A submission, finally

I'm getting tired of simply surviving rounds with other blue belts and, more importantly, of being in that mentality of surviving and defending. Tonight, after who knows who long, I finally sub'd a blue. I have no clue what the choke is called, but here is a rough description:

1) From north-south, slide your R hand underneath the OP's armpit and grab the back of their collar

2) use your L hand and grip the inside of the OP's lapel on the far side

3) make sure that the L forearm is on top of the OP's throat, then open your elbows so that your L forearm is pushing the OP's face away and the R forearm is pulling the OP's lapel from underneath their armpit

I learned this at Bay Jiu Jitsu from Stephan Goyne in San Francisco.

Where's your weight?

50+ ppl in class tonight.

2 stripe Blue reminded me always think about where my weight is. Small, important detail.

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Bay Jiu-Jitsu

I currently train at Marcelo Garcia's in New York. Whenever I go to San Francisco for business trips, I always roll at Bay Jiu-Jitsu. From my experience training in New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong, I have to say that Stephan's instruction is some of the best that I have ever received. He is knowledgeable and clearly articulates his instructions. This is my go-to gym in San Francisco.

We practiced some fundamental guard and half-guard passes Monday night.

http://bayjiujitsu.com/

Just 30 minutes

I got off work around 6:45pm, ran to Fight Club Hong Kong to begin rolling at no-gi open mat, then I hit the showers at 7:45 to get ready for an 8pm dinner. I guess I'm addicted to this sport

Hong Kong Jiu Jitsu Feb 17, 2012

Trained tonight at Hong Kong Jiu Jitsu in Kowloon, owned by Professor Makoto Aramaki, who trained under Japanese BJJ pioneer Yuki Nakai. There were about 10 students in class, the place was impeccably clean and the instruction was quality. Some of the students were clearly trained in judo and I experienced that first hand. I would highly recommend this place for anyone wanting to train in HK.

Class began with the typical warm ups, but then the instructor focused on multiple fundamental drills. I've found this now at a couple of other gyms, particularly in San Francisco at Gracie affiliated places, and its been extremely helpful in breaking down the basics.

After rolling at various gyms in San Fran and Hong Kong, I'm starting to see gaps in my fundamentals and I'm realizing that I need to hit the books and break down the white belt fundamentals. Strength, good defense and mat time got me from zero stripes on my white to a blue belt in July 2011, five months after really picking up BJJ and starting at Marcelo's. Now, however, I just beginning to understand the huge, fundamental gaps in my game. I need to spend time drilling.

Fight Club Hong Kong

Rolled last night at Fight Club Hong Kong and learned a thing or two from getting owned by two brown belts