jujitsu

i showed up about an hour late today. we worked on some sweeps and submissions from the guard. then we rolled. i rolled 6 6 minute rounds and it went pretty well.

WOD 100129 DL

5 rounds of:

• 5 DL

My results:

• 275-275-275-295-295

It all felt pretty light. I finished with a few Turkish get-ups with 75 lbs DBs.

jujitsu 100128

we worked sweeps from closed, open, and half guard, and then rolled. my thumb is still very messed up.

WOD 100127 bench and squat

7 x 1 rep:

• bench press
• squat

My results:

• 215-215-225-225-235-235-235
  
• 315-315-315-315-335-335-335

jujitsu 100124

we worked on phil's 7 sweep series when someone stands inside your guard. sweeps 1, 2, and 4 seemed the most useful to me. We also worked on 7 grips for taking back from side control. then we rolled. i did not have a good showing. i got my jaw wrenched pretty bad during a triangle.

WOD 100121 Pull ups, clean & press

7 rounds of:

• max pull ups
• 1 x standing press

I don;t have a rack at work so I had to clean all the weights before I pressed them. So the workout became 7 x 1 rep of clean and press.

My results:

• 15, 10, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
• 155, 155, 165, 165, 165, 175, 175

I felt pretty good.

jujitsu 100121

we finished the relson side control escape series today. two fo the escapes involve getting hands to belt from inside control, framing the opponents face away, blowing their grip by kicking your legs apart, and needling through. the last side control escape is from a wrestling cradle position. you trap the arm with your legs and buck, framing their head down toward the knees. then you catch the head and arm in a reverse triangle and finish with a straight armlock on the collar arm. we ended with some rolling. today i rolled with a few of the purple belts and worked from my guard position quite a bit.

WOD 100120 DL and run

7 x 1 reps dead lift.

My results:

• 315-315-335-335-345-365-385

I also ran 2 x 400m at a 6 minute pace.

100119 jujitsu

we reviewed the relson seminar escapes from knee on belly and side control.

jujitsu 100117

2 hour Sunday class. we worked on Relson's mount escape, rear collar choke, and a goofy read choke where you grasp your opponents far wrist when they defend the rear collar choke.

during randori i jammed my thumb pretty good. it bent back and touched my wrist. so im going to hold off on lifting weights until Wednesday at the earliest.

randori was fun. i worked with a bunch of larger people and some new people. i dont like it when people go hard during 50%, but whatever. i hitthe north-south to back mount a few times with good results. i also finished a body scissor with a foot lock which was funny.

WOD 100115 Squat and bench

I warmed up with Turkish get-ups, air squats, and push ups.

warm up:

• 3 x 25 lbs right
• 3 x 25 lbs left
• 10 push ups
• 10 air squats
  
• 3 x 45 lbs right
• 3 x 45 lbs left
• 10 push ups
• 10 air squats
  
• 3 x 65 lbs right
• 3 x 65 lbs left
• 10 push ups
• 10 air squats
  
• 1 x 75 right
• 1 x 75 left
• 10 push ups
• 10 air squats
  
• 1 x 100 right

I didn't try 100 lbs TGU on my left.

Workout:

5 rounds of:

• 3 x bench press
• 3 x back squat

My results:

• 205, 205, 205, 205, 205
• 295, 295, 295, 295, 295

I also did a few warm up sets at various weights. I ended with 12 strict pull ups.

jujitsu 100115

relson gracie was in town so i attended a 2 hour seminar. its hard to describe how good he is at jujitsu. i dont know if ive ever seen anyone doing anything better than he does this. we showed us 10 escapes from side control and 4 mount escapes. he said those were all of them. we also covered a few other submissions from half guard and an escape from guillotine. anyone, relson does everything with maximum efficiency, instinctively, and with no wasted effort.

WOD 100113 SP & PU

5 rounds of:

• 3 x standing shoulder press
• max reps dead hang pull ups

My results:

• 135, 145, 145, 155, 155*
• 10,10,10,8,7**

* I cleaned the bar from the floor before each set.
** I stopped at 10 reps for each set

jujitsu 100112

we worked foot locks and knee bars from the half guard. during randori i rolled with 4 guys. 2 were bigger than me with higher belts, one was bigger than me with a lower belt, and one was my size with a lower belt. it was a good mix.

WOD 100111 -- DL

Warmed up with Swiss ball and jump rope.

5 rounds:

• 3 x DL

My results:

• 315 x 3, 315 x 3, 315 x 3, 325 x 3, 315 x 3
  

jujitsu 100110

we worked on sweeps from the guard: push sweep, scissors sweep, and a 2 on 1 transition from guard to butterfly guard sweep. i think these sweep chains could work pretty well for me from the bottom. then we rolled for about 1 hour. i love these sunday workouts.

WOD 100108 squat and BP

Warmed up with a swiss ball and jump rope, then my regular CF warm up. It was cold today, 17 degrees.

5 rounds of:

• 5 x squat
• 5 x bench press

My results:

• 275, 275, 275, 275, 275
• 185, 185, 185, 195, 195
  

jujitsu 100107

I made the early AM class again today so it looks like I'm official.

We worked on two half guard sweeps from the bottom and then rolled.

I worked with 2 new guys and 1 very experienced guy. i worked up a good sweat and practiced some technique. I'd like to do that once a week and work with near peers the other time.

WOD 100105 SP and PU

5 rounds of:

• shoulder press 5 x 135 lbs
• strict pull ups (10,10,8,7,6)

They don't have a rack at my work gym so I had to clean the weight before pressing.

jujitsu 100105

6AM class. I arrived at 6:40 and worked out until about 8:30. This is not a bad schedule. We worked on passing half guard and butterfly guard. then we rolled. one guy (Doug) remembered me from the Hill days. I didn't remember him, but he said I knee barred him.

WOD 100104 DL

Simple warm up.

5 rounds of:

• 5 DL, 275 lbs
  

jujitsu 100103

jujitsu basics class. we worked on:

• transitioning from side mount to mount
• kimura from side mount
• choke from side mount
• arm bar from mount

then we reolled for about 20 minutes. it was a nice workout.