BJJ life in the uncomfort zone.
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.
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.
A non-binary fat disabled hapless BJJ white belt has returned to the mat after being vaccinated. What could possibly go wrong?
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.
I still train, and try to improve very specific techniques for a change.
First bit of BJJ in three months. The joy of flailing and possibly finally learning the triangle.
When you learn something at BJJ and you're not sure how.
Small BJJ stories from December 2019.
I am not very good at 1) BJJ 2) competing at BJJ. Let me explain why I still compete.
I have done a year of BJJ and a bit more. Here's how it's been and what happens next.