap uke bottom leg, post hand on uke top hip, drive their knee shield away with free hand, posted hand moves to far arm under hook, other hand moves to grab uke other wrist with thumb up, stretch arm away, drive head into uke face, drive chest hard into pin, look directly down, dont expose your nape, keep grip and hook, keep driving and point backside to ceiling, step/switch hips out of their half into side control, keep pressure etc................

Both of the above taught by samesame mma dude

Cheah to hamo coach, matagaori brothers and other various homies

Apple, mandarin, fruit salad, oats, banana, coffee

Roast pork, kumara, spud, pumpkin

 

[ngarauru]

Monday
Still germy, phlegm phlegm phlegm.
Played some ball with nephew yesterday, joints dont like jumping.
Back tension is pretty full on, have little spasms, will have to incorporate daily stretch workout or not.
Watch class do punch slip exercise, experienced ammys training with novices getting visibly frustrated...... Oh well.
Heavy bag doing pawing to power punches, 2min on, 1min off for about half an hour couple crunches.
Bix, almonds, sultanas, coffee, cookies, oats, banana, pear, milk.

Chicken, pumpkin, fennel, toms, onion, garlic, etc nom nom nom.

 

[ngarauru]

Tuesday
Get to gym.
Have really awkward anticipatory type feels as jits about to start and me no go.
Feels like the horse threw me off and I'm sat looking at it.

Says hello to peep holes and coach.
Do some skip.
Do some bag on floor stuff.
Toss bag a widdle.
Do some crunch and some press, how many? more than you motherfucker.

Watch big purp and white belt mentee.
Big purp explains half with maaaad control.
Be on uke back, maybe uke is flat, separate one of uke's arms from body with underhook from behind, other own arm over uke other arm and gable.......similar to seat belt.
Opposite side leg has hook, same side leg is hooked behind.
Without experiencing the control this looks like it would create similar torque as twister through uke's body.
Uke has no choice but to roll to the side of leg hook and cant fight other leg as their arm is trapped.
Once you roll uke you now have options with the trapped arm.

Also for Omo escape if the step over is blocked go flat, switch out and come to one arm in uke's guard position, improve from here as you see fit.

Mandarin, apples, banana, coffee.
Lamb chops, toms and spud mash, marrow is so sweet, sorry bo peep.
Litre of miraka.

Boss says you have too many leave accrued, kay I take days off for who hits who and time with mai boi.
Oss to you and oss to life and oss to being a werewolf in sheep's clothing...... and oss to Mr Osiander........nine thousand and nine hundred hours to go....


Chook, brown rice, cheddar, spinach, corn, toms, sour cream, flat bread

 

[ngarauru]

Wenerei
Bike.
5 min skip.
Cough up a lung.
Jumping jacks.
mma bag 3*5 w 2 min rest, sprawl/ crunch, switch knee on belly/ guard on upright bag, 1 fast armbar/ 1 kip.
Some snake movement.
Throw bag a bit.

Watch dude doing back take: be in side control, victim rolls away, get behind shoulder in good pin, one arm under victim top arm, 'tother under head/ neck, gable and pull, sink fangs into jugular.

Kiwi kids are weetbix kids, almonds, sultanas, cashews.
Chook, brown rice, cheddar, spinach, corn, toms, sour cream, flat bread.
Ltr of milk.
Caffeine.

More roast chook, spinach, rocket, baps, toms, red onion.
Cough up another lung.

 

[ngarauru]

Thursday
No sleep/ no gym/ crap, I've been eating crap/ bike into an icy headwind
BRRRRRRRRRRRR
Caffeine
Yoghurt, almonds, sultanas, coconut
Mince Pie
Chicken, tom, pasta

 

[ngarauru]

Friday
Bike.
Skip.
Shifted from spot to spot wasting time in the gime.
Back extensions, knee on belly switch, sprawls, hip extensions for about 15-20min.
Long rests watching Gi Class, class doing take-downs mostly low single to turning corner with deets on grip fighting
Throw bag and chats to homie.
Move a bit, use rope to bridge a bit.
Relaxed day.
Want a person to scoop, a person to wrassle and giu gitsu with.
Casually arm barred the Mrs the other night, forgot she doesn't know when to tap.... whoops dub jew though...dub jew...

I've been mouthing off with all the confidence of someone who doesn't do shit so the hegular homies are gonna push my dudu in when I get back.

