Figured after 5 months of lurking and 5 weeks of training, I'd finally sign up.
Just some facts:
1) 52 now, 53 in August
2) Live in Chicago. In the city.
3) Been training at Redzovic, loop location. Great gym, great people. Very SD oriented.
4) My screen name reflects an 18 year old love affair with fly fishing and fly tying for trout.
5) Interest in BJJ was piqued by the Grantland article (despite its desperate need for editing and date checking). No idea how I stumbled across it.
6) I was 90% sure I was going to start, but T-Bone's initial post put me over the edge.
7) Boxed (in a very mediocre manner) for three years in college.
8) I'm in better shape than 99% of 50 year olds and probably 95% of all American males, but I'm still the first to gas in class.
9) I'm in worse shape now than 5 weeks ago (go figure). My body can only handle bjj two days a week, and I'm so beaten up I can't work out the days after.
10) I've learned I bruise easily.
11) Advil is my new best friend.
12) I tap early and often. I've been told one trip to the ER, and I'm done.
13) I'll decide my view about on-line blue belts if I ever become a blue belt.
14) As a noob, I've found the Gracie Insider, GrappleArts, HowCast, Gracie NEPA, and Osiander videos (among others) to have been very helpful. They gave me an idea about what was going on before I ever started.
I've learned a lot lurking and laughed a ton. The thread about the guy's mom that was taking the class in BBC was brilliant.
Thanks.
-fNj
Just some facts:
1) 52 now, 53 in August
2) Live in Chicago. In the city.
3) Been training at Redzovic, loop location. Great gym, great people. Very SD oriented.
4) My screen name reflects an 18 year old love affair with fly fishing and fly tying for trout.
5) Interest in BJJ was piqued by the Grantland article (despite its desperate need for editing and date checking). No idea how I stumbled across it.
6) I was 90% sure I was going to start, but T-Bone's initial post put me over the edge.
7) Boxed (in a very mediocre manner) for three years in college.
8) I'm in better shape than 99% of 50 year olds and probably 95% of all American males, but I'm still the first to gas in class.
9) I'm in worse shape now than 5 weeks ago (go figure). My body can only handle bjj two days a week, and I'm so beaten up I can't work out the days after.
10) I've learned I bruise easily.
11) Advil is my new best friend.
12) I tap early and often. I've been told one trip to the ER, and I'm done.
13) I'll decide my view about on-line blue belts if I ever become a blue belt.
14) As a noob, I've found the Gracie Insider, GrappleArts, HowCast, Gracie NEPA, and Osiander videos (among others) to have been very helpful. They gave me an idea about what was going on before I ever started.
I've learned a lot lurking and laughed a ton. The thread about the guy's mom that was taking the class in BBC was brilliant.
Thanks.
-fNj