I found out that one of the new guys took Judo when he was a teenager. After class I grabbed him by the collar and started trying to trip him up, and he responded in kind. The scattering class stayed and cheered us on. I’m not sure why this was interesting to anyone else, but [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Judo!
March 31, 20085 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Training
March 9, 2008I’ve been training a little over 2 years in Brazillian Jiu Jitsu. That doesn’t make me an expert by any means, but I definitely wish I could go back in time and tell myself a couple of things. I’ve collected five of the things everyone I know wishes they’d taken to heart earlier in their [...]
How a minor injury better focused my training
March 4, 2008The Injury:
Today was my first day in live training since Tuesday, when I got thrown hard on my left shoulder. I’ve only been able to attend a few classes since that happened. I’ve been lucky to suffer almost no injury in my 2+ years training BJJ; The only other time I can remember taking time [...]
