Monthly Archives: June 2011
Monthly Review, June 2011
Before I get all self involved here, I have an announcement. My instructor and BJJ Black Belt under Rodrigo Medeiros, received his Judo Brown Belt last night from Jaime Lazcano. This month, my goals were simple! I only had two goals. Get to … Continue reading
Epic Failure to Fall
Let me tell you a little story of one of my many failures. The goal was simple, fall thirty feet or so. Yeah, I failed at falling… Of course there was the cigar, and the bottle of cheap wine, and … Continue reading
Exposure
I am fortunate to have an instructor that appreciates all the combat sports. We frequently have Black Belts from other schools and styles come in and train with us. I’ve experienced this before at one other school. It seems to … Continue reading
You and Your Silly Pawns
When I think of BJJ techniques, I think of chess pieces. You can’t win a chess game with just a few pawns. You must also have a few really good pieces like a bishop, rook or queen. You have to understand how each … Continue reading
The Dragon Inside
The week of my divorce, (yes, my divorce lasted only a week due to special circumstances) a friend taught me the phrase, she devil bitch dragon from beyond the deepest pits of Hell. It has become a very useful identifier for … Continue reading
The Cat’s Out of The Bag…
For some time now, I have managed to compartmentalize my life. I have my work life, my gym life, my personal life and my writer life. I’ve been careful to not let one facet interfere with the other. At the … Continue reading
I Am Velcro
I ended up in a no gi class… I never do no gi, but I thought I would give the guys at the Pinemont school a break. So I drove out to the Katy school instead. Happy accidents! I got to train … Continue reading
What Did Jodi Do?
I’ve been hanging out on the Predator BJJ Clothing Facebook page this week. I had a lot of fun chatting (harassing) with these guys and all of their Facebook friends. There were some sweet contests too, and some even sweeter prizes. All good … Continue reading
And The Body Remembers
The human body has the amazing ability to remember past training and conditioning. As a former body builder, my muscles “remember” those days and six weeks hitting the weights would yield me with the physique of a body builder again. … Continue reading
Short Girl Judo
This week, I had the rare opportunity to train with a former world competitor Judoka (please see correction below). And, she was my height! I learned so much, not that my teachers aren’t great, it’s just that she was able to … Continue reading
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