BJJ life in the uncomfort zone.
This week featured some annoying flu, as well as panic preparations for a holiday. I also did some light, baffling jiu-jitsu. CW: this post features mentions of serious illnesses and death, in case you don’t feel like reading about those at the moment Monday. No-gi class. I wore my new rashguard, the first rashguard… Continue reading On-Off Flu and No Clue: Week 7 of Jiu-Jitsu
I was going to miss the last class of the beginner's course on Thursday, so I asked the instructor what I should do instead. "Buy a gi and come to the technique class on Friday." Okay. Lesson 11: Slow Learner But I'm Here The go-to training partner I had during this course was far… Continue reading The Beginning of the Real Deal: Week 6 of Jiu-Jitsu
This was the week that wasn't. I had work in Hämeenlinna on Tuesday and missed class. And even if I had been in town, I would still have been unable to attend due to flu. I did spend one day at home but otherwise worked through the illness, which I don't recommend. Thursday was Finnish… Continue reading Busy and Ill: Week 5 of Jiu-Jitsu
Spoiler alert: I was for work stuff in Jyväskylä at exactly the same time as the Finnish Championships in BJJ. The weekend of Week 3 of the basic course. Of course I did not have time to see anything of the competition myself. Sigh. At class, The Learning of New Things Continued. Lesson 7:… Continue reading You Had to Be There: Week 4 of Jiu-Jitsu