Sun 27 / 106 / sunday history 2

Taps: 3. Total: 106. 

Passing passing passin.g BJ Penn half pass. 

Still struggling with S Mount escape. Need to collapse his knee? Henry A. help me. 

Sun confessions started by tarca in 2014, with his four buddies: 

1. wade
2. eric e.
3. tortuga
4. kyle b. 

Thu Nooner 26 / 103

Taps: 2. Total: 103. 

BB Crane ... review of same DLR to X guard series. 

• Half Guard getting crushed.
• Passing passing passing. drill more. 1000 Wiltse Cuts. 

owe - 6 classes

Sun 25 / 101 / Sun confession History

Taps: 4. Total: 101.

on friday, got to be on Prof Crane's podcast. not uploaded yet. first for me. 

some of my personal rules:

• first in, last out. 
• always do the warmups.
• always accept a roll, no matter the belt color
• no excuses

Side ESC

Back eSC

Passes

Sun history

 i started coming to Sun Confessions, aka Masters Open 2 in May 2016 as a Purple Belt. Almost 8 years now. 

Thu Nooner 24 / 97 still

Taps: 0. Total: still 97. 

BB Crane ... Butterfly Guard lift to push off to side to X guard

• to Triangle
• or belly down Armbar

Side ESC

Guard retention 

play with:

• Williams Guard
• K Guard

Sun 23 / 97 / Not a Convert

Taps: 6. Total: 97.

Had a feeling that BB Uday misunderstood my BB speech where I count taps. He's created a spreadsheet to keep track of his TAPs, and has been going around telling everyone about it, and also saying that I was the inspiration for it.

But but, he's counting when He taps others, whereas I am counting when OTHERS tap ME. It's like collecting scalps or notches on your belt. It's the opposite of what i am doing and what BB Keith Owens (RIP, 2022). 

“I have tapped 10,000 times… that is the quota you need to give to become a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.” He stresses in this inspiring video, that the journey to a black belt is not about tapping others out, but rather about being tapped out yourself, a process that fosters learning and growth.

Also rolled with a JJ Machado BB, who was quite good at Truck and nullified by Octopus game by rolling into Truck and its subs, calf slicers etc. He mounted and baited me, giving me an ankle for quarter guard so he could roll me. 

There was a moment where we were inverted and in equal position, where Ryan Hall talks about either person could roll the other and i couldn't remember, until i asked him about it and i could see better when he was doing it on someone else.

Basically, it's the HIPs. My hips were up and higher than his, so i had no leverage. Whereas his were on the mat. Also, my leg was in too deep in the crook of behind his knee. Had to be out more on his calf. 

Thu Nooner 22 / 91

Taps: 4. Total: 91. 

cont on with X Guard / crab ride back take n come up in Leg Drag into Bow n Arrow. 

thinking:

• crucifix 
• lasso
• octopus
• FLOW State, not flow roll

Mount / top n bottom

Side / top n bottom

Back / attack n esc

Passing, passing, passing 

Sun 21 / 87

Taps: 9. Total: 87.

BB Tarca is such a tough roll. He's at the top of the pole. He even gives Prof Crane a tough time. I haven't seen anyone give him a tough time. 

Pass, pass. 

Fails:

• Clock Choke
• Roger Mt choke / couldn't get second grip, thumb in 

Thu Nooner 20 / 78

Taps: 2. Total: 78.

BB Panda ... DLR to SLX knock down sweep

2. SLX to under chop sweep

3. SLX to X Guard push/knock down sweep. 

Flow state possible? look into it. 

Passing, passing.