Last night, open gym only had 4 of us there, so we didn’t set a timer. There have been a couple times in the past that something like this has happened. The first one I remember was about 15-16 months ago. There was a blue belt that was trying to work on a specific choke. …
Monthly Archives: January 2015
First Tournament At Blue
This Sunday, I’ll be competing in my first tournament as a blue belt. It is actually reminding me a bit of my first tournament. On one hand, I don’t think I’m as nervous as I was for it. I haven’t been waking up early all week, or constantly thinking about it. I think that’s because I’ve …
A Weird Perspective
This week at work, there was an old piece of wall covering (think paneling) that needed to be broken in half and thrown away. I laid it down on the floor and started folding it back on itself until it snapped with a loud pop. The VP of Business Operations came out, and she told someone …
The Closest I’ve Come to Going Out
This week I was in our sparring class. We were doing 10 minute rounds and we had an odd number. So if someone was submitted they stayed in and a new partner came in. At one point, I had a new partner come in, we slapped hands and started to roll. He pushed my head …
Goals Change
One month from today I’ll be competing in my next tournament, and the first one since getting my blue belt. As I was driving today, I started thinking about it and I had a bit of nerves, like right before I step out on the mat. As I started thinking about it, I was reminded …