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6 year(s) ago • 39973 views • 1395 replies
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
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SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Today is my wife's 40th birthday. We will have quiet celebration at home since we can't go to a restaurant or anything to celebrate her big day.
Yeah, it's my 40th this year too, so I suspect same as last year, I won't be able to go anywhere due to lockdown. Which doesn't bother me too much, I don't tend to like leaving the house anyway, unless I'm travelling to a camp or going to see some friends in Germany, France or wherever. I can always just save it up for next year. ;)
CBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Taught a private for a newbie. Good times. Also got to roll with a couple of friends/former students. Felt goooooooood to roll again.
Also saw a bearded snake in the gym. Doing snakey things. I hate snakes.
Also saw a bearded snake in the gym. Doing snakey things. I hate snakes.
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Also saw a bearded snake in the gym. Doing snakey things. I hate snakes.
You have snakes in Finland? I assumed it would be too cold for cold blooded animals like that (especially in winter), interesting.
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Good morning to you all!
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
I finished watching the new Adam Curtis (best known for 2016's Hypernormalisation) six-part documentary series on BBC iPlayer. Cool stuff, does a great job of pulling together lots of interesting info from the last 70 years or so and combining it into an informative and aesthetically pleasing whole. Randomly named after a Kylie song, Can't Get You Out of my Head. :D
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ipl[...]dam-curtis (though yeah, not sure that works outside of the UK)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ipl[...]dam-curtis (though yeah, not sure that works outside of the UK)
CBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
You have snakes in Finland? I assumed it would be too cold for cold blooded animals like that (especially in winter), interesting.
Yeah we got actual reptiles during the summer. But these bearded types are usually humans. I got no beef with the animals.
BJBlue beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Happy Ash Wednesday! I'm giving up swearing for Lent. Let's see how I do. :-D
Class today was fun but my goodness, I have got to get out and find some women to roll with. Some days I just don't know where "being female" ends and "being terrible at jiu-jitsu" begins.
Class today was fun but my goodness, I have got to get out and find some women to roll with. Some days I just don't know where "being female" ends and "being terrible at jiu-jitsu" begins.
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Just heard lock down will continue till March. No definitive word yet. FFS!
VCBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Just heard lock down will continue till March. No definitive word yet. FFS!
Ours has been extended to 4th March :(
MBrown beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Ours has been extended to 4th March :(
We are still under lockdown too and definitely will be until Easter or even longer.
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Still in lockdown in England, there's supposed to be an announcement on Monday from the govt. Personally, I'm happy to wait until the vaccination program is more fully rolled out (it's about 25% of the way there, IIRC), but then that's easy for me to say because financially I'm still afloat at the moment. It would be nice to be able to do the same in person non-contact training thing from last summer before then, but I can wait until case numbers get a lot lower.
JWBlue beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
It was bitter cold last night but we managed to get 5 guys to come to the gym despite the predicted snow storm. We didn't mind the cold once we got rolling but I think my feet were still frozen for hours after class. LOL The one hour drive in to work on snow covered roads was a lot less fun this morning though,
BJBlue beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Showed up for the "advanced" class this morning and it was just me, the instructor and one other guy. So we got a free semi-private lesson.
Can't complain.
Can't complain.
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Showed up for the 'advanced' class this morning and it was just me, the instructor and one other guy. So we got a free semi-private lesson. Can't complain.
Awesome! Yeah, I had something similar happen years ago, when I showed up for a class on my birthday at the Roger Gracie Academy HQ in London. It was me, a blue belt and Mauricio, Roger's dad (who is a legendary grappler and teacher in his own right, for those who don't know).
Pretty great birthday present, I wish I could do that again. I'd appreciate it way more than my white belt self. ;)
Pretty great birthday present, I wish I could do that again. I'd appreciate it way more than my white belt self. ;)
BJBlue beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Awesome! Yeah, I had something similar happen years ago, when I showed up for a class on my birthday at the Roger Gracie Academy HQ in London. It was me, a blue belt and Mauricio, Roger's dad (who is a legendary grappler and teacher in his own right, for those who don't know). Pretty great birthday present, I wish I could do that again. I'd appreciate it way more than my white belt self. ;)
Nice! That is a good birthday present!
I was feeling pretty crappy about my grappling progress yesterday, so some targeted work with our coach was just what the doctor ordered.
Normally I'd feel a little guilty making him give us a free private, but screw it. Me and the other guy both supported the gym through the COVID shutdowns and our coach breaking his hip last year. If a free private falls into my lap, I'm not saying no.
I was feeling pretty crappy about my grappling progress yesterday, so some targeted work with our coach was just what the doctor ordered.
Normally I'd feel a little guilty making him give us a free private, but screw it. Me and the other guy both supported the gym through the COVID shutdowns and our coach breaking his hip last year. If a free private falls into my lap, I'm not saying no.
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VBlack belt 2nd degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Showed up for the 'advanced' class this morning and it was just me, the instructor and one other guy. So we got a free semi-private lesson. Can't complain.
See what happens when you just show up. :-)
JWBlue beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Showed up for the 'advanced' class this morning and it was just me, the instructor and one other guy. So we got a free semi-private lesson. Can't complain.
Ive had this happen a few times. :-)
MHBrown beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
ACL reconstruction 9 week post op appointment. Coming along nicely apparently.
MGPurple beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
ACL reconstruction 9 week post op appointment. Coming along nicely apparently.
Oof. That’s something I’m trying to avoid doing again. Good luck.
