Cardio: 30 minutes Bike
BJJ: Tonight we worked out of the guard, which is my safety position! We actually started with a sit out drill from all fours position to take the back, but then went to guard position sparring for several rounds. After position sparring Coach taught "Sweep A" - which is a fav of mine. After that he showed us a great defense for "Sweep A" when you're the one in the guard. From the knee up position you have to grab the outside arm's cuff, bring your inside arm to your opponents knee (on the same side you grabbed the cuff) and then stand up - and back. Next you pull them to the side and kill their hip with your foot while taking knee on belly position. It was pretty dang awesome...and simply...which made it even cooler :)
First roll was with Ryan C. (white belt). Ryan's a great guy and about 15 lbs smaller than me so I have to really focus on technique so he doesn't sneak out of anything :) Second roll was with Chris (new white belt). He really didn't know much and after subbing him several times I spent some time working with him on his defense in positions he found himself in...and how not to get there! Second to last I rolled with Mark G. (purple belt). He's always a great roll - and very smooth and technical. I pulled guard, attempted half guard, and he blasted past and put me in North/South. I defended subs and even got out once or twice, but thats pretty much where we stayed the entire roll. Last roll was with Dev K. (blue belt). To say it was embarrassing would be an understatement! I can count on my fingers the number of seconds it took him to not only crush my half guard, but to rip through it and man handle me. I got some great pointers and setups afterwards though and thats the beauty of training with Dev. Just like me, he'll give you the secrets to his success and expect you to exploit them next time :)
Bottom line for me tonight is this - I have to fail to succeed. I will never get better in this sport if I do not open myself up to be tapped, crushed, passed and humiliated.
"Impossible is just a word the lazy use to justify their reasons for never learning from their failures."
- Mike Sian, after being ripped apart on the mat on 9 Nov 09 :)
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