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thank you!! And I wouldn't be able to say, Imma newbie at all this sadly

thank you!! And I wouldn't be able to say, Imma newbie at all this sadly

Kinda! The way I was taught to do it was a bit different, but that's the general idea

very true. agh, I'll just going to have to keep at it!

Haha it's a submission hold in BJJ, there might be another name for it, but that's what they call it at the dojo I go to. It's a hold you can go to if someone has mounted you, you use their own arm to choke them, then flip them over so you are in mount. You have to be able to sweep your bottom leg out fast though so you don't land on it... and... I kinda wasn't fast enough that time

Thank you everyone!

I just passed my yellow belt test this past wednesday- I was SO nervous. It was very physically challenging, and I was and still am quite sore lol. I trained a lot before hand to be sure I was ready, but as a perfectionist I still felt unprepared. Even after the test I still felt like I should have done better -_-

awesome- I've been icing it and putting on this stuff my mom has called cayenne healing ointment and it feels much better today hopefully it heals all the way soon! I can't stand down time! lol thank you!

The Karate Kid. Even though it' not at all like the style I'm learning lol. Who doesn't love Mr. Miyagi?

So I'm not sure where it came from, but it DOESN'T feel too good! I think it might be from BJJ.... I have this knot in my left calf muscle, about halfway up and towards the outside. I think it might have happened when I was attempting a gift wrap and I didn't kick my bottom leg out fast enough and it got trapped under the weight of my opponent- hence the injury. Is there something I should do to help this recover? Ice or heat? I really want to keep training and working out- I can't stand not doing anything! But I don't want to seriously hurt something. I can walk on it, but going upstairs and putting pressure on it hurt.

I need to work on armbars and submissions. I know how to get to side control, but then my lack of submissions kills me. I also need to work on scissor sweeps and butterfly guard!

I just joined KF and I already LOVE it. Martial arts is my passion and I can't get enough! I was so happy to find a community of martial artists who can share their knowledge with me and help me on this journey. I hope someday I will be able to give back and share once I have more experience.

And you guys were right, the best way to get out of side control is not to be there I tried really hard to keep a good base, so side control didn't happen very often. Now I just need to reach that goal of 10,000 reps! lol

I went for about 2 hours last night- we had open mat. And needless to say, I feel much more confident

So true!!