June 24th 2020, 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm Gi, Coach Sadiq Technique: sweep to arm bar #1 – name??? I can’t remember. I sent Coach a message so I’ll update this info later. You are sitting on your butt with your opponent on their knees in front of you with their hands gripping your knees;… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – June 24th 2020
June 23rd 2020, 6:45 pm – 7:40 pm No Gi, Coach Austin Technique: passing butterfly guard #1 – option 1 your opponent has you in butterfly guard, your torso is tight against their shins to create resistance, and your arms are on their hips/stomach slightly open your hips kick your leg out behind you to… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – June 23rd 2020
June 16th 2020, 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm No Gi/Wrestling, Coach Sadiq Technique: take downs from standing #1: ankle pick to knee grab to take down you and your opponent are standing facing one another slight step forward with your lead leg, tap your opponent’s shoulder or forehead with your hand that is opposite your… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – June 16th 2020
June 10th 2020, 6:40 pm – 7:55 pm Gi, Coach Eddie Warm Up: standing guard passes, 10 times each side (I can’t remember the names of these passes so if you know, yell at me in the comments so I can update it.) Pass #1 – You are standing with your opponents legs on… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – June 10th 2020
June 9th 2020, 6:4 pm – 7:55 pm Gi, Coach Jeremy Warm Up: Shrimp out, left and right Technique: #1 – Half butterfly sweep from half guard you have your opponent in half guard, with your back to the mat and under hooks on both arms post out your free leg and shrimp away from… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – June 9th 2020
Today was a big gardening day. I pulled the rest of the potato plants and was pleasantly surprised to see how many we had. They were still small but there was a fair yield. I will definitely be planting potatoes again next year in larger and deeper beds so that they have more space to… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – June 7th 2020
June 3rd 2020, 6:45 pm – 7:50 pm Gi, Coach Sadiq Warm Up: Sweep and pass the guard, starting from side control Technique: sweep options from half guard #1 – pendulum sweep from half guard You have your opponent in half guard, as they come down to squash you, get under hooks on both arms… Read More Jiu Jitsu Journal – June 3rd 2020
Here’s a quick potato update! It’s only been a few of days since I pulled the first potato plant but I decided to pull the second batch of potatoes today because another one of the plots looks to be pretty dried up. This plant yielded more than the first did! Success! These potatoes are about… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – June 3rd 2020
The bell pepper plants are getting TALL but we don’t have any babies on them yet. I need to do some more research on bell pepper plants because they’re just kind of hanging out right now and I don’t really know what to expect from them. The baby sweet peppers next to them are still… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – June 1st 2020
Today is going to be a momentous occasion. Or at least it was supposed to be. Today is the day that I harvested our first potato plant. I chose to pull up the smallest plant first. It’s beautiful green leaves had died and were withering away from the heat, which from what I read, indicated… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – May 30th 2020
