Rolled for the first time, finally

[LegioTitan]

And wow do I have a new level of respect for top level BJJ practitioners. It's also a ton of fun. I'd like to be able to do it more often but being a strength athlete I can't really afford to be zapped all the time.

Its a totally different experience than all the years of MT I did. When something goes wrong sparring, it sucks. Alot. A whole lot.

With BJJ I didn't even mind getting tapped the very first time I rolled. I just tried to figure out what went wrong. The next time I somehow got an armbar from the back. Lots of fun.

Sorry for the mostly meaningless post I just wanted to share my new found appreciation for the ground game!

 

[BC2000]

Welcome to the club Glad you liked it. Today I had one of those "I-suck-ass-days" hehe Didn't tap out anyone at the gym

You'll have those days too

 

[neomage2021]

And wow do I have a new level of respect for top level BJJ practitioners. It's also a ton of fun. I'd like to be able to do it more often but being a strength athlete I can't really afford to be zapped all the time.

No excuses! I'm a competitive power lifter and I still grapple and and muay thai.

 

[bjjaz]

Too many smilies.

And good to hear TS, keep it up.

 

[LegioTitan]

No excuses! I'm a competitive power lifter and I still grapple and and muay thai.

Dude don't take this the wrong way but Olympic Weightlifting is an entirely different animal than powerlifting. I have to squat, pull, and bench AFTER my snatch and c&j work that day. If I was only doing the three traditional slow movements I'd be able to stay alot fresher for other pursuits. On top of that I just finished 6 weeks of hard training for a national strongman lightweight qualifier only to be hospitalized the week before the show. Now I have to wait until next year. I can assure you, I push about as hard as a person can be expected to. Oh and on top of that I have to coach my team.

Unless I want to order some horse meat I have to pick one or the other. :icon_sad:

 

[LegioTitan]

Too many smilies.

And good to hear TS, keep it up.

Thanks guy. I am going to try and get it in twice a week. It really is very enjoyable and I don't intend to be competitive with it so that should be plenty. And they have a good drop-in policy.

It's crazy to feel the crushing power of the instructor when he's demonstrating. Noooo interest in rolling with a black belt, haha.

 

[TheNinthCloud]

The higher the rank, the more you may learn from rolling. Try to pair up with higher ranked guys. Don't worry about winning, and learn.

 

[ElKarlo]

No excuses! I'm a competitive power lifter and I still grapple and and muay thai.

TS congrats on making the jump!



Dude, I do as well, but man it is rough sometimes. How do you recover?