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Fri Sept 4/15 Open Mat

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Got to LEMMA around 5:15 pm…

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Tonnes of boys and a gal OTM…

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A clip of a roll session below…

Gotta get some rolling in… finger is still mangled, lower back still sore from Big Blue belt Gary from last week, and yeppers chugged 4 cups of cold coffee.

Black and plain… no sugar.

Rolling: (6 min, 1 min Breaks)
1. Thor
2. Thor
3. Scotty
4. Scotty
5. Thor
6. Gary
7. Gary
8. Thor

Been having a lot of leg locks running through my mind lately… yep. Them legs.

Coach always stating. “You live and die by the leg lock game…”

Attack your opponents legs and you leave your legs open… so really, who hits it first and obviously having the technicalities is the biggest factor.

Clip of another roll session below…

Food for thought… I went attacking legs at open mat. Got knee bahhd amongst others. Notably though, it was with Thor. A 180 to 200 lbs Brown Belt beast… yep MMA, wrestling fury to boot and with technique.

Went to the Sushi Station with the wife after… oh and the monkey that keep me busy all day lol…

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Friday July 31/15 Open Mat

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Wow, I was not motivated to go to the gym tonight…

Chugged some coffee and went anyways.

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Especially, hanging out with my 7 month old and my 16 lbs Chiweenie all day lol…

Yes, things can get pretty cumbersome.

Hit the Complex yesterday morning again… yay on my way back down to 155 lbs lol…. walking around 165 to 170 lbs weird… hahahah

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Always someone to help motivate you lol…

Got this in the mail today… unfortunately the baby kept me too busy to even skim through it. Oh reading material on a boring day Ha!!

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Got in around… 5:15 pm ishy…

Rupert, Nathan, Morgan, Colin, Jesse, Winston, a newb blue belt from Halifax, Justin, and then Matt Veal showing up a little later.

Rolling: (10 min, 1 min breaks)
1. Rupert
2. Rupert
3. Jesse
4. Justin

Got Rupert to warm me up…

Yes my finger was still mangled…

Taped the shit out of it lol. Boy did he grind on me lol…

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All I could think about was man… I could have sworn it was for me to warm up… lol… so I literally had to up my pace stay safe.

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Oh well lol… he kept trying to do an over under pass inside my guard, which I thought was weird, because it opened up an opportunity for me to triangle him. Which rarely happens for me.

Yes almost triangled someone wooo…

Especially with my 26 inch inseam hah!!

FUN TIMES LOL

Later myself and Morgan asked him why he kept doing that… turns out he watched it on YouTube… a drill in which he tried in live rolling. Myself and Morgan tried to correct his pass… reviewing approach and when to use this pass. Unfortunately, however in turn fortunate. He learned a few ways, corrective was to use this pass while rolling with me. I’m hoping he remembers to send me the link to the video he watched this drill from… that way I can correct his initial intent. Not saying I an expert but hey. Any help, is better then no help…

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Take it from me… I was a 4 year white belt lol… 

Rolling with Jesse and Justin was fun as usual heck it was all fun! great day…

I’m glad I went in…

Clip of me and Justin rolling below…

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July 24/15 Open Mat

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Got to the gym at roughly 5pm…

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Rolling : (6 min Rounds, 1 min Breaks)

1. Katrina
2. Scotty
3. Scotty
4. Rupert
5. Rupert
6. Matt

Jammed my right index finger defending a knee bar transition… Defensively it worked lol.

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Definitely fatter lol… ibuprofen BOOM!

Next time I’m gonna close my fist or palm out lol.

Other than that… great rolling, great time, & a lot of sweat left OTM with the homies from yesterday.

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Left at roughly 6:30 pm for date to eat balut…

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OSS!

See y’all Sunday taking Saturday off to hang with the Family at Buskers Festival then the water park at the Marina lol… yes 2 feet of H2O hahhaha.

My height apparently.

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Fri July 3/15 Open Mat

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Got to LEMMA round 4pm…

Damn I was tired…

Didn’t even want to train.

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Stationary Rowing, 4 sets of 10 mins.

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At least what I did was better then staying home and watching TV lol.

Still came in to get time OTM.

Matt Veal was in shadow boxing and stuff for a bit.

Was actually hoping no one would show up to Roll…

WRONG!…..

Big Red came in… then Jesse Veltri, Shat Prof Nathan, Marco, then Rupert lol… damn.

Gotta roll…

Nothing like having others help push you.

Rolling: (10 min rounds, 1 min breaks)
1. Big Red
2. Jesse
3. Jesse
4. Nathan

DAMN Big Red is getting bigger… starting to use his weight better. Jesse is all about pushing the pace, fantastic pressure as usual. Nathan is all about his top game and is slowly developing his bottom game lately. Love this. Love the group of guys we have. Diverse set of skill sets. Different concepts to bring to the table, with different styles, & games.

Keep evolving, keep growing. My game is only as good as how much my homies push me. Even though I didn’t even want to show up!

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Oss,

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Fri June 19/15 Open Mat

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Yep…

Got to za club for 5:30 pm…

Homies be rolling…

Didn’t warm up… paid for that!

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Too excited to get some rolling in we forget…

Rolling: (7 min, 1 min breaks)
1. Scotty too hotty
2. Justin the beast Amand
3. Matthew T-burn
4. June Buggy
5. Razor Frazer

This was a phenomenal rolling session… Homies did not let up or take it easy on me… 7 mins rounds with 1 min breaks damn… thank good for the sashimi after to help rebuild some cells.

June buggy brother. You gotta tap. That was close, thought I heard a few pops and cracks homie!

