FRIDAY, 19 APRIL 2013 & SATURDAY, 20 APRIL 2013
Roberto L., a Charles Dos Anjos black belt, and Bryon W. (not Byron, but Bryon), a purple belt under Roberto, made a special trip up here to the Jacksonville area and trained with me and my classes over two days.
On Friday, Roberto and Bryon participated and taught with me at Smiley's. I was able to get in a good 15 minute practice session with Roberto so I can gauge myself against a seasoned black belt. I have things to work on to improve and I thank him for exposing those areas so I am better aware of them.
On Saturday, Roberto and Bryon came for my BJJ class at AFR (as did Jonathan G. from Smiley's). It was an open mat session where specific questions were answered and we were able to roll. I had Roberto assess Jason C. for me in order to get a second opinion on his progress and see if I have missed anything. I also had the opportunity to roll with Bryon.
In judo, Roberto sat out due to a previous back injury that he aggravated earlier in the day. It was a packed house, with Greg, Jack, me, Nick, Jason, Kyle, Bryon, and a new person named Scott (8 in all). We practiced our favorite throws, or started learning throws, with Bryon working extensively on o-goshi. In randori, I went against Bryon and hit him with ko-soto-gari on one occasion, and also took him down off of his attempt at a single leg. All in all, it was a good training session. I trust that all of us took something away.
It was a cool experience having fellow Wolfpack guys make the trip to train, assess, and hopefully bring a good report back to the folks farther south.
Kris
Roberto L., a Charles Dos Anjos black belt, and Bryon W. (not Byron, but Bryon), a purple belt under Roberto, made a special trip up here to the Jacksonville area and trained with me and my classes over two days.
On Friday, Roberto and Bryon participated and taught with me at Smiley's. I was able to get in a good 15 minute practice session with Roberto so I can gauge myself against a seasoned black belt. I have things to work on to improve and I thank him for exposing those areas so I am better aware of them.
On Saturday, Roberto and Bryon came for my BJJ class at AFR (as did Jonathan G. from Smiley's). It was an open mat session where specific questions were answered and we were able to roll. I had Roberto assess Jason C. for me in order to get a second opinion on his progress and see if I have missed anything. I also had the opportunity to roll with Bryon.
In judo, Roberto sat out due to a previous back injury that he aggravated earlier in the day. It was a packed house, with Greg, Jack, me, Nick, Jason, Kyle, Bryon, and a new person named Scott (8 in all). We practiced our favorite throws, or started learning throws, with Bryon working extensively on o-goshi. In randori, I went against Bryon and hit him with ko-soto-gari on one occasion, and also took him down off of his attempt at a single leg. All in all, it was a good training session. I trust that all of us took something away.
It was a cool experience having fellow Wolfpack guys make the trip to train, assess, and hopefully bring a good report back to the folks farther south.
Kris
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