Category Archives: Monthly Task List

Task List – July 2011

My body’s starting to feel a little better.  I still have a lot pain and stiffness from those “my body’s falling apart” episodes.  The orthopedic Docs have always told me that it takes about a year for soft tissue injuries to heal completely.  … Continue reading

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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

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Task List, June 2011

     I have come to a place where I have to pause and reassess things.     The past ten months have been fraught with injuries, illnesses, and life interuptions.  I know my body is not 100%, so I haven’t been pushing … Continue reading

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Monthly Review, May 2011

It’s time to review my monthly task list? What monthly task list?  Oh that monthly task list.  Well, you see…  I um didn’t…  What I mean is that I um… I will do better next month.  🙂

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Task List, May 2011

    I’ve decided not to weigh my mind down with intricate battle plans this month.  Instead, I’m just going to relax and enjoy being me. Relax and enjoy training. Clear my mind while rolling and let it flow. Laugh at … Continue reading

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Task List, April 2011

     I dislocated my right shoulder recently.  It was a superior (upward) dislocation that separated my acromioclavicular juncture.  Translation,  my shoulder is screwed and I’m looking at a long recovery.  I intend to keep training.  However, I will have to modify my goals to accommodate … Continue reading

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Task List – March

Priorities Attend at least 3 classes a week.  Continue developing ways to prevent guard pass.  Improve transitions between guard positions. Develop sweeps to dominant positions from each guard.  Develop 2-3 submissions from each dominant position.   Game plan 2011 Options from … Continue reading

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Task List – February

Priorities Attend at least 3 classes a week.  Continue developing ways to prevent guard pass.  Improve transitions between guard positions. Options From X-Guard X-guard sweep opponent backward into side control.   X-guard sweep opponent forward into knee on belly.  Transition from x-guard into spider guard.    Transition from … Continue reading

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Task List – January

  Task List – January version 2.0 Priorities Attend at least 3 classes a week.  Continue developing ways to prevent guard pass.  Improve transitions between guard positions. Task List – January Options from spider guard.– January Spider guard sweep to … Continue reading

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