I went to another gym's Open Mat and it helped me so much.
Baby’s First Open Mat: Week 12 of Jiu-Jitsu
Category: BJJ
I’m Enough & Fluffy Patient Peers: Week 11 of Jiu-Jitsu
Is 2 times a week of BJJ training enough for now & my gym has nice people.
Don’t Make me Run and Involuntary Splits: Week 10 of Jiu-Jitsu
This week I forgot I can’t really run anymore, was puzzled by the half-guard and did some more no-gi. My Annoying Feet I wasn’t big on running even when I still had a fully functioning spinal cord. After a friendly brain tumour squished all of my cranial nerves in 2016 (long story), I have had… Continue reading Don’t Make me Run and Involuntary Splits: Week 10 of Jiu-Jitsu
Overwhelmed at Open Mat: Week 8/9 of Jiu-Jitsu
The gym had a holiday break from lessons, which was broadly fine. Me and my partner happened to merge households during this time. I’ve yet to meet the person who doesn’t regard moving as gnaaaah. At least my current weight training regime (once a week on the allegedly ineffective gym machines, when I feel… Continue reading Overwhelmed at Open Mat: Week 8/9 of Jiu-Jitsu
On-Off Flu and No Clue: Week 7 of Jiu-Jitsu
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
The Beginning of the Real Deal: Week 6 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
Busy and Ill: Week 5 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
You Had to Be There: Week 4 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
Escapes and Limbs: Week 3 of Jiu-Jitsu
Actually managed to attend both classes, hurrah me. Officially wore the scariest shirt of the class to one of them. Lesson 5: Ow, my Knee Duckwalk warmups require pushing one's knee floorwards with the pelvis. Otherwise you hurt your knee, as mine still hurts slightly a week later. You live and learn. When attempting a… Continue reading Escapes and Limbs: Week 3 of Jiu-Jitsu
50% Attendance: Week 2 of Jiu-Jitsu
Survived my second week as a BJJ newbie, though with an imperfect record of performance. Once I turned up, I got to roll with the instructor. Lesson 3: Work Got in the Way The Regional Youth Council of Uusimaa had a meeting Tuesday evening, and I was their secretary. The meeting went very well… Continue reading 50% Attendance: Week 2 of Jiu-Jitsu