Banana
Chicken pasta etc etc
http://videos.sapo.pt/l6NRZs01dvGcHBKHs7JZ
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/power-endurance-circuit.971638/

 

[ngarauru]

Monday
Ongoing crookness so whatevs, might as well just carry on carrying on
Do bike in
Do get warm
Do bag, 2min on 1min off, punchy punchy, 1,2,3..1,2,2,4..1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 FOUR!!! 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 TWO!!!
Do whip, lean over for shin around neck, feels good mang, need a harder bag for shinny shin shins
Also need switch on bag, competent on pads, need to translate to bag for options
Skip, kick, skip, kick for 10min to unwind
Mebe 40min work.....mebe...just mebe

Cannelloni and espresso
Apple and banana

Newfangled ratatouille w chook fried in burnt butter and garlic, pan deglazed w lemon juice toms, stock etc juicy juicy
Tagliatelle

Ai cream
H2O

 

[ngarauru]

Tuesday
Up up up up....
Bike in quite quickly, half asleep tradie pulls in front of me, thanks for not being dead Damo, thanks....
Gym be packed.
Sez hello to peep holes.
5 min sprawls and hip up.
2 min on 1 min off of sprawls and hip up for half a dozen rounds.
Do drill w old lion and tree trunk:
Be on bottom, top man on side, stiff arm closest to them and post other, stiff arm hand at elbow joint, top man will push you back, butt scoot away, over hook their near arm with your posted arm, and reguard, can get to omo from here.....oh how I missed you darly warling.

No gi class w mma fighter
Turtle and get hooks in drill, some deets same same as big purp from Friday's back IE: don't reach right over with arm as........you will be fucked.......
When breaking turtle be on side with both knee's off the floor and hip/shoulder into turtle hip get knee against bottom mans ankle and drive, use S grip around waist to pull, pull pull pull pull pull, switch hips out......
If you have turtles back with all hooks sit as far back as you can, if you're looking down and forward you will be fucked.....

I zoned out with half the deets, think I got enough for now, need more roley poley

Situational drill/game
Some peeps in, other peeps out, peeps rotating, if turtle stands or re-guards they stay in, if back taken with all hooks or subbed then you on the wall...quite a dynamic way to learn....quite

Roll w homie and new(er) gai, new gai very nice dude, yell crap at him when I sit and watch him roll

Triple espresso
Orange juice
Banana
Kiwi fruit

STRESS MOTHAFUKKA
Last night's noms
Almonds, Sultanas, Wheetbix
Liter of milk

Chook, green beans, peas, onion, garlic, white stock sauce, fettuccine
Fruit salad and yog

 

[ngarauru]

Wednesday

Bike in
Dynamic stretch as no Thai rope

2min straight sprawl
2min sprawl to toreador
3*2min of knee slice/on belly type drill,
2*2min of switching type drill, hips down hard as sprawls not effective for me when directly translating to live tdd/ double counter

Once takedown is countered also need to work hard to get to Uke's side or back, I'm fast enough for sure

Some safe stand and re-guard
Some solo stiff arm and re-guard to omo/gogo/crackhead control from Yesterday

Some bag toss
Some stretch back
Some stretch neck

Tripleshot
Yogy, almonds, sultanas, banana, apple, mandarin

Made own pie, brunoise of kumara and carrot for sweet, beef force-meat and onion hard fry on high, mushroom and fresh toms, soy and who-shit-the-shire for balance, stock all in flaky shortcrust

H2O

 

[ngarauru]

Thursday
Slow up, lungified coughs i na po.
Perc cafe.
Wave goodbye to my dude, wish his ma luck and love.
Bike through strange burb, took too many long.
I aches today.
Pressups and pullups today to get warm.
Sez hello to gaiz at gime.
Class w datch mma gai doing guard pull for mma
Revolving bear crawl, defensive/ offensive get up, sit down and scoot, shoulders over hips, frankenstein neck, keep upright, stiff arm up man, don't fall to back.....you will be fucked?
Incorporate above into warmups and condit.
Partner play, stiff arm up man, up man looks to pass, arm drag when partner looks to pass NOT when he's based you will only help them pass, don't look to drag them from standing, also look to move to wrestling position, switch up and shoot.

