[schmytty]

OK - So I was a good first time poster and read the stickies and searched around for existing posts, but didn’t see a lot for me. So here's my situation:

I'm new to BJJ - been training 1 month. I have a black belt in an unrelated style which means nothing to my BJJ except - I am quite flexible, I’m in pretty good shape and I know how to learn a martial art (not always as easy as people think IMO).

My issue is that the best school in my area (and the only one that I feel is worth training with) is a 1 hour drive away, so with wife and kids I can really only train at the school 2 days a week. I want to train at home on my off days to try to get in at least 5 days a week, but I wanted to get ideas on that.

I started getting into Eddie Bravo's Rubber Guard book and have done OK with the basics in class during free roll time (I can get to Chill Dog pretty regularly). Reading around the forums though I get the impression I'm jumping the gun a bit though and should focus on the basics more. The problem is Bravo's book is great for my situation because he goes into a lot of detail in a sequential manner, so it's quite conducive to a home training situation.

What do you guys recommend for home training with no training partner. My goals are to focus mainly on BJJ training, BJJ competition and gaining rank. Are there better books/DVD's for n00bs that are good for self study on my off days are do you guys recommend focusing on cardio/strength or drilling basics. Thx!