17.38 Tues Am and The Ego Rises 4071

Tap: 6. Total: 4071.

BB Mike ... Closed Guard ... Overhook and he circles to get his arm out.
 1. Left hand and elbow follows it out, right hand grips his wrist.
 2. Left hand pulls in the elbow to get space to underhook it with my right hand.
 3. Shrimp and Armdrag, get his elbow on the mat, reach over him and trap, as i'm in Side Guard.
 4. Climb up, take the Back.

BB Vince ... Turtle Series.
 I. Bottom: my near foot on his hip and wait.
 II. Bottom 2: my near foot between his and when he transitions, use that to hook and roll.

 III. Top ... my near knee staples his near leg
 1. Get collar on other side, over him, push him forward to get space to put my other leg in front of my first leg.
 2. First leg hooks far leg and both hooks stretch and flatten him out.
 3. He comes up, then get both hooks in for regular Back Take.

 var. Get the hooks in and pull him over to the side of second hook and i'm sitting down Back Take.

The Ego.
At the end of class, at the end of all the rolls. There was just a new guy to our club. A Purple Belt. A competition Purple. I've seen him once before. We were the only ones left that still wanted to roll. We rolled and he tapped me, and i really don't mind tapping, but.
   He wasn't done. He wanted to roll more. So we did. And we rolled a couple of more times. He ended of tapping me once more. But my Ego was playing Cardio Chicken. Who's going to blink first? Who's going to quit first? Not me!
  I was not used to this. Most guys would have gassed out by now. Not this guy. I was little annoyed.
  Eventually, we mutually called it a day.
  But i saw my Ego peaking out from his hiding place. It's been awhile. Usually, when i have a sucky training or class, it's because of Ego. Because Ego sets up Expectations. That's when I'm unhappy.

  The long rolls reminded me of when I used to roll and roll endlessly with Webb. Long, epic rolls. But with a difference because then there was no Ego. Just joy and addiction to rolling. And he always got the best of me, but it took him a long, long time.

And at the end, this Purp asked me how much i weighed. i told him. why? who cares? i did not ask how much he weighed. prob had me by about 20-30 lbs, but 80% of people i roll with are bigger and stronger. that's the way i like it. i don't want any excuses for myself.