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Yay, it's Friday! My favourite DnD session. Particularly in lockdown, getting together with a bunch of friends online and pretending to be a half-elf running around trying to kill various weird monsters is the highlight of my week. ;)
MBrown beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
I miss real bjj Training so bad....drilling with the dummy, exercising strength and conditioning and some beginners bjj with my kids and wife on and off is really no substitute....
Man, we had to close the gym in October...in March already 6 months no „real bjj“ training with my team/friends.... :-(
I browsed my pics and some vids on my phone from training in last year and really got in sad mood.
Then I made a little „I movie“ out of it on the phone, watched it and it made me smile and happy seeing all the happy faces on the pics after the training sessions.....
https://fb.watch/3LX3KhRO-j/
Man, we had to close the gym in October...in March already 6 months no „real bjj“ training with my team/friends.... :-(
I browsed my pics and some vids on my phone from training in last year and really got in sad mood.
Then I made a little „I movie“ out of it on the phone, watched it and it made me smile and happy seeing all the happy faces on the pics after the training sessions.....
https://fb.watch/3LX3KhRO-j/
BJBlue beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Women's open mat tonight. Just three of us but that's one more than we usually see. The new girl has a wrestling background which is kind of awesome.
I need to have a first aid card for my ICP, so I'm going to do the in-person skills class tomorrow morning. Then I'm getting my hair cut. Gotta re-do my undercut and I think I'm gonna get bangs for the first time since childhood. That might just scare me more than jiu-jitsu!
I need to have a first aid card for my ICP, so I'm going to do the in-person skills class tomorrow morning. Then I'm getting my hair cut. Gotta re-do my undercut and I think I'm gonna get bangs for the first time since childhood. That might just scare me more than jiu-jitsu!
BJBlue beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Ha - hope you enjoy it! Roy should pay me commission, he's on Beltchecker after all. :P But seriously, I'll be interested to hear what you think of it.
I've got a little less than an hour left in the book and I just got to your cameo, Can. :-)
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
I've got a little less than an hour left in the book and I just got to your cameo, Can. :-)
Ha, cool - I completely forgot I get a mention! That's not like me, I'm normally vain enough to remember stuff like that. ;)
BBBlack belt 2nd degreeVerified
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Good Morning all!
Quiet weekend with all this lock down bs.
I've been reading "Worth Defending" by Richard Bresler. I am enjoying it very much. Only a few pages left and I wish it was longer.
Next up is "Overcoming Tendonitis".
Today probably just doing house stuff like doing laundry. Back to work tomorrow.
We are hoping to hear word about our bs lock down status. I hope they ease up restrictions enough to allow for group classes again.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy your Sunday!
Quiet weekend with all this lock down bs.
I've been reading "Worth Defending" by Richard Bresler. I am enjoying it very much. Only a few pages left and I wish it was longer.
Next up is "Overcoming Tendonitis".
Today probably just doing house stuff like doing laundry. Back to work tomorrow.
We are hoping to hear word about our bs lock down status. I hope they ease up restrictions enough to allow for group classes again.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy your Sunday!
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SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Good Morning all! Quiet weekend with all this lock down bs. I've been reading 'Worth Defending' by Richard Bresler. I am enjoying it very much. Only a few pages left and I wish it was longer. Next up is 'Overcoming Tendonitis'. Today probably just doing house stuff like doing laundry. Back to work tomorrow. We are hoping to hear word about our bs lock down status. I hope they ease up restrictions enough to allow for group classes again. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy your Sunday!
What did you think of the weird alternative medicine stuff, which for some unknown reason he decided to fill a good third or more of the book? That put me off, a lot. Especially when he was making frankly dangerous recommendations like "don't bother with medically proven cancer treatment, do some weird shit instead because I have this anecdote that says it totally works".
Although I enjoyed it when he just stuck to the much more interesting content about his experiences with Rorion. That was cool to read: I was aware of the basic outline of what happened due to other sources, but I hadn't yet heard a first hand account before (unsurprisingly, as only Bresler and Rorion can give that account ;) ).
Although I enjoyed it when he just stuck to the much more interesting content about his experiences with Rorion. That was cool to read: I was aware of the basic outline of what happened due to other sources, but I hadn't yet heard a first hand account before (unsurprisingly, as only Bresler and Rorion can give that account ;) ).
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
What did you think of the weird alternative medicine stuff, which for some unknown reason he decided to fill a good third or more of the book? That put me off, a lot. Especially when he was making frankly dangerous recommendations like 'don't bother with medically proven cancer treatment, do some weird shit instead because I have this anecdote that says it totally works'. Although I enjoyed it when he just stuck to the much more interesting content about his experiences with Rorion. That was cool to read: I was aware of the basic outline of what happened due to other sources, but I hadn't yet heard a first hand account before (unsurprisingly, as only Bresler and Rorion can give that account ;) ).
I didn't mind the alternative medicine stuff. To each their own in that regard.
The historical stuff is what kept me engaged. I also liked his take on aging in jiu jitsu.
The historical stuff is what kept me engaged. I also liked his take on aging in jiu jitsu.
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Happy Monday all!
Snow day here. At work but looks like it's going to be a quiet day. My knee is bugging me for no reason. Maybe I overdid it when I was working out but didn't feel anything.
Oh well, Wish you all have a great day.
Snow day here. At work but looks like it's going to be a quiet day. My knee is bugging me for no reason. Maybe I overdid it when I was working out but didn't feel anything.
Oh well, Wish you all have a great day.
