New Place

This new year, I found a new place to train in Sherman Oaks. A lot more people. A few Whites, lots of Blues and Purples. I like how I surprise people, especially higher belts because they see that I'm new and that I'm just a White, no stripes. What they don't know is that I think about BJJ all the time and I'm constantly studying it.

That's been my methodology: study, study, study, books, DVDs, internet, then when I go to train, that's the final exam: it tells me if I really know it or not; if I get in a situation and I can't escape or I don't know what to do, then it's back to the drawing board.

In general, I'm working on: 1. Don't use Strength; 2. Breathe. If I'm all gassed out, then that means I forgotten to do those two things.

In detail, I've been studying Guard and Passing the Guard. I need more work on my Guard; and I want to move on to studying Side Top and Side Escapes.