Man that has always been a challenge for me. Especially that low base turtle. Tough to tackle. But those videos helped me. See you on the mat. 

Moving on to guard retention and Jacque Jones (jk) stand up from guard all key techniques to rep and refine. Add to that the miserably wonderful chair sweep. Come on by. Let’s get to work. 

A problem solver. A shape shifter. A surfer. A man among boys. A person that can adapt to any or almost any complication. An expert. A beaten down white belt who was either too dumb to quit or had grown accustomed to the chaos of life and the mats but made it his or her home. 

I would rather have control. As I learned as a white belt from you Mark. How important it is to be in and stay in control. I felt so helpless as my defenses were dismantled and I was stuck. Also a very good reason why I still am pursuing my BB. But as Prof. has always said. Submissions show up while you’re in control. DECA is a real thing. I tried to disprove it. Trust me. 

Honestly, I believe you need them both and add a touch of awareness. It’s a triad of sorts all are necessary. Some would say speed and I would say sure. But if you’re not aware you can’t see. So what’s the point of going fast. However strength is great but if you’re not flexible. Is a recipe for disaster/injury. A dash of all three is my answer.

Exciting week, Guillotines from standing and in guard and it’s a 2 stripe WBMK the Tackle defense. Besides that we have the triangle what’s there not to like? It’s an all choke first half of the week. Come on by and choke and be choked.  

I feel the same giving up my back isn’t a bad thing or going into 1/2. 

On Thursday we have the scissor sweep. One of the most fundamental sweeps of all sweeps. Where the key is loading our partners for the scissoring legs. And the single take down from clinch. Both are 3 stripes, on the WBMK.

What’s up everyone. Yes I do even if I don’t train I bring my gi. Have gi will travel. I always like to see how other people train and to gauge where I’m kind of at. 

This week we will be working hard, exploring the single leg take down and a couple of excellent sweeps. It will be an awesome week. Along the way we will be focusing on our WBMK techniques. Making them smooth and effective.