I have been training for a month and a half now.  I feel like I have learned so much, but still don’t know anything.  Does that make sense? My cardio is getting better.  My instructor even noticed today.  I feel like it is slowly getting better.  I am no longer half dead after warm up…I [...]

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 and Pull Sweep)

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 [...]