Had another good class this past Saturday. Worked on techniques and escapes from the mount. Jose is now a newly-minted blue belt, so congratulations to him. Hope to have my blue by end of the year. Hopefully by the time Zach is old enough to begin martial arts, I will be a purple belt. In a short time, training has made such a difference in my life I am excited to share that with my son.
We reviewed the traditional armbar from the mount:
I worked with Jose' on this and got something I never fully understood cleared up-the hand placement. I had never understood how hand placement would impact which arm you were attacking. Jose' explained it in a way I had never seen and I understand now that it is whichever hand is closer to your partner's face is the direction you will spin to. Very cool.
That night I watched the UFC FIGHT FOR THE TROOPS show on Spike. Was sorry to see Mike Brown and Mike "The Joker" Guymon lose their fights as it leaves both of them definitely on the bubble in terms of their futures with the UFC. Matt Mitrione continued to roll along with another brutal knockout. Cody McKenzie's Guillotine Express got derailed as he got choked unconscious by Yves Edwards. Melvin Guillard knocked out Evan Dunham in a real shocker. Guillard looks the best he has ever looked and could be in the lightweight title mix with another win or two.
The thoughts and musings of a book-reading, geocache-hunting, jiu-jitsu rolling, guitar-strumming, half-marathon-running, chihuahua-loving, happily-married 41 year old father
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