The Mungry Soldier

• 2013-04-23

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  This is why you teach pressure and control from mount.

  from Reddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/bjj/comments/1cx779/my_niece_making_the_boys_cry_at_naga/)

• 2013-04-03

  Reminders out of Nowhere

  For a while I struggled through my training and sluggishly crawled into training. I had amounted great momentum earlier this year and had hoped to compete. But instead, I made too many excuses and shifted my mental energy elsewhere.

  So after a competition that I skipped, I stopped drilling moves from Andre Galvao’s book and my enthusiasm for BJJ dropped when my mind shifted towards priorities towards other relationships: moving out, career, people.

  The shopping cart gets full before you realize all you needed were your veggies, meat, and eggs.

  I rolled with a training partner today who was significantly a larger level than I was. He had great experience and his advise wasn’t one to be ignored.

  Quite simply I needed to ATTACK, SIEZE OPPORTUNITIES  and TAKE RISKS TO FINISH STRONG.

  At least that’s what my brain is processing at the moment. Our roll was playful but he certainly waited for me to finish my armbars, chokes, and sweeps. For a while the act of “rolling lightly and playfully” has it’s drawbacks. Of course it makes BJJ fun and it makes me train longer as much as I can, but this made me neglect my size and strength for a fluid, quick, and tricky game. Nothing wrong with both but with a thinking roll I’ve gotten used to leaving windows for my opponent to figure out their position. This led to me sitting too long in my choke and arm bar attempts. Meanwhile other people at my level take the opportunity to finish strong the moment they take those grips.

  Like all lessons on the mat this translates to the lessons off the mat. QUIT LOLLYGAGGING AND GET IT DONE.

• 2013-03-21

  I hate footlocks. But I like Ciao Terra.

  That said I also hate white belts lobbing hail mary submissions like these along with neck cranks and wrist locks. I love a crafty move here and there but not from someone who’s trying something they barely drilled and saw online.

  Today I figured out a defense and counter to this. It’s ends with a quick and nasty armbar. I’m drilling it a dozen times just in case. I might just add a wrist lock to the bloody thing.

  End of rant.

• 2013-03-17

  Red vs. Black. Paquet vs Vieira. Experience. This is why most of us won’t be switching to lawn bowling in our golden years.

• 2013-03-13

  Keenan Cornelius. No deep thoughts. Just pure focus.

  “I don’t think about anything…I just let my instinct take over.”

• 2013-02-19

  In my lifetime of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training I’m pretty sure I will catch this man getting his red belt. A pioneer that takes the game to the next level, the level that shows that BJJ is for everyone. I would love and perhaps someday, do what I can to contribute to the notion that almost everyone of any body type can roll on the mat. Sure most of us aren’t cut out for competition but again Kyle proves that wrong by competing not only in Wresting and BJJ tournaments, but also trying out MMA.

  I hope this sport teaches people that what they think they might not have, might exist on the mats. OSSSSSS

• 2013-02-18

  Harlem Shake. AT A GRACIE BARRA. Too funny. There I thought I could try and get one going for GB Calgary, haha

• 2013-02-15

  

  The most adorable under 6 kids competing in Red Deer.

• 2013-01-20

  Another post on Vice documentaries. Label me a hipster. An omoplata-transition-to-armbar hipster. This time is a two parter on a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in Jordan. Part 2 brings an amazing story about Jordan’s first female BJJ champ.

  The gritty approach and style Vice compliments the HD quality of their documentaries. I’m seeing more and more of hi-def BJJ films shot and I could spend hours watching them on YouTube and hours reposting on this Blog. A lot of thanks goes to every warrior off the mat that works hard to bring this lifestyle worldwide.

  side note: I really really want to get an HD camera now…

• 2013-01-07

  Vice Doc: Underground MMA in CUBA.

  I’m excited to see what Vice will bring to Fightland. The promo vid alone showed a lot of shots with Vice visiting various MMA gyms. A lot of Bones Jones.

  I can only imagine Vice linking up with some top BJJ gyms. Vice documentaries in Brazil? Catch Wrestling? Amateur? Ahbu Dhabi? The list goes on…