The Way of Pain: JRT6's war training log - Page 4

JRT6 · 04-10-2008, 12:43 AM

I performed poorly rolling today. Got choked so hard by a forum member here I threw up. However, I'm a note taking motherfucker now and I will not make the same mistakes again or at least not lay there stumped while getting an armbar worked on me. I hate being embarrased. Fucking hate it. I will learn from my mistakes.

ghostwipe · 04-10-2008, 03:22 AM

Did you forget to tap, or was he being a dick?

erskine777 · 04-10-2008, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JRT6

I performed poorly rolling today. Got choked so hard by a forum member here I threw up. However, I'm a note taking motherfucker now and I will not make the same mistakes again or at least not lay there stumped while getting an armbar worked on me. I hate being embarrased. Fucking hate it. I will learn from my mistakes.

That guy sounds like a jerk. What kind of choke was it? I'm assuming it was an air choke rather than a blood choke since it sounds like he was applying pressure to the front of your throat. But regardless that was shittily done by him.

JRT6 · 04-10-2008, 10:09 AM

No the choke was cool, it was a guiitine(sp) but with with an armbar on the throat and I was defending it pretty well until the guy sat back and it suddenly sank hard. I have a strong gag relfex too. This guy is a no-gi fighter who used an attack style I've never encountered before and it really threw me into sit and don't do shit mode. Although I did escape his Darce attempt.

Upon reflextion my transitions were non existant. I drill techniques hard to learn them but I'm not spending enough time putting it together rolling. A problem is that I'm so worried about getting armbared and injured that I'm not thinking during rolling sometimes. I need to spend a lot more time on open rolling less than 100% but right now I'm on day shift which means getting up at 5am and open roll starts at 11pm. Next month I'll have more time because I'll be on midnights.

JRT6 · 04-10-2008, 11:08 AM

I joined grapplersguide today. I'm hoping that the work sheets etc will help make my notes better and get my self directed training much more organized and effective.

JRT6 · 12:49 PM

My elbow spazzed on four seperate reps floor pressing today. Floor pressing is just too hard on it. I don't regular bench becuase of my shoulders.

So: today was the last time i will ever bench

I get a good workout with the weighted blast strap pushups without all the agonizing mental stress. Any exercise isn't worth this, particuarly benching. Wow no benching for the first time in 22 years.

JRT6 · 04-15-2008, 12:53 PM

I'm still not benching and suprisingly I'm excited at that decision still. I ordered an expensive 50lb short weight vest to go with the 50lb long vest I already have because using the light band is too hard on my joints on the lockout. Otherwise I'm diggin the blast strap pushups big time. I needed more vest weight for chins and inverted rows anyway so I will use the vest everytime I train. It'll be good for lunges too.

BJJ has gone well but MT is on hold.

JRT6 · 04-24-2008, 12:20 AM

MT is back on and my focus right now is footwork. I lost a lot of punching conditioning but I need to work my footwork as the priority.

JRT6 · 04-24-2008, 12:34 AM

No stripes yet as I wasn't promoted last week. I can make some semi-legit excuses but the fact is I looked like shit at the mini seminar although I did manage to tap out another white belt during a roll off. Still he gave more trouble than he should of and the fact is I'm still thinking rather than reacting. I have just started working on transitions for each position like guard. If I go at less experienced guys with a bunch of chained techniques in a row I should be able to start making things happen.

Grapplersguide has some nice flow charts to use.

JRT6 · 04-26-2008, 02:16 AM

I'm not supposed to dip but I did one set today anyway and it went pretty darn good. The guy who designed the dip position on my rack must have been one narrow dude because the handle holes are really close together. I have to hold the handles on the very end and it's a very tricep intensive workout. That being said I did 30 reps w/ only one feet down pause. I'll take that every once in a while. Had some sound effects from the joints but no pain. I think these will be ok every few workouts for a rep out set.

MT and rolling today.