I am reposting this for those who are not able to access it on my blog.
In the last several classes, we have been drilling techniques in side control – escapes, transitions, and submissions from this position. One good thing with attending the beginners' classes over at Battersea is that most of the techniques taught week after week tend to be chained together, so that the techniques from the previous session is revisited, as the technique is shown.
As beneficial the beginners' classes are to me in solidifying my fundamentals, I would also like to start attending the mixed classes. I imagine it would be like the old Kamon classes where there would be an even amount of time for drilling and rolling, except that there would be more coloured belts to roll with. I promised myself that I'm going to attempt to attend at least two classes a week to further my skills. I have not been too successful with it lately, with this blasted weather making me and my family ill with colds and flu. As if the weather isn't miserable enough...
A bit of good news to finish this off, my good BJJ pal, Elliott has been awarded two stripes by Dante over at Kamon several weeks ago. Together with Gerry and Rob, they are the first ones to earn stripes on their belt. If you remember on my earlier posts, it isn't Kevin's style to award stripes, although I have been told he has given his blessing to this awarding.
Well, truth be told, earning stripes is a sure-fire way to keep one motivated.
I hope to earn one before the year ends. ;)
In the last several classes, we have been drilling techniques in side control – escapes, transitions, and submissions from this position. One good thing with attending the beginners' classes over at Battersea is that most of the techniques taught week after week tend to be chained together, so that the techniques from the previous session is revisited, as the technique is shown.
As beneficial the beginners' classes are to me in solidifying my fundamentals, I would also like to start attending the mixed classes. I imagine it would be like the old Kamon classes where there would be an even amount of time for drilling and rolling, except that there would be more coloured belts to roll with. I promised myself that I'm going to attempt to attend at least two classes a week to further my skills. I have not been too successful with it lately, with this blasted weather making me and my family ill with colds and flu. As if the weather isn't miserable enough...
A bit of good news to finish this off, my good BJJ pal, Elliott has been awarded two stripes by Dante over at Kamon several weeks ago. Together with Gerry and Rob, they are the first ones to earn stripes on their belt. If you remember on my earlier posts, it isn't Kevin's style to award stripes, although I have been told he has given his blessing to this awarding.
Well, truth be told, earning stripes is a sure-fire way to keep one motivated.
I hope to earn one before the year ends. ;)
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At the moment, I have been typing and posting blogs via my phone. My daughter (who recently celebrated her birthday, by the way), decided in typical 5year-old fashion, to remove the space bar and the letter N on my laptop. This obviously affects the speed of my typing – imagine driving on a road where there are random speed bumps...Meh.
At the moment, I have been typing and posting blogs via my phone. My daughter (who recently celebrated her birthday, by the way), decided in typical 5year-old fashion, to remove the space bar and the letter N on my laptop. This obviously affects the speed of my typing – imagine driving on a road where there are random speed bumps...Meh.
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