I have 2 perspectives:

Especially early on I think if you have a consistent rolling partner it helps, especially if they were part of your bad day. You can recreate the bad spot with them over text or a phone call. This recreation serves as a decompression. 

Now I actually look at the bad days as the reset. Sometimes things will go "too well" for awhile and having a day where someone is constantly beating me up helps me to come back and refocus. 

Either way you just have to keep coming back, good days or bad.

What do you think Jimmy Sinclair ?

This will be our final week working single leg x. Bring any challenges you have any we can work through them together. Let's get better together!!!!

Has anyone else noticed that patience seems to be the reoccurring theme???

I read this question the other day and my immediate answer was family. Either my son who has started or my daughter who will someday or both. Maybe make it interesting, all 3 of us at the same time!

Coming back to answer it 2 days later my answer is still the same. 

Gary Pond you are always safe with me! The only danger is being submitted 😂 

Definitely staying calm and taking a step back. That approach has helped me see that a lot of things that seem like a big issue aren't really that big or important. Gary Pond your turn!

This week advanced gi will focus on putting together everything from the last few weeks to build a system of what to do when each attack is stopped. It'll be a great opportunity to get a bunch of reps in!

I think Daniel Bianchi's point of staying connected to training partners is very underrated. If I can't train for whatever reason I try to get some runs in to keep the cardio going.

Watching reels or an instructional is great but I need to have a purpose. Otherwise it becomes scrolling and the intention is lost. I try to use these down times of training to do research for class topics. When I'm doing this I become very intention and write down details I feel are important at the time. And if the down time is prolonged its a good time to make diet adjustments if needed or not go crazy. Sometimes getting back on the mats is rough but if we've let our diet choices go, it can make it even harder. 

This week advanced gi continues out dive into the world of heel hooks. Never learned one, well no better time than now to start. We will examine some simple defensive maneuvers and entries this week. Don't miss it!

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