I know this is a couple days late, but I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Not much to report on the training front.  Last class was a stand up class, so more kick boxing.  I feel so out of my element doing it.  But it is great cardio, which is awesome as I am [...]

Today marked 4 weeks training for me.  It was also the first day that I was allowed to roll!  When the class first started, I was not asked to go with the new students this time.   I was allowed to participate in the actual class! Vlad and I worked on two half-guard sweeps, then [...]

Today was the first day since I started, that I felt that I actually made an improvement in my cardio.  The warm up still kicked my ass, but I was able to go longer than I had before.  I really needed this.  It is encouraging.  I was beginning to think that I was never going [...]

Today’s class marked the 3rd week that I have been training.  Today was also the first day that I was left alone to work with the class, and not taken into my own corner for special instruction. Today I learned: Scissor Sweep Push and Pull Open Guard Sweep (we will call this one the Push [...]

On Monday we had our first no-gi day since I started.  There were a couple of new guys there, which equals crazy warm-up.  I almost died.  We did some bag work.  I worked on some punches and kicks.  It was a lot of fun, and great cardio.  I was sore yesterday, but am even more [...]