May 28th 2020, 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm Gi, Coach Sadiq No warm up today. We reviewed techniques from the week by flow rolling and trying to incorporate what we learned. Yesterday we learned the matrix guard but I left class early due to a migraine. I’m struggling to remember this technique and I think… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – May 28th 2020
May 27th 2020, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Gi, Coach Sadiq No Warm Up Technique: #1: Matrix Guard ( I am still really not sure if I got this technique down. It seems simple enough but I think I’m getting it confused with another technique we learned early in the week ) Your opponent is… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – May 27th 2020
May 26th 2020, 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm Gi, Coach Sadiq Warm Up: – from closed guard = arm bar to triangle to omaplata, then back to triangle to arm bar (repeattttttt) Technique: #1: Newspaper Armbar You have your opponent in open guard Move your left foot to their same side hip Grip the right… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – May 26th 2020
May 21st 2020, 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm Gi, Coach Sadiq No warm up today Technique: #1 – Failed de la riva because your opponent tried to pass your guard by kneeling down, with their elbow on your knee or on the outside of your knee; you have a sleeve and cross collar grip, with… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – May 21st 2020
Okay, just a quick update today. In the last 10 days, things have grown quickly! I really think that the homemade compost packed a punch and is helping my little babies grow even more. Â I made my own bug repellent because I didn’t want to buy any harsh chemicals to keep little friends away.… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – May 20th 2020
May 19th 2020, 6:45 – 7:45 pm Gi, Coach Sadiq Today was an off day for me. I wasn’t feeling it. I was moody. That’s not a good mentality to train with. I’m pretty sure I didn’t eat enough today. I had a hard time paying attention. Poopy day. Technique: We worked on finding the… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – May 19th 2020
May 12th – a shit ton of spinach, baby greens, and kale (I had about half of this for lunch this day and stored the rest for later in the week) May 14th – 2 zucchini and 1 squash (this was the first harvest of zucchini and squash, yay! I gave it to my… Read More May Harvests!
May 15th 2020, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Gi, Coach Sadiq No warm up today. Technique: #1: De la riva guard to puppet guard to arm bar or omoplata Your opponent is standing, you are on the ground using de la riva guard, with 1 hand on their pant leg and the other with a… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – May 15th 2020
The homemade compost was finally ready and I used it in the garden about a week ago, but I forgot to document it because I was way to freaking excited! I mean, I made my OWN compost for the garden. Real farmer talk y’all. It smelled sweet, which I wasn’t expecting, and it wasn’t sticky… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – May 10th 2020
There’s nothing crazy going on in the garden today. I was able to harvest a lot of herbs, kale and spinach. The basil is growing and beginning to flower. This is the first time I’ve ever seen basil flowers, they smell amazing. Tiny jalapeno sprouts have popped up, which is surprising because I thought they… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – May 1st 2020
