[Frodo]

This is the beginning of my training log. My goal is simply to lose weight, prevent diabetes and heart disease, and feel better about myself. I am documenting my training as a way to motivate myself to do better.

[Frodo]

Most people can skip this if you are reading this log. I don't want to bore anyone! Here is what I have trained so far:

I wrestled at 125 pounds in high school from November 1997 to March 1999, and later I took 24 wrestling classes at Pitt for a semester in Fall 2003. I lifted weights during the off season in high school and also at Pitt from Fall 2003 to Winter 2004. I learned about submission wrestling from in Spring 2004 but only practiced 3 times and very little instruction was provided.

I weighed over 199 pounds on Feburary 22, 2005, so I began exercising again. In March training began with twice weekly runs on the elipitical. In April training intensified with twice weekly wrestling practice with the Panther Wrestling Club and once weekly ad hoc submission wrestling randori. Very little instruction was provided again.

On April 22, 2005, I joined the CMU Grappling club to continue training over the Summer. Between then and today's date March 12, 2006, I have trained martial arts at the following places (in addition to drilling on my own):

• 97 times with the CMU Grappling Club
• 68 times at Ultimate Fighting and Fitness with Bill Vucick
• 32 times at Steel City Martial Arts
• 18 times at the Pitt BJJ Club (50% Judo, 50% BJJ)
• 17 times at Jiu-Jitsu Class (50% Judo, 50% BJJ) taught by Master Kim
• 14 times at the Pitt Olympic TKD Club
• 12 times with Emmanual's Aikiwaza Club
• 09 times at the Penn Hills Martial Arts Center
• 07 times at the Panther Grappling Club
• 03 times at the Panther Wrestling Club
• 03 times at Mark Schrader's MMA Academy
• 03 times at Personal Training Tactics with Donny Kaecher
• 02 times with Loopy
• 01 times at MAC Fitness
• 01 times at Eric Hibler's Seminar
• 01 times at the East-West Martial Arts Club
• 01 times at the CMU Shotokan Karate Club

[Frodo]

Most people can skip this if you are reading this log. I don't want to bore anyone! I also competed in several tournaments:

Kumite Classic (May 28, 2005):

• Men's No-Gi Beginner 190 lbs: 0-1

NAGA Battle at the Beech VI (August 6, 2005):

• Men's No-Gi Beginner 170 lbs: 1-1
• Men's No-Gi Novice 170 lbs: 0-1

Mark Schrader's Open Karate Tournament (October 15, 2005):

• Men's No-Gi Beginner 155 lbs: 0-1 (Second Place)

Ultimate Force (December 4, 2005):

• Men's Gi White-Belt 155 lbs: 2-0 (First Place)
• Men's No-Gi Novice 155 lbs: 2-0 (First Place)

I also participated in several in-house competitions, but they were just training devices. My record in grappling is therefore 5-4 now.

[Frodo]

3-12-2006

Trained at Bill Vucick's for only 30 minutes since Bill had to go somewhere. We did 3 minute rounds of grappling with striking allowed (with MMA training gloves). I need to work on perfecting armbars from mount (keep hips close, pinch knees). I accidently caught someone with some strange grapevine submission from mount. I must learn to do that submission, if only to recongise and avoid it in practice.

Then had TKD practice for 2 hours. We practiced:

• Kicho Poomse
• Rear Leg Roundhouses
• Fast kicks (front leg roundhouses)
• Axe kicks
• Spin to roundhouses

We also practice combos of the above. Please excuse my bad terminology. I am still learning the vocabulary. At the end of practice we did Pyramids and Suicides for more conditioning.

[Diligent]

Frodo, good to see you have a log here now!

[True2KungFu]

hrm, i missed a fun tkd practice i guess. goddamn me.

[HULKAMANIA]

When I read the title here, I thought for a second that Urban had started a grappling log.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by Diligent

Frodo, good to see you have a log here now!

Thanks! I meant to start it after January first, but I forgot and was lazy. I got to start lifting like you, but I rarely find the time with all the other training I do.

Originally Posted by True2KungFu

hrm, i missed a fun tkd practice i guess. goddamn me.

Ya you suck True2KungFu! LOL

Originally Posted by HULKAMANIA

When I read the title here, I thought for a second that Urban had started a grappling log.

Who is Urban?

[Frodo]

3-13-2006

Went to the Pitt BJJ Club, but we really do Judo. First was nage waza:

• Morote Seoinage
• Stinger aka Yoko Gake
• Ouchi Gake
• Combo: Uke does Ippon Seoinage. Tori counters, then does Tani Otoshi counter-throw.
• Combo: Tori does Ippon Seoinage. Uke counters, then Tori does Kouchi Gake.

Then we did newaza:

• Uma Plata
• Uma Plata to Gogo Plata
• Uma Plata to crucifix

Then we rolled for a bit on the ground and a little bit standing up.

[Frodo]

Who the hell is Urban? Whoever he is, Urban can not get the One Ring. I must cast it back into the Crack of Doom.