I’ve rolled with the first
blue belt a bit before and he’s ridiculously fluid and graceful
on the ground. But we rolled for dominant position and defence rather than
submission and I actually did OK. I’m obviously aware he’s trying new stuff out
and pretty much taking it easy, but whenever he put me in trouble I
escaped or rolled out or found a suitable defence. I escaped several armbar and
triangle attempts and recovered guard a few times, too. These were minor
victories. Against somebody who wasn't trying very hard.
The second blue belt has
just qualified for the worlds but was injured and also taking it easy. We had a
gentle roll but I was so far out of my class it was unreal. One thing he did very
well was to disrupt my base and sweep me with very little effort. I take the lesson
with humility. I need to spend more time stabilising my position before
attempting any form of submission.
The third blue belt is
somebody I roll with much more and he’s also very good but this time we were
going at it a bit more and I ended up tapping quite a lot. I was trying to do all
the right things (recover guard, not leave an arm isolated, hip escape,
stabilise my base, grip fight for a good opening position to avoid his guard)
but he was just too fast and too drilled.
On the plus side, I felt
like I was understanding a few things and putting them into practise but I know I’m
still a long way from any form of competency. More mat time needed. But I
already knew that…
LESSON FROM TODAY: Spend
more time stabilising position before attempting any form of submission.
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