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Here is to give you a run down of what we have done the past three weeks. I am really hoping you can help give me some advice regarding what we should focus on. Remember, I have like two months of BJJ experience from college, so at least I have a little bit of experience with instructors, which maybe has helped me learn a bit better from the videos. I have tried to carefully map out the movies while watching and taking notes, and I try to think through all the moves. I know learning from these videos isn't even close to the ideal, but I do think that Rorion Gracie really tries to give you all the little details and lots of repetition.
Anyway, to give you guys a run down... Wre have gone about 6 days a week for an hour and a half each day.
Week One: I introduced my partner to the different positions, and we drilled some guard passes and reversals, just getting comfortable establishing a base, keeping it compact but loose, and then passing or reversing (and all the while concentrating on RELAXING and letting the other guy work hard.) We are still focusing on this.
Week Two: Same as week one, but added in a couple simple submissions… keylock, hammerlock, some chokes, nothing complicated or fancy. Just kept drilling these and the stuff from week one.
Week Three: Same as above, but added in armbars, triangle chokes, and a couple foot locks. We roll for a little bit, just hitting reversals and passes and getting a good base to warm up, then we drill in a semi-relaxed fashion where one guy can work his moves and the other gives him 60% resistance, and then spend the last half an hour going live, where we are both concentrating on getting our moves, etc.
Since we both have a long wrestling background, it feels pretty natural to practice like this… I am more comfortable with the moves and positions, and am a lot better at just relaxing while we go, so I find that I can easier get my moves while he is trying to muscle and/or “outwrestle” me. So far, I am getting 95% of the chokes and locks, while he may only catch me every once in a while in the end of the workout when I am REALLY starting to gas (he is in good wrestling shape, whereas I am just getting back into Cardioshape.)
I feel pretty good about how things are going. My buddy who is a bluebelt has only came once. Even when he came to watch us roll he said he was impresssed. He said that I am intermediate in skill level and that my partner has really good instincts and has been picking up the stuff I had taught him really well. Even while he was there, he had me teach the moves, because he said he really thinks that helps the intermediate guys get better, and he just made pointers and minor corrections. I think he is right about that, as I feel that just be teaching somebody else the moves point by point, it has helped me learn them much better. He said that our technique is pretty good, gave a couple of little pointers that really helped tighten things up, etc. He is just pretty damn busy and it doesnt look like he is going to get to come very often.
Anyway, I was just hoping you guys could give me some feedback on how this looks/sounds, and give me some more suggestions as to HOW and WHAT to practice to keep our training going well. Again, ideally I am going to be able to head up to the Triangle Club and get some training with them... However, until that all works out, I need some of your collective, expert advice/suggestions.
Thanks again fellas…
Anyway, to give you guys a run down... Wre have gone about 6 days a week for an hour and a half each day.
Week One: I introduced my partner to the different positions, and we drilled some guard passes and reversals, just getting comfortable establishing a base, keeping it compact but loose, and then passing or reversing (and all the while concentrating on RELAXING and letting the other guy work hard.) We are still focusing on this.
Week Two: Same as week one, but added in a couple simple submissions… keylock, hammerlock, some chokes, nothing complicated or fancy. Just kept drilling these and the stuff from week one.
Week Three: Same as above, but added in armbars, triangle chokes, and a couple foot locks. We roll for a little bit, just hitting reversals and passes and getting a good base to warm up, then we drill in a semi-relaxed fashion where one guy can work his moves and the other gives him 60% resistance, and then spend the last half an hour going live, where we are both concentrating on getting our moves, etc.
Since we both have a long wrestling background, it feels pretty natural to practice like this… I am more comfortable with the moves and positions, and am a lot better at just relaxing while we go, so I find that I can easier get my moves while he is trying to muscle and/or “outwrestle” me. So far, I am getting 95% of the chokes and locks, while he may only catch me every once in a while in the end of the workout when I am REALLY starting to gas (he is in good wrestling shape, whereas I am just getting back into Cardioshape.)
I feel pretty good about how things are going. My buddy who is a bluebelt has only came once. Even when he came to watch us roll he said he was impresssed. He said that I am intermediate in skill level and that my partner has really good instincts and has been picking up the stuff I had taught him really well. Even while he was there, he had me teach the moves, because he said he really thinks that helps the intermediate guys get better, and he just made pointers and minor corrections. I think he is right about that, as I feel that just be teaching somebody else the moves point by point, it has helped me learn them much better. He said that our technique is pretty good, gave a couple of little pointers that really helped tighten things up, etc. He is just pretty damn busy and it doesnt look like he is going to get to come very often.
Anyway, I was just hoping you guys could give me some feedback on how this looks/sounds, and give me some more suggestions as to HOW and WHAT to practice to keep our training going well. Again, ideally I am going to be able to head up to the Triangle Club and get some training with them... However, until that all works out, I need some of your collective, expert advice/suggestions.
Thanks again fellas…
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