BJJ Class 162
Evening gi class. Didn’t get to take part of the first class at all.
After a light warm-up and some stretches we went straight to techniques, which were two wrestling type throws. The first was a modified, sliding sideways type of fireman’s carry and the second a sacrificial type of throw from the typical type of delaying tactic clinch (hope that makes sense). I’ve never done either throw before and, I have to say, both are very cool, quick, leverage-full friendly throws. I like them!! I hope I can remember them. Both throws start off with getting a wizzer on one arm, gripping tight under the armpit, and posting my forehead on the shoulder (hope that will remind me).
I was not looking forward to being thrown with the sacrificial take down since it involved pulling on the arm and I have a bad shoulder. I was thinking of sitting that technique out, but I wanted to learn to do it. Even though my training partner took care to do it slow and gentle on me, I feel a dull, uncomfortable pain over my shoulder joint. If history is a reliable guide, it’s going to be several weeks before my shoulder will feel normal again.
I had two and a fraction rolls with blue belts afterward. The first roll was pretty even. I had side-control a few times and my training partner held mount for a little while. Toward the end I had an americana cinched, but time ran out.
I was on defense pretty much the entire second roll. I was doing good avoiding and escaping a sneaky bicep crusher – I kept my opponent from triangling his legs, hooked his leg with mine and was almost in half-guard when we had to be reset cause we were too close to another rolling pair. We moved back to the center of the room and I asked to start from the last position. Of course, we didn’t start with the exact same position, I didn’t have his leg hooked with mine which was way more advantageous for him (don’t you just hate when you restart that way?). I still managed to escape the bicep crusher, but with his leg free, he threw a very quick armbar – which tweaked my elbow. I don’t mind tapping or getting injured, it’s part of training BJJ; but to hurt my arm cause of some underhanded positioning? I feel cheated, but oh well – it happens.
My third roll was very short. I paired up with one of those people that like to attack necks with guillotines and so I was avoiding them with posture. As he went for my neck I successfully pulled guard, but the match was over. A wound I have on my leg opened up, exposing an open wound. It was small, but no way was I going to continue rolling. I’d rather skip a few rolls than get a wound infected and become sick.
And that was that.
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May 19th, 2011 at 2:50 pm
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