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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Next Stage
I think I'm moving from Survival to Defense. Before, rolling was a big blur. I couldn't really analyze what I could do differently, because I had no real idea about what the other person was doing. All I knew was, somehow someone was on top of me, and I reacted... reacting more quickly and skillfully as time went on, but reacting nonetheless. Now, I'm finding my head clearer to think. Survival does not seem quite as urgent. More and more, I have been seeing moves coming and avoiding them. With Gary being a purple belt, I don't know exactly what's coming, but I do know to focus on keeping my base because I sense a sweep in my near future, or "nope. that's my arm, thanks." I'm moving my own body. This is what I can control.
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Elissa-
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! What a great feeling. I remember those moments vividly. Body awareness is so important for BJJ.
Saulo talks about this in his book Jiu Jitsu University which I highly recommend if you haven't gotten it already....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support. I did enjoy reading that part of the Saulo book. I like that it provides insight into the process of learning BJJ. It really helped me at the beginning to not get discouraged. I study (and say i'm going to study) technique from 'The Path to the Black Belt' (Rodrigo Gracie). It seems to be pretty good at explaining the basics.
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