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Now I feel bad since I haven't gotten around to putting one on. Gotta get on that.

Most people really get to worked up about this and worry excessively over it. Legally, act like a reasonable person would and you'll b e fine. I've never actually seen anyone get railroaded by following that advice.

It is what it is, what can you do?

today- 2.5 mile run chest/tris/abs 15 min on Boomer. Did a few reps of open guard sweeps to gi choke. Then spent the rest of the time on last nights material. Arm bars to triangle transitions.

The tourney was no-gi so the rules were basically a variation of the NAGA rules for the same. I've competed under the NAGA rules before, so i had the idea. This particular set up was a bit less elaborate and factored in few scoring opportunities for good tactical position. For instance, there wereno points awarded for sweeps. So, there were some deviations. But mainly it was based around NAGA.

Yeah, that sounds like a brutal one for sure. today- BJJ nite: Drilled on armbar from guard focusing on a fluid motion that was less telegraphed. Then, we moved into a chain using a transition to triangle afterward. Finished with drilling fine tuining movements on guard passing with over/under hooks. 45 min free roll. Had some luck using the open guard passes from last week and continued to play the top game well. Experimented with some gi chokes from here as well in addition to setting the Darce and such.

Love it!

That would probably be enough information for me to lock up and shut down!

That's a good question. I seriously doubt that it's due to a lack of qualified candidates capable of making the jump, but I do know from my involvement with amateur mma that it can be a real challenge to fill even a fight for a female. Let alone a full card. I also would guess that the perceived ticket sales are less for women's events. On this I'm just guessing and really don't know the why behind it if that is, in fact, the case. Maybe the less likely chance of high impact movements and such is part of it. Much like the NBA/WNBA debate over technical skills over dunking.

I don't have any real breaking experience so I can't really help you out on that front. But, good luck and keep us posted.

Thanks. Not to say I wasn't a bit groused by being the aggressor and still loosing, but there were enough positives that I could move on. My guard game has always been pretty solid from a closed position. This guy just postured real well and kept good base. Not to say that you can't always improve anywhere. Thanks guys.

today- 4 rounds of stand up, rotating between partners and BOB. 1- jab, cross, cross 2- cover hook, cover body cross, jab, cross, cross 3- cover hook, cover body cross, jab, cross, cross, cover straight to head 4- back to jab, cross, cross, partner grabs wrist, apply joint manipulation Man on BOB uses eye gouge in at least one of his strikes. 3, 3 min rounds of sparring. Boxing focus, worked on tightening coverage patterns.

Got done with the exhibition grappling bout I had this weekend and thought I'd fill everyone in. I drew a good wrestler with mma experience right off the bat who had about 10 lbs on me. Big weight divisions, what can I say. I knew I didn't want to wrestle him so I pulled guard first chance I got after tying up. After that, I really felt good about my control. I worked for alot of submissions and was pretty smart about letting go of stuff I didn't have and flowing into something else. I never did feel like he was going to pass my guard so I kept working from there. I had a nice armbar set up a couple of times and a deep choke that he got free of. I also started to set up a high guard twice, but got stuffed early by him putting his shoulder back in well. We went to the end of the period 0-0, I had hoped that I had gotten submission "attempt" points on the choke. We went to OT which I found out was only a minute. He hit the takedown and I pulled guard to defend. After that, he pressured down on my biceps and held me there for the remainder. He took it 2-0. I ended up walking away pretty happy though. Points aside, I really felt that I pushed the progression of the fight and was always working forward. I also used alot more stuff than I have previously and flowed way better. I'm pretty happy with the progression of my ground game over the past 6 months or so. Definitely moving in the right direction. I did walk away with some things to work on. For instance, I really want to work transitions to open guard. In retrospect, I should have probably went for it to shake things up and look for a sweep. I also think my high guard has potential, but I need more reps. So, it's always better to walk away with a win. But for a loss, I felt good. And I got some good feedback as well as some stuff to work on. Back to the drawing board.

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you.

Fast post before bed. Lost the bout 2-0, in over time. I pulled guard and worked from there very well. He never did really get a good escape attempt. I thought I had a submission tight enough at one time to get "attempt" points, but I guess not. Still, it was a good showing against a skilled wrestler who was a previous pro MMA fighter. I did find that I'm better than my NAGA showing a few months back, the new training is taking me in the right direction. Everyone likes to win, but I had a good fight and picked up on some things I can work on. Not bad all in all.

I like using them from time to time for specific sd work. Starting movements from being attacked in a chair is helpful. As is having one for drilling live weapons defenses. It's a good idea to get the feel for how to use one to fend off a knife wielder in practice so it's not a foreign in concept or practice if you ever need to. Additionally, if you carry weapons, I'd get used to presenting from a chair. Both in regards to standing and presenting from seated. I stole this from my time on the range staff. We'd do drills from time to time presenting and shooting from a chair to simulate being caught in that situation when presented with a deadly force situation.

I think they should be taught, from simple to more complex, right away. Also, they should never be taught in a vacuum. Each should be part of a longer string that a) reinforces principle, and b) provides a complete response to a given situation. Not to mention that when dealing with ground work, escapes are often a critical component and probably the most drilled tactics for cross training.

Off today to rest for tournament tomorrow. The weight is good, well under actually, just have to not go off the deep end and take it easy tomorrow. Feeling good on that front. Looks like a thin bracket but we'll see.

Congrats! Cool trip as well.

I think most guys don't really want to destroy other people. At least trained ma-ists. Most tend to train to the minimal amount of force needed to control the situation. That being said, the minimal amount of force needed might be deadly force. I don't think many are so concerned with litigation that they allow it to influence their training. If they do, I don't think they should. On the issue of actually being prepared to take a life, I agree with bushido man, most people despite what they say probably aren't ready to do it. You can increase the likelihood that you'll be prepared, but that's another thread. If your interested in that sort of thing, check out Grossman's "On Combat".

Again, not a Judo guy, but I don't see too much of an issue. Judo, as a sport, has it's unique identity. I would imagine that the guys running the show just want to keep it unique. Yes, you lose access to some great takedowns. But, it's only in competition, nothing says they won't be training them at schools everywhere. As for keeping the rule set in that state for competition, I don't see the harm. Comps are the sport expression of a given art. I don't see an issue with making sure they continue to look like Judo. Not everything is freestyle or mma.

From a developmental standpoint, the actual movements had to ome first-what would eventually become bunkai. These would then be worked into kata. Remember that kata is a training modality, no more or less. Now if one were to ask if bunkai could be taught first now, then I"d argue yes. Just through the use of a different modality.

today- BJJ nite: Worked transition from full guard to high guard. Drilled armbar from there, followed by a sweep depending on position. Moved to a free form drill where you are presented with one of those energies and you respond approariately. Finished with free roll. had a hard time hitting either of tonights movements, but I did get some in from ealier high guard nights. Also managed the open guard and butterfly work from last week pretty well.

Welcome aboard KF!

Awesome!