Prancing and Sucking

I quit my job, sold my home, and drove around the country in the summer and fall of 2006, training BJJ, finding myself, and landing in LA. I still travel a lot and get to train in amazing places. Some of my friends are irritated that I "prance" around the world and think I "suck" for doing so.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Lots of ground to cover

and it's going to have to wait a bit.

We're going into the last day of chick grapple camp tomorrow. It's been fantastic, even though I lost my voice, which made it a bit difficult to teach. For the third time, we've had a wonderful crop of ladies, some repeat customers and some brand new recruits, who have brought their techniques, their ideas, and their energy. With each camp, I become more and more humbled and gratified that I get to be a part of this. I will write more once I've had a chance to collapse over the weekend.

The ADCC tourney was okay too. I had fun competing, and I ended up tying for 3rd. I wish I had gone farther, but I did some things right in addition to the big mistake I made that my opponent capitalized on for the win in the semifinal. Meh. Live and learn. The big thing is that I need to up my intensity. Johnny took his division, and Lana took mine, and both of them are going to Abu Dhabi in April! Huge congrats to them.

Okay, sleepytime and then lots more grapply tomorrow. I wish I didn't sound like a goose.

3 Comments:

At 3:15 AM, Blogger Meerkatsu said...

Just came across your blog and enjoy your writing Val, well done on your World Pro Trials placing, some tough tough comptitors in your division!
Keep up the posts.

 
At 7:44 AM, Blogger A.D. McClish said...

Can't wait to hear more about how the women's training went. At my last tournament, I wanted to kick myself because one big mistake cost me my match and a shot a placing in gi. Every time I watch that video I cringe. But like you said, live and learn!!

 
At 12:14 PM, Blogger susan said...

You didn't sound so much like a goose as like a frog with a gorilla in its mouth. Just sayin'.

 

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