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
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. 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
