WEDNESDAY, 15 APRIL 2026

Today was me, Chad, and Justin for an outdoor training session. We covered double leg takedowns, arm bar from guard, and a side control escape.

https://youtu.be/l0KjIbdjP3Y?si=57ZUVz9t9JcRIvq1

Tony (purple) = 15

Josh M. (blue-3) = 21

Duy (white-4) = 3

Sam (white-3) = 25

Eddie (white-2) = 22

Chad (white-2) = 8

Brady (white-1) = 30

Abner (white) = 25

Caleb (white) = 17

Justin (white) = 15

Ryan (white) = 7

Evan (white) = 2

SATURDAY, 11 APRIL 2026

We met at Weapon Muay Thai.  We had a great turnout, with 8 in attendance. With Jason, we had two BJJ black belts on the mat.

I went over three takedowns and a defense against the kimura from side control.  We ended class with four, five-minute rounds.

Tony (purple) = 15

Josh M. (blue-3) = 21

Duy (white-4) = 3

Sam (white-3) = 25

Eddie (white-2) = 22

Chad (white-2) = 7

Brady (white-1) = 30

Abner (white) = 25

Caleb (white) = 17

Justin (white) = 14

Ryan (white) = 7

Evan (white) = 2

SATURDAY, 28 MARCH 2026: Return of the Sam

After many months, indeed over a year, we were treated to Sam's return to BJJ as we made our first foray in Josh's Muay Thai gym.

I covered a double-leg from a Russian and a knee pick from a crossover. On the ground, I covered three kuzure kesa gatame escapes.

SAM'S RECAP:

As I lay here and contemplate how many Advils I should or shouldn’t take, I thought I would summarize the events of this morning. More commonly referred to as the recap.

It had only been about 17-18 months since the last one. I will leave the exact time to Prof who was an actuary in a former life.

Good group today, Josh hosted us at Weapon Muay Thai, a great place to get work in at.

Present were, Josh, Prof, Chad, Young Brady, Howard and Ryan. Missing were Duy, Edward, Tony and Jason. They undoubtedly had heard I was coming back and had to make a business decision about their participation. I mean, who cold blame them? 

Prof went over a couple of ways to get to a single leg and an escape from Kesa. 

Five minute rounds were the order of the day. I figured that my time off would mean I was fresh and rested and that Prof was worn down, so I asked him for the first dance on my card. Prof obliged and after about four minutes, I figured what he missed about me taking part. I thought it was my sparkling personality and encouragement but suddenly realized it was merely submitting me. He quickly made up for lost time in the first round. I can’t tell you what he did to me, but it wasn’t fun and I think he was probably smiling as he did it. I got a good look at the ceiling of Weapon Muay Thai while spending time on my  back throughout our rolls. 

I took a break and watched him and Josh roll, looking to see if he was going to perform a knee slide or not. Fortunately, he didn’t.

Chad and I rolled and then I watched Howard and Brady. Howard employed a Middleburg Headlock, followed by trying to shove Brady’s elbow into his nose while in mount. I suspected, and Howard confirmed later, that he had a wresting background. He goes hard. I left Ryan alone; his arms are large and frankly I wasn’t ready for that smoke on day one. I took a picture of the group and sent to Rory Barrett, who needs to join us.

All and all, another good day of BJJ.

Tony (purple) = 15

Josh M. (blue-3) = 20

Duy (white-4) = 2

Sam (white-3) = 25

Eddie (white-2) = 22

Chad (white-2) = 7

Brady (white-1) = 29

Abner (white) = 24

Caleb (white) = 16

Justin (white) = 13

Ryan (white) = 7

Evan (white) = 2

SATURDAY, 21 MARCH 2026

Duy, Eddie, Chad, and Justin joined in.  We covered the foot drag, Pedro Sauer mount escape, smash pass, and side control escape.

We had three roll sessions.

Tony (purple) = 15

Josh M. (blue-3) = 19

Duy (white-4) = 2

Sam (white-3) = 24

Eddie (white-2) = 22

Chad (white-2) = 6

Brady (white-1) = 27

Abner (white) = 24

Caleb (white) = 16

Justin (white) = 12

Ryan (white) = 6

Evan (white) = 2

FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2026

Today would have been my paternal grandmother's 94th birthday 🎂.

So, we had a regular class, with cross collar chokes from guard and mount being covered.  We then had four, five-minute rounds.

Tony (purple) = 15

Josh M. (blue-3) = 19

Duy (white-4) = 1

Sam (white-3) = 24

Eddie (white-2) = 21

Chad (white-2) = 5

Brady (white-1) = 27

Abner (white) = 24

Caleb (white) = 16

Justin (white) = 11

Ryan (white) = 6

Evan (white) = 2

SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2026

Today was a scheduled class that everyone except for Duy and Eddie skipped!  Well, those who overslept or decided to "work overtime" missed out on butterfly guard sweeps and live drills to practice those.

https://youtu.be/fWnv7mpl0bM?si=-UjYv6T23EadlAuD

https://youtu.be/yjxsFbGumGU?si=Avh0JdqVTUG6-G75

Tony (purple) = 15

Josh M. (blue-3) = 19

Duy (white-4) = 1

Sam (white-3) = 24

Eddie (white-2) = 21

Chad (white-2) = 5

Brady (white-1) = 26

Abner (white) = 24

Caleb (white) = 16

Justin (white) = 10

Ryan (white) = 5

Evan (white) = 2

THURSDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2026

We covered butterfly guard retention and two sweeps.  Eddie, Chad, and Justin were in attendance.  

Tony (purple) = 15

Josh M. (blue-3) = 19

Duy (white-4) = 0

Sam (white-3) = 24

Eddie (white-2) = 20

Chad (white-2) = 5

Brady (white-1) = 26

Abner (white) = 24

Caleb (white) = 16

Justin (white) = 10

Ryan (white) = 5

Evan (white) = 2