101

Well, it looks like I may have to do it wrong 100 times and get stuck, until I finally figure out how to make the game work for me… I’ll keep at it. Looking forward to the hundred and first time where I can practice some offense.

Class this week was somewhat uneventful. Aside from unintentionally getting dumped on my head in training and working through a small neck injury, I worked on my open guard. It’s likely I’ll be there a lot, and I can’t just get passed by some muscley person pushing my knee down. I’m playing around with positioning. Each time my open guard attempts failed, I just turned to my side as the person approached to be on top of me. Yes, I was careful about being ALL THE WAY on my side. Actually, being ALL THE WAY on my side, it felt good that one person who usually goes for the pushing my shoulder down method couldn’t get it. But I did find myself grabbing half guard, but facing the wrong way again. The whole time I just told myself “get on your side! Get on your side!” but then realized, Shit, wrong way. How did I get here, again?

At some points I was just curled up underneath, pretty safe for probably 30 seconds while the person was trying to flatten me out. Safe = Good, but Stuck = Bad. Next Step… Be On the Correct Side! – and figure out an escape plan.

Shout Out to our new kettle bell recruit!! Welcome to Fight Training With Mr. Gary Gross. You did great.

Kettle Bell Circuit after class:
(Gary 7 minutes – 30 lb/10 lb, Elissa 5 minutes - 10 lb/5 lb, WM 6 minutes - 10 lb/5 lb)
5 Right Halos
5 Left Halos
10 Right Hand Swings
10 Left Hand Swings
10 Right Hand Snatches
10 Left Hand Snatches
10 Right Hand Clean and Presses
10 Left Hand Clean and Presses
10 Two-Handed Swings
24 push-ups, 6 variations, 4 each (I did 12 - 2 each)
16 Right and Left Shot Lunges
10 Sit-Out-Jump Backs
10 Sprawl Jumps

“REPEAT AS NEEDED” – this is the part Gary hates, because he usually finishes the circuit with a minute and a half or two still to go. He wanted to give up at 5:30 upon completion of one full circuit, and refused to start circuit again, but I made him keep going for the 7 minutes, and at least do jumping jacks and jog around. That’s what training partners are for.