…keeping this blog updated.  Anytime I think about updating the “Things I know” page, I cringe.   I have learned so much in the past 2 months, that I don’t even know where to begin to update it.  I don’t even think I remember everything.    I will get to it one day.  But for now, I just have to try to get myself to post regularly.

I have been having pretty good classes as of late.  I have been trying to roll with different people, though I tend to stick with the couple of girls in the class.  I am still pretty intimidated by the guys.  Except for Vlad of course.  I am finally remembering things to try when rolling.  The panic that was there before is slowly subsiding and allowing my body and brain to work together and somehow I am able to try new things.  They don’t work most of the time, but that is expected.  However, I did manage to pull off a timber sweep the other day.  That made my day.

Yesterday we did MMA in class for the second time since I started.  The first time I was not feeling well and missed the class.  This time, I did not have MMA gloves.  I tried to buy some, but they did not have my size in stock.  So I ordered some, but was unable to participate in that part of the class.  I was pretty pissed, but what can you do.  After class, during open mat, nobody wanted to roll with me.  I felt like the unathletic kid in gym class.  The combination of me being too shy to ask the guys to roll, and them not wanting to roll with me, is making it kind of difficult to get some time on the mats.    I am hoping that as time goes by this will change.

Anyway,  I am down about 8 lbs since starting Jiu-jitsu.  This is good, as I had hit a plateau before I started.  I work out on the elliptical at home 4 days a week, but I hate doing it.  Soooo boring.  I am glad that I have found something that I really enjoy doing, and is an awesome workout as well.