Pretty much rolled for the whole session as we are getting ready for the Bristol open.
Did round robins with Raphy and andy for about 20 mins solid. Then had the pleasure of rolling with two white belts at or above the 100 kilo mark was totally knackered after for another 30 mins.
I have been developing a closed guard attack to the back by passing the opponents gi under their arm pit and working my way to the back. I worked on Raphy till I got his back but re wriggled out and tapped me for my troubles (twice).
No new techniques just trying to work my game.
My back has been a bit sore this week after the exerctions of last weeks training. But it is still an improvment on what it was like a month or so ago.
Saturday 29 August 2009
Saturday 15 August 2009
not many at training today. We did a closed guard attack sequence. If you can get your opponents arm accros his body you set up to attack the arm bar. if he postures up work the same side lapel out and wrap his arm. He will not like this and posture up, then feed the lapel round the front of his neck and hit the sweep to mount and finish. If his steps his leg up to retain his balance. under hook his ankle pull his leg straight lay accross his. leg for the sweep to mount.
As a side note the only real defense is to cross your other arm over to his collar as if you were attempting a choke and free the arm. Easier said then done.
As a side note the only real defense is to cross your other arm over to his collar as if you were attempting a choke and free the arm. Easier said then done.
Saturday 1 August 2009
Training 1/8/09
Today we tidied up the brabo gi choke from half gward top. Also a rather nasty choke called the nutcracker.
Had 4x 6 min rolls. pain level at the end 6 out of 10
Had 4x 6 min rolls. pain level at the end 6 out of 10
I have, over the last 3 or 4 months been looking at Cobrinha style of BJJ and trying to incorporate elements into my own game. His style I feel has a lot in common with Roleta's and it is an area the I am most comfortable with.I would call it defensive counter attacking. Basically you let them try and pass and wait for them to set up an attack for you. Unfortunately due to issues in my last post I think it may be time to move away from this for a while!
To minimise impact on my neck whenever possible I will always try and be on top. My top game needs to develop and things have moved forward. So bring on the lanky blanket.
To minimise impact on my neck whenever possible I will always try and be on top. My top game needs to develop and things have moved forward. So bring on the lanky blanket.
The dreaded "I" word
I have not posted for quite a while.I read somewhere that the biggest reason for people giving up BJJ whilst at purple belt is through injury. I hope that I am not going to fall into this category.
I have been struggling with a neck problem over the last few months, well since the end of February to be precise. I have had a mri and been to see a radiologist. and it turns out to be a problem with wear and tear changes to my neck.Clinically called cervical spondylosis. This has caused bone to grow from my vertebra and create a protrusion abutting the left roots in the canal at C7 Ti. This in turn causes a lot of discomfort and pain in the shoulder, arm and a numb hand.
Treatments seem to be to firstly leave it as 79% of people eventually improve as the body adapts, but this can take years as apposed to weeks or months. You can take loads of drugs to keep the pain at bay, which is what I am currently doing.
Your second option is to have steroid injections in your nerve or an epidural. This again is to mask the pain until the body does it's magic. (the whole reason am in this situation is because my body was doing it's so called magic)
Finally you do have the option of surgery.This appears to be a two edged sword. On the plus side it can alleviate the problem on the negative side it can not help at all, in fact from researching post operative outlooks many people end up in a worse state than when they started ! There is a minimal risk of paralysis, but this seems extremely rare.
The long and the short of it is that I am not training much at the moment. I am trying to go a least once a week, but can only roll for a little time before the pain gets the better of me.
The main problem is all the peripheral training, hillsprints, running etc.I feel my cardio deteriorating, I know when I get over this I will have a lot of work to get back.
My aims are to try and get a referral to a specialist to see if surgery may be an option. If the protrusion is fairly localised and they consider it to have a 75% or above chance of success then I may consider this route. There is multilevel disease, but the only element affecting me is the protrusion at C7 T1.
If this is not an option then bring on the steroid addiction. On the down side to this excessive use of steroids can actually speed up the degenerative sides of the problem.
I am trying to get a referral next week I will post when I know.
I have been struggling with a neck problem over the last few months, well since the end of February to be precise. I have had a mri and been to see a radiologist. and it turns out to be a problem with wear and tear changes to my neck.Clinically called cervical spondylosis. This has caused bone to grow from my vertebra and create a protrusion abutting the left roots in the canal at C7 Ti. This in turn causes a lot of discomfort and pain in the shoulder, arm and a numb hand.
Treatments seem to be to firstly leave it as 79% of people eventually improve as the body adapts, but this can take years as apposed to weeks or months. You can take loads of drugs to keep the pain at bay, which is what I am currently doing.
Your second option is to have steroid injections in your nerve or an epidural. This again is to mask the pain until the body does it's magic. (the whole reason am in this situation is because my body was doing it's so called magic)
Finally you do have the option of surgery.This appears to be a two edged sword. On the plus side it can alleviate the problem on the negative side it can not help at all, in fact from researching post operative outlooks many people end up in a worse state than when they started ! There is a minimal risk of paralysis, but this seems extremely rare.
The long and the short of it is that I am not training much at the moment. I am trying to go a least once a week, but can only roll for a little time before the pain gets the better of me.
The main problem is all the peripheral training, hillsprints, running etc.I feel my cardio deteriorating, I know when I get over this I will have a lot of work to get back.
My aims are to try and get a referral to a specialist to see if surgery may be an option. If the protrusion is fairly localised and they consider it to have a 75% or above chance of success then I may consider this route. There is multilevel disease, but the only element affecting me is the protrusion at C7 T1.
If this is not an option then bring on the steroid addiction. On the down side to this excessive use of steroids can actually speed up the degenerative sides of the problem.
I am trying to get a referral next week I will post when I know.
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