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About a toe that moves and jiu-jitsu that slightly improves

July 5, 2022 sohventuresLeave a comment
BJJ class

I'm still rolling, though often starting lower than before. I've also become a bit less bad at BJJ without really knowing it.

Posted in BJJ, Disability, Small Adventures

Your BJJ Gym Benefits from DEI Work

February 1, 2022February 19, 2022 sohventuresLeave a comment
People rolling in a BJJ gym, two pairs of partners crashing in one another.

I hope you take the time to read this argument for DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) work in BJJ and take on board some ideas to start with.

Posted in BJJ

Me and Crap Ankle Hit the Mat Again

January 3, 2022 sohventuresLeave a comment

Between getting rid of my cast and another lockdown, I lived through my first period of training regularly without sparring since my beginner's course. Went to classes, saw some guys called Josh and Priit, and did a bit of actual drilling.

Posted in BJJ, Off The Mat, Seminars

PT, pauses, processes, and people who roll

December 1, 2021February 1, 2022 sohventuresLeave a comment

My leg is still a work in progress, as is my mind. We also find out if watching other people do BJJ teaches you anything.

Posted in BJJ, Disability

Snapshots on Returning to BJJ

July 27, 2021July 29, 2021 sohventuresLeave a comment
People lining the edges of a tatami.

A non-binary fat disabled hapless BJJ white belt has returned to the mat after being vaccinated. What could possibly go wrong?

Posted in BJJ, Off The Mat, Small AdventuresTagged BJJ, Brazilian jiujitsu, covid-19

I rolled 2 weeks with only 12 techniques and here’s what happened

August 31, 2020 sohventures2 Comments

There’s still a bit of a pandemic going round, so my sparring days are pretty limited at the moment. But during the brief respite Finnish contamination statistics offered during the summer, I managed to roll with a game plan. Or a limited repertoire of techniques, depending on how you look at it.

Posted in BJJTagged BJJ

Training on the Down-Low & An Itinerary

July 30, 2020 sohventuresLeave a comment

I still train, and try to improve very specific techniques for a change.

Posted in BJJ, Off The Mat, Small AdventuresTagged BJJ

Hour 261: After the Longest Absence

June 16, 2020 sohventuresLeave a comment

First bit of BJJ in three months. The joy of flailing and possibly finally learning the triangle.

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How Bodies Learn: A Wonderment

February 2, 2020 sohventures1 Comment

When you learn something at BJJ and you're not sure how.

Posted in BJJ, Small AdventuresTagged BJJ

Bears, Stuff to Think About and Other Stories

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 sohventuresLeave a comment
Graduation December 2019

Small BJJ stories from December 2019.

Posted in BJJ, Small AdventuresTagged BJJ

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