Nothing like a little BJJ and Kettlebells Training

Last Wednesday night BJJ class. We did self defense. It was okay, but for whatever reason I'm not a big believer in self defense. If you have never been in a fight, No self defense will help you in any situation, You have to be able to take a punch or kick to give on. That's just me. When I train in Martial Arts I do the class no matter what I think. I give it all I got to learn what is being taught. I keep my oppinons to myself, unless asked...Again that's just me.

After, self defense training we paired up and rolled. For some reason some the white belts wanted to train with me, that a first, they usually stay a way from training with me because to me size and rank. So I rolled with them, and do what I do with all with belts. See what they know and roll to their level. That lets me work on techniques that I need to work on. With the first white belt I worked my guard. Open and closed. I swept a few time times with omp plata sweeps, one while he was standing in my guard, and the second one from his knees while in my close guard. Then I contiuted working my gaurd until time was called. After class he tells me he was surprise how good my guard was for a big guy... And How flexable I was... I have to give credit to all the years of stratching in Shotokan and now training with Kettlebells.

The nexg guy was another with belt who was a little heavier then me, So this was going to be fun. Just as I thought He came at me like a bat out of hell trying to kill me. So I played possum for a while to let him have a far chance. I finaly had a enough when he tried to arm bar me, so I escaped but him on his back. It's like seeing a fish out of water when a big guy is on his back. I held him in side control until I got my right hand in his collar then the left. Mounted him and choked him untill he tapped. Time was up when he tapped. I normally don't make white belts tap unless that try to submit me, I try to roll with them to help them improve, but when their whole mission is to tap a higher belt, will it my mission to make them think they can then show them how it's done. ...but that 's just me...


2/23/09
Friday Kettlebell Training.

My workout.

Swings 5 set of 20 with a 24kg kb

Swing, High Pull, Snatch 5 sets 3 L/R with a 24kg kb

Clean, Squat, Press 5 sets of 3 L/R with a 24kg kb

VO2 Max with a 16kg kb 22 set of 7, 15:15


2/16/09
Monday Kettlbell Training

Warm up with swings 4 sets of 20 with a 32kg kb

Today was More VO2 MAx with 16 kg kb 50 sets of 7, 15:15