Prac-tize
Plan today to play top more.....have to get there too though.
Successes? Pass to N/S/ torreador/ knee slice/ good switch to preserve side/ zero fucks when subbed and carry on.
Improve on? don't expose nape, sprawl harder lazy cunt, get hand posted and frame faster lazy cunt.
Well done to newbie who choked my shit, made believe I in control.......make believe but well done.
Juice, coke, shots, PIE, aporo.
Break fast in the arvo.
Miraka.
Mash, force meat, kumara, pumpkin, cruciferous.
Water.

Fucked sleep.

 

[ngarauru]

Friday
Get to Gi class on time just.
Sez hi to peeps.

Datch mma gai
Cont...from yesterday w more partner play and dynamic warm up, stiff arm/ guard pull/ granby to re guard, fun stuff.
Did similar peeps in and out game as yesterday.
Did partner play one man on deck and one passing.
Guard man does spider type guard and sweep forward to passing position.
Passing man attempts pass....bottom man circle hooks lead leg, same side foot gets hip, other hand gets collar/ sleeve grip, same side foot gets hook behind knee, push me-pull you.
Back and forth.
Lots of 'subtle' farts, toot toot out the boot boot.
When you're being stacked get your backside off the floor and elbows in, get back to good possy.
Play w other guards and passes as you and partner in crime see fit.

Roll
If on your side and top man is across your shoulders/ torso looking for darce roll back and forth across your shoulders to destabilize.
Big homies giving opportunities to improve possy.
Energy levels were low today but took the session as a play session so not too prrrrrrrrrrt.
And weekend so might get a cola on bike home and has a black toothed grin with hifey.
Banana, apple, apple juice, orange juice, triple shot, bacon, hash brown, mushrooms, grilled toms, wholegrain, fried egg.

 

[ngarauru]

 

[ngarauru]

Might start recording weekend, diet, stretching and feels

Diet
Alcohol negligible
Dont drink nearly enough water
Not enough green leafy veg, probably affected by season
Could intro more legumes
Could intro a multivit
Reduce processed sugar to zero
Reduce trans fats to zero
Look at ingesting ligament and condroitin
Less red meat/ more fish
Meal/ grocery plan, re intro majority of meals to be vegetarian/ pesca
Reduce caffeine intake

General physical/ mental wellbeing
Arthritic left ankle, right elbow, right hand, back, no different to previous year however back tension is really common
Problems w right knee
Sitting on 74 kg
Better flexibility through hips
Need to be disciplined with rest, get to bed earlier
Stretch every night w/o fail, back, neck, dick
Reduce ph/tv/comp etc

Training
Get subbed by peeps because lethargic/ lack of sense of urgency/ tired
Should try and get one or two subs locked hard per session and get good squeeze on as well as getting good position to get and maintain familiarity w feel

Knee slice/mma gais half control>step over/knee on belly to mount> arm triangle
Basic scissor/ control arm> side>S>bar/K

Monday
AM
Crash with my dude so sleep in
Bike in pretty quick, nice tail wind
Half hour of casual bag work wearing 16s
Singdam is coming

Cant remember what I ate.....too many marijuanas

 

[ngarauru]

Tuesday
Perc cafe
Bike
Ickle dynamic stretch
Ickle warm up on mma bag, mostly sprawl and triangle hip up, focus on driving hips
Tech w big homies tree and lion:
Have uke in your half, re guard to full, control arm w over hook, dive under opposite side leg, hips must be deep under top man to unbalance, kick this side leg up and over for sweep, you must adjust to shifting weight, preferably I would stay on my hip, on the flat of my back I'm fucked......fucked I say....
Class w big homie mma gai:
Dynamic warm up, pummeling, hips in, step in w hip to shift partner, use over under for throw
Look to pass drill
Look to pass game/ class rotating off wall to floor and out
1 roll w Auckland who did truck to back take
Notes for passing from standing:
Good posture is: aligned spine, head up, shoulders franky, arms tyrano rex, eyes looking at victim's chest, don't let shoulder go past knee of lead leg, lead leg thigh parallel to deck, back leg anchors and drives where necessary, lead hand to victims head, hook all the way to furthest ear, other hand drags nearest ankle up, toward and away, simultaneously pull head, turn opponent out and away, drive knee into side, lion sez also drive down with free arm into jugular, can now get to k lock position, when riding kick foot into bottom man's side, trap him with the hook of your shin and drive down, stay 'on your feet', don't go to knees, if the bottom man attempts to switch out you can then 'follow' them........
Notes for prevent advancement of pass:
Fight hands, snap down head if up man moves too far forward, win grip battle, go for single, take down.........do above........

