Jiu jitsu was awesome tonight. I arrived about 45 minutes late for class because I stayed home until 7pm to study Italian (stupid verb conjugation!). I drilled the leg pass from class with John T. for about ten minutes until it was time to roll. Then, of course, I got to roll with John. Now, for those of you who don't know John he's a bit bigger than me (by about 30 pounds), solid base, great jiu jitsu fighter and a solid purple belt. Sooooooooooo, you can probably tell how well that went for me :) I did my usual "I'm scared" tactic by pulling him into guard and holding on for dear life! I rolled with Billy S. next and continued my attacks to get to, and stay in mount, with a solid base. Coach asked me to roll with a brand new guy next (literally his first class with us). Small guy, 140lbs, but a lifetime of wrestling (high school and collegiate) under his belt. He was quick and strong but still had the Greco habits. Once he looses those he'll be a monster! During open mat I rolled with Coach for about 4 rolls. Man, its amazing what you learn while getting your backside handed to you. He knows that this is the "month of the mount" for me so I got to feel his solid, irreversible mount a lot during the rolls :) He gave me a couple great nuggets in between me panting for breath and gagging from my verps though.
I was really struggling with going to class tonight because I feel so overwhelmed in my Italian course. The pull to stay home and go over my vocabulary even one more time is very tough to ignore, but I have to tell you that I feel like a million bucks after an hour on the mat! After I post this I'll get my snack and study for another hour before I hit the hay and start it all over again tomorrow. Good times :)
"The key to a great mount is a relaxed mount"
- Daniel Thomas
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