Mizblog

TJ (new blue belt) warmed up the class, then Christian took us into the back room for a circuit.

1. Balance on a stability ball – knees, knee-and-foot, or… yeah I didn’t get past that.
2. Shoot in on the wall, ending in a standing-on-your-toes posture with the wall in your face.
3. Pull down a wrestling dummy and shoot in on a takedown when they pop back up.

We did that for quite a while, then went back to the main mat to practice takedowns. I don’t know ANY takedowns from grips so I just did grip practice. Aaron took me down twice though. Tom got a bloody nose from TJ, and then TJ got his leg tweaked taking down Matt.

Then we rolled, starting from a no-man’s-land position as thought right after a takedown. Not quite guard, not quite side control, but one guy on his back and one on his knees.

I started with Matt, and I did pretty good. Tapped him with an Ezekiel choke.

Next was Aaron, who triangled me twice last time, so this time I was wary. I didn’t submit him, but I didn’t get triangled. He got a collar choke on me from side control (I think – memory is hazy).

Next was Colt, who I attacked with an arm bar twice but couldn’t get it. He told me I should have been more patient on the first one, and given up on the second one. I scraped my face on the mat trying to get his arm free while face-down. I’ll be wearing that lesson for a while.

Next was Aaron again, and we decided to go light. He got me in a triangle (again!) and then he walked me through how to do it. A couple times I almost had him in a guillotine or something but never got it deep. Good defense.

Last was Christian, who stopped me and reminded me not to cheat when advancing to mount. Angle the knee up toward the armpit. We then rolled lightly a bit, and he reminded me to reset and breathe when we fell into a standard position where there was no immediate threat. At the end, I surprised him by throwing up a triangle (just like Aaron showed me) and he happily coached me through finishing it.

FOLLOWUP: 2 days later and my legs are still rubber. Quads are very very sore. Not injured, but I obviously overdid it with the shot drill circuit. Had to lay off the Krav on Saturday morning.