WEDNESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2024

Today was an open mat with me, Jason, Josh M., and Brady.

Tony (purple) = 4

Josh M. (blue-2) = 19

Duy (white-3) = 28

Sam (white-3) = 17

Eddie (white-1) = 27

Chad (white-1) = 24

Brady (white-1) = 4

Caleb (white) = 6

Abner (white) = 6

SATURDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2024

Today was a training session with me, Jason, Duy, and Sam.

Sam's Recap:

Recap- BJJ at Dojo Compton consisted of Prof, myself, Duy and of course Jason. 

Pro tip, a little WD 40 on the forearms and upper arms applied before you roll doesn't hurt in your attempts to escape Jason's nasty reverse arm bars.

I want to begin my commentary by saying Prof did NOT submit me with a wrist lock, even if it looked like it.  He simultaneously applied an arm submission and a wrist lock at the same time. So it was viewers choice and I consciously did NOT submit to the wrist lock. I submitted to the other thing he was doing. 

Now that we have that out of the way. Prof dropped a fair bit of weight on Jason. I might have spurred him on with more talk of Jason telling me prof felt lighter. We enjoyed about six rolls apiece. Jason tried to separate my foot from my body in the last couple of seconds after I had tried to do the same thing to him. I am not proud of my escape which was kicking my feet up in the air like a little girl and shouting "noooo"! However, sometimes us white belts have to do white belt things, so don't hate.  Prof took us by the new digs and I am rethinking whether or not they will be receptive to a banner that says "Wolf Pack Fight Club where the first rule is tell everyone". Well, give it time. All and all another good day of BJJ. 

Tony (purple) = 4

Josh M. (blue-2) = 18

Duy (white-3) = 28

Sam (white-3) = 17

Eddie (white-1) = 27

Chad (white-1) = 24

Brady (white-1) = 3 

Caleb (white) = 6

Abner (white) = 6

THURSDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2024

 Today's session had me, Jason, and Brady.

Tony (purple) = 4

Josh M. (blue-2) = 18

Duy (white-3) = 27

Sam (white-3) = 16

Eddie (white-1) = 27

Chad (white-1) = 24

Brady (white-1) = 3 

Caleb (white) = 6

Abner (white) = 6

TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2024

 Today was a training session with Jason, Josh, and Abner.

Tony (purple) = 4

Josh M. (blue-2) = 18

Duy (white-3) = 27

Sam (white-3) = 16

Eddie (white-1) = 27

Chad (white-1) = 24

Brady (white-1) = 2 

Caleb (white) = 6

Abner (white) = 6

SATURDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2024

Today's class was just an open mat for me, Jason, Sam, and Brady.  We had a total of 15, five-minute rounds, with one person staying in for three rounds before cycling out.

Sam's Recap:

Recap- cuddling lessons consisted of myself, Prof, Jason and young Brady. 

We got in, I think, 5-6 rounds apiece. I lose track when I am being pummeled. 

Arm bars and reverse wrist locks (hat in the wide, world of sports is a reverse wrist lock anyway) were the order of the day. 

Prof shaved his arms so that any gripping we might do while hand fighting was effectively nullified. He became like a 250 lb slippery silverback gorilla with a bad attitude. And yes, he did have a bit of a tude when we got to the second time through the line up. 

Jason questioned whether or not he had lost weight. (Note to self, don't ever ask this question). 

What Jason was really saying was "Your pressure is not to be feared." Of course, Prof took it poorly and guess who got to roll with him next. He dropped a bit of weight on Jason and continued to drop weight when we rolled. I wanted to yell out "he said it, not me," like a nine year old trying to avoid punishment.

However, I couldn't gather any breath with the 250lb silverback on top of me. Thank you Jason. 

 

Brady and I were summarily pummeled and then Prof and Jason proceeded to give Brady a few cheat codes to use against me for the next time we roll. I didn't care for that either, but couldn't protest too much because the Dementor had not given me my soul back after extracting it in the last roll. 

I end with a quote from that award winning classic Dodgeball. "Necessary,..is drinking my own urine necessary, no, but it is sterile and I like the taste of it." 

I'm sure prof was thinking similar thoughts as he dropped weight on us today. 

All in all another good day of BJJ.

Tony (purple) = 4

Josh M. (blue-2) = 17

Duy (white-3) = 27

Sam (white-3) = 16

Eddie (white-1) = 27

Chad (white-1) = 24

Brady (white-1) = 2 

Caleb (white) = 6

Abner (white) = 5

THURSDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2024

Today was a training session with me and Jason.  I got a really cool Kimura on Jason from half guard...and Jason returned the favor with a Kimura in which I ended up face down on the ground.  

I would post #JasonCheated, but there's no need to fabricate things.

Tony (purple) = 4

Josh M. (blue-2) = 17

Duy (white-3) = 27

Sam (white-3) = 15

Eddie (white-1) = 27

Chad (white-1) = 24

Brady (white-1) = 1 

Caleb (white) = 6

Abner (white) = 5

TUESDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2024

Today was just an open mat for me, Jason, and Josh Moss.

Tony (purple) = 4

Josh M. (blue-2) = 17

Duy (white-3) = 27

Sam (white-3) = 15

Eddie (white-1) = 27

Chad (white-1) = 24

Brady (white-1) = 1 

Caleb (white) = 6

Abner (white) = 5