Guilherme & Rafael Mendes Seminar

This was an amzing two days and i’m just finishing off writing out my notes in longform before updating.  Hopefully tomorrow.

Intervals!!

Finally got down to the work gym for some intervals.

500m 2mins rest

1. 1.37.7
2. 1.36.8
3. 1.37.5

150m 30secs rest

1. 31.6
2. 32.4
3. 32.4
4. 32.7
5. 32.8
6. 29.4
7. 30.5
8. 30.2
9. 29.3
10. 28.5

My first five interval times are shocking but that the price i pay for trying to do 3*500 first.  Live and learn.  On the plus side, i seem to be recovering better as the intervals go on (maybe its physchology).

Edit:  I order a Polar HRM (F11) because i’d love to see what my heart rate is doing during the intervals and rest periods.  It might help me target certain areas where i am slacking off or doing too much.

Rear Naked Armbar

I got stuck in work late last night so arrived late for class but Barry was kind enough to let me jump in after a quick warmup.

We worked on:

• Breaking down the turtle
• Getting control of the back
• Rear naked choke
• Cobra stretch and choke
• body triangle
• armbar from the back

 

After that I rolled with Andy*5, Colin, Dee and Grant on his first night back. Andy absolutely annihilated me, I felt helpless as I tried in vain to defend while he tapped me from all angles, kneebar, straight ankle lock, kimura and mounted triangles were all on the menu. I think it was just a bad night for me and these things happen, I am very happy to get it out of the way before the Mendes brothers seminars on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Dublin Submision only

Today was the submission only event run at Informed Performance.  The format meant that each competitior fought everyone else in their division with three points for a win and one point for a draw ie if there is no submission.  Each round for Novice and Intermediate lasted five minutes with Advanced being secen minute rounds.

There were four in the my Heavyweight Novice division so i was guaranteed three matches.  In each of my three matches i got the takedown and worked from top position.  I got swept a few times but was calm and recovered back to guard before sweeping.  I ended each round with mount position but wasnt able to quite finish off any submissions.  So i finished with three points which was good enough for a tie for second place and myself and the other guy had a match to decide who got second and who got third.  In this match my opponent got the takedown but i managed to get him back in my guard.  He did pass in the end to side control and finished me with a kimura using his legs from scarf hold.  I cant remember what the sub was called.  Im pretty tired right now and will add more detail in the morning.  Sufficed to say i am happy with my performance in my first three matches, i worked hard from every position, i escaped bad positions and improved good ones.  Although the submission wins did evade me i feel like i have really improved since my last competition.

Sub Only 30/01/2010