Light warm down
Some chins w 1,1,2 tempo
Stretch back constantly throughout class
Shots, mandy, narnie, wheet brix, almonds, sultys, water, miraka




Chicken breast, pumpkin, bell pepper, toms, garlic, stock, parmesan, water

 

[ngarauru]

Wednesday
Bike
Get warm
Has chats
10 triangle hip up+5 pulls for 7min - next time do 9 and 6 for 8, also incorporate wrestler drills to work knee/ leg flexibility/ rom through positions.
3*5min w 1min rest on mma bag, toreador, knee slice/ on belly, baseball slide and switch hip.
Think on 'passing from standing' posture and 'defensive guard' posture from previous days.
Stretch back.

Chicken breast, pumpkin, bell pepper, toms, garlic, stock, parmesan, water.
Cheddar and red onion on grainy bread.

Pad Thai, Phat phrik, mineral water, chocolate.
Late to bed

 

[ngarauru]

Thursday
Sleep in w sonny Jim
Pad Thai, Phat phrik
H2O
Wholegrain
Squash, chook tit, garlic, onion, lemon, toms, stock, tagliatelle

 

[ngarauru]

Friday
Perc
Bike
Horrid fuckin' music at the gym making my brain puke.
Egg beater for 5min.
10 down press up alternate w 10 down hip up.
5 press up + 10 triangle for 5min.
5 bag toss + 5 triangle for 5min.
Tech w Tree and Lion:
Bust guard and pass, be on top in full, grips belt, elbows into thigh, knucks in floating ribs, if down man gets collar break grips but come back to belt, stand in good posture, knees drive inward to down man's buttock, pick a pant leg, strip leg off, knee slice through or combat base.
Also did flower: Have full, get collar and sleeve, one leg post, dive for under hook of leg opposite to collar, kick post leg in, kick other leg up.
MMA gai class:
Is normal jits warm up w roly poly & careoca etc
Single X warm up w partner, top man strips outside leg and steps out, bottom man frames and re-guard, top man strips all guard and drops to bottom mans chest, bottom man frames w top elbow, bridge and reverse shrimp, chin to chest, look through hole, re guard........bridge and reverse shrimp brain fart...........drill this, top man sinks again, inside leg hook drives up, when top man posts hand on that side sweep hand out and sweep top man to that side, opposite to the standard sweep method in that you sweep away from top mans posted leg, top man can sit back into combat base whenever they feel momentum shift favorably, top man can also step out away from leg hook, collapse outside leg and switch hips to pass...
Do game w half class in half out rotating.
Did reap, no good, no injury as didn't have heel but still no good, trapped man good dude and talked me through it, don't triangle leg at 90.
Do one play roll w partner in crime.
Move and stretch throughout class.

Shots, litre milk, apple, banana, pear, sulty, coconut, almonds, wheetbix, water.
Squash, chook tit, garlic, onion, lemon, toms, stock, tagliatelli.

Grippers and bands.
Biggest homie gonna shoot me ideas for cuts, here I come muthafuckas.

 

[ngarauru]

Weekend:
No pressed exercise, spent time with my dude and did the domestic duties
Nutrition was non, subsisted on caffeine, really affected energy on Mon morning
Back is really tense, where it used to click to relieve tension it just stays tense now
Probably 5 hours sleep Sunday night
Monday
5 min light bag work to loosen up a bit
5*5 on bag w 2min rest
Tentative as back still tense, stretched between rounds
Had a light roll w e te Ariki........whakarongo mai ra kia matou....cheah bol, start my day pozzy tiv

Coconut, almonds, sultanas, wheetbix
Apple, pear

Crook guts
Beef casserole, green beans, broccoli, water, baps

 

[ngarauru]

Tuesday
My back is stiff as fuck.
Had a chat to hamo pt about what he does for grip strength.
Turkish get ups, weight on rope pull, farmers walks.
Did 5 min on 2 min off.
6 pulls, 20 hip up variation.
5 knee slice, 20 hip up variation*2.
Jump guard practice.
Did no gi class.
Side control/ arm control technique, treat down man like they're a foam roller, shoulder up far arm, can use head under hooked arm to grip at pit to make for good cross face, use forehead to pin far arm, use own close arm to drive and trap elbow, use own far arm to also trap. Lots of deets, will require rolling.
Played in/ out game again.
Had one ok roll against fellow white belt.
Braundo, cola, beef casserole.
Coconut, almonds, sultanas, wheetbix, apples.