I would say that I isolate the technique so I can get into a rhythm of how it should feel when I successfully hit it. 

Then I like to learn how to defend against it. I feel I get better at techniques if i’m  able to stop them cause now I know what to look for offensively. 

The banana split. 

I visited a gym as a white belt and got caught in it. Let’s just say the other person didn’t apply it slowly and I was walking funny for a while. 

Kimuras, judo, and side control escapes. 

We’ve got something for everyone this week!

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Starting our block on side control. 

Lots of escapes lined up this week.  If you don’t like being in bottom side control you should definitely be at class! 

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Great techniques this week in fundamentals! 

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Foot sweep. They didn’t come easy to me, so when I hit them I get extra excited.  

First big piece of advice was when I was a white belt new to sparring, probably being a big spaz. A purple belt (at the time) put his weight on me and said slowwwwwww dowwwwwwnnnnnn, where you going in such a hurry? It still took a while for me to get it, lol. 

What a great question. I feel like these are cliche answers but so true. 

My self confidence definitely went up. 

Easier to think under pressure when dealing with life in general. 

Thinking outside the box is a big one too. Sometimes the obvious answer isnt’ really the answer. 

We’re starting our block on back control this week. Let’s learn how to get to the back and then how to escape from back control. 

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Working from the guard! We’re gonna break some stuff down and get deep with technique in the AM class. 

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