Why I shouldn't be a blue belt

[skribs]

There is a gi choke that specifically does that. You pass guard in to side control and basically put the choke on yourself.

I have literally done a cross-collar on myself (thought I was grabbing my opponent's sleeve). But that was before this thread started.

 

[Darren]

Exhibit  Z

yeah well the instructor tells me move,that's what i did right into the choke.

 

[skribs]

Exhibit AA: Lack of situational awareness

Helping out with the kid's class, there's 5 coaches (including me). We're all in a line. The head coach is getting ready to start the technique demonstration. When he says the word "take-down", the other three coaches all take a step back. When he turns to find a uke, I'm the first one he sees.

 

[HighKick]

Exhibit AA: Lack of situational awareness

Helping out with the kid's class, there's 5 coaches (including me). We're all in a line. The head coach is getting ready to start the technique demonstration. When he says the word "take-down", the other three coaches all take a step back. When he turns to find a uke, I'm the first one he sees.

You live and you better learn!

 

[Tigerwarrior]

Fun fact:Helio gracies official rank from his teacher was blue belt. Ranking was different back then. In real old days 2 belts, blue, and white. Blue belts for instructors, white belts for students.

 

[skribs]

Exhibit AB: Punched myself with my opponent's fist while isolating his arm for the armbar. When his grip finally broke, smacked myself in the face.

Exhibit AC: Punched myself with my opponent's fist trying to set up a hip bump sweep. I broke his posture, expected him to lean back to regain it. He didn't lean back. I headbutted his fist with my nose.

 

[skribs]

Exhibit AD: My joints cracked so loud yesterday my Professor considered it a verbal tap.

He was actually scared for a minute that I broke something.

 

[HighKick]

Exhibit AD: My joints cracked so loud yesterday my Professor considered it a verbal tap.

He was actually scared for a minute that I broke something.

I had to laugh at that one. My body loudly cracks and pops so much, I would interrupt the whole class.
I have lost enough disc space and cartilage that the facets in my back rub on each other, making loud popping sounds all the time.
Heck, I even get looks at Walmart.

 

[skribs]

Exhibit AE: A white belt guillotined me 3 times while I was trying to work on shooting for take-downs.
Judge's note: Exhibit AE was stricken from the record, because Professor was not looking at that time.

Exhibit AF, for the Defense: I got a really sweet take-down on that white belt.
Judges note: Let the record show that Professor saw this and said, "Good job."

Exhibit AG: Two seconds later, I lost my balance and the white belt swept me.
Judge's note: Exhibit AG was stricken from the record, because Professor was not looking at that time.

Circumstantial: Witnesses report hearing the white belt say, "Oh of course Professor didn't see that."

 

[drop bear]

Exhibit AE: A white belt guillotined me 3 times while I was trying to work on shooting for take-downs.
Judge's note: Exhibit AE was stricken from the record, because Professor was not looking at that time.

Exhibit AF, for the Defense: I got a really sweet take-down on that white belt.
Judges note: Let the record show that Professor saw this and said, "Good job."

Exhibit AG: Two seconds later, I lost my balance and the white belt swept me.
Judge's note: Exhibit AG was stricken from the record, because Professor was not looking at that time.

Circumstantial: Witnesses report hearing the white belt say, "Oh of course Professor didn't see that."

I do a different sort of double leg. Mostly because I struggled to run through with a room full of guys. And some people were not comfortable with falling.

So I go down to both knees. Grab high under the bum circle my arms together. Bring them back down untill I have their knees together and just wiggle them over.

But what I found doing that is my head was up and my back was straight. Preventing the guillotine.

 

[skribs]

I do a different sort of double leg. Mostly because I struggled to run through with a room full of guys. And some people were not comfortable with falling.

So I go down to both knees. Grab high under the bum circle my arms together. Bring them back down untill I have their knees together and just wiggle them over.

But what I found doing that is my head was up and my back was straight. Preventing the guillotine.

The take-downs I'm starting to be more successful with are more like standing pressure passes, if that makes sense.