It's been a long time between posts, partially because I lost track of where I was up to with which lesson I had written about, partially because it gets kind of boring for both you and me to keep going over the same lessons again, and partially just because life sometimes gets in the way of Jiu Jitsu; sickness, injury, events, and committments etc. It's winter here in Australia at the moment, which as you know knocks everyone's immune systems around and we pick up bugs here and there.
Anyways, we've kept on gradually chipping away at the Combatives curriculum in the meantime, and last Friday we got our second stripe! It always feels good doing that ritual, getting called out from the line of students up to the instructor to a round of applause, a stripe, handshake, hugs and congrats from the instructor, and another round of applause as you return to the line. I'm very proud of my partner for reaching this milestone too, she has thrown herself wholeheartedly into the long term task of learning BJJ, and she's loving it too! She's said that she's noticed her strength and balance has improved at yoga and pilates classes as a result of training BJJ. Looking forward to the journey towards the next milestone.
Cheers!
- David