Question for the week. 

It's open mat, you're warmed up, you've picked your first victim....err partner, the timer's about to start.....

What music do you want playing? 

Or do you just want silence to concentrate? 

I'm all over the place with my music but during open mat it's gotta be up tempo. 

Also, I like the volume up but not too high.  I need my partner to hear that I'm talking trash and/or serenading them.   😜

I recently watched a video that showed the Blue Angels doing a drill called “chair flying”.

They sit in chairs, close their eyes, and go through the entire sequence of the show they are about to perform.

So my question is; Do you ever drill or spar with your eyes closed? There are a lot of situations that require us to feel our opponents weight distribution so we can pull off a sweep or technique.

If you’ve done this, has it helped? 

If you haven’t, would you try it? 

I started doing this about a year and a half ago and it helped my sweep game tremendously. 

Here’s a question for the week. 

At the beginning of your journey what was a technique that came to you easily? 

For me it was the bow and arrow choke. I was able to get that choke pretty often. 

What about you?