— with Juneau Barnett and 4 others at Leading Edge MMA.

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Tired though…

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But we be rolling!

OSS!!

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Fri June 5/15 Open Mat

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Had my monkey at work all day… 5 month old…lol

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Got to LEMMA around 5:30 pm… homies were OTM!!

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Josh, Big Red, Big Rig, Alex the bear, Morgo, and the Frenchman… I was the odd man out… blah.

First roll was with Morgo..o oops sorry bro, accidental knee to the chin, cut his tongue.

BLOOD I see blood… tuck the head in bro when you work that pressure pass…

WEAR A MOUTH GHU-WHARD… lol

What a trooper, sorry brother… great technical roll though. Man I remember our first roll, freck we trained sooo much since… your game has improved leaps and bounds. Your flexibility was your strength, however it was your weakness, now you are working your top game… before the random scattered unfocused, thoughtless and insecure moves… to now, being a force to be reckoned with. I do remember you almost quitting BJJ. Great job homie. I remember our first tournament together, ever since that, there has been no looking back. Heck, for the both of us us!! future Black Belts!

Switched to Scotty too hotty, mid roll to let him heal lol...

Big Red, holy-moly… the explosion buddy… just have to be less telegraphing… maybe a relaxed approach with all of your strength and raw power. Building sensitivity and rolling to conserve energy for your next match may be something to think about, especially being conscientious of preparing for a tournament, with having maybe a round to recuperate, unless there is only one other guy in your division… not every roll is too the death. Nice though, once in a while, I like it, a life or death situation…lol I love rolling with you buddy, keep it up! tough rolls help me keep my head in the game. Sorry bout the pant leg. You should have let me pass… my torreando is immaculate at times hahaha.

Saulo Ribeiro

Scotty too hotty… I see the frustration when I take your back. Your back control defense has improved a lot, well done sir. Keep on trucking!!

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Josh Deluca what can I say, when I get you on your back, that’s the only way I can, one up you… sooo frecken strong… I strong like bull…osss

Man, my knee is bruised and my shin is still bruised DAFACK!!!

Rolling: (7 min, 1 min break)

  1. Morgo, partial
  2. Scotty tooo hotty, partial
  3. Big Red, partial
  4. Josh, partial
  5. Morgo, full
  6. Big Red, full and break
  7. Big Red, full

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SUSHI STATION with the wife and baba after woooo!!

See you SAT!!

Oss,

Wed May 27/15 BJJ

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Oooh boy, got to LEMMA around 6:00 pm was sooo frecken drained lol

Sleep?

Allergies?

5 month old baby?

Wife that needs to get out of the house?

Doggy that wants your attention?

Work keeping you busy?

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Let just say I had a few tough rolls ahem 5 rounds?

5 min burners with a very athletic fellow who has been off the mat for over a month.

HE WAS HUNGRY Hah!

Oh boy duder is still as strong. Oh Justin St Amand… you do know I’m talking about you. Your drive is what makes you excel above others. Keep at it brother. You are a force to be reckoned with.

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Morgan was in, even with his broken toe… noticed Nathan leaving while pulling in. Scotty too hotty was just on his way out. Morgan was helping Katrina with various issues. Yep I got the beast of a white belt waiting to gobble me up. lol

Morgan ran a short warm-up with a positional drilling exercise.

Coach got us to drill on a few self-defense back take defense variations. I Partnered with Justin the beast Sillyman. First from the head lock when your attacker misses the head strike. Then second from a body lock from behind.

Below is a good clip of what was reviewed yesterday for a head lock escape…

Stephan Kesting does it best with his video below…

Coach then got us to drill a closed guard, with double belt grip break, to an over hook, then London guard with a collar grip, then omaplata, with even strikes.

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Great class for those of you that didn’t show…

Oss!

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Fri May 22/15 Open Mat

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Home boys and galls were at the gym early Friday for early Open mat…

Sorry about the delay…

Suprised that no one else with was out that had keys...

Work… gotta pay the bills. Unfortunate, but BJJ doesn’t pay mine at the moment…

In due time I guess!

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Was at the gym for 5:30 pm. Travis, Scotty Hall, Luke, Katrina, Juneau were on site to get some rolling in…

NO S & C tonight… no time.

A quick clip below… not that this is actually going 30 times faster then normal…

Warm Up: 

Drilled, armbars & passing techniques with Travis for 5 to 10 mins

Rolling: (5 min rnds, 45 sec break)

  1. Katrina, 2 rnds
  2. Lukasz, 2 rnds
  3. Travis, 1 rnd
  4. Juneau, 1 rnd
  5. Scotty Hall, 2 rnds

HOW LUKE GETS GUYS TO TAP…

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Me and my boy Lukasz Jan below… just playing around with video editing.

Sashimi at the Sushi Station after was also bomb.!

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Ossu!

Victoria Day Long Weekend, Open Mat, 1 to 3 pm

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Got to the gym around 1:05 pm… wow tones of peoples out. Horrible weather out. Snow and even rain… ridiculous.

Tonnes of guys OTM for some random rolling!

Rolling: (5 min rounds, 45 sec Breaks)

  1. Katrina, 4 rounds
  2. Travis Duncan, 1 round
  3. Morgan Frazer, 2 rounds
  4. Lukasz Jan, 1 round

LOVE IT

BJJ is my addiction

My goals… achievable, attainable and realistic

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Promised Windy, I will complete 100 push-ups as close as possible in a row.. Completed my 100 push-ups in roughly 2:08 mins…

  • 50, super easy, (0:20 to 0:55)
  • 30, easy, (1:19 to 1:42)
  • 15, meh, (1:59 to 2:12)
  • 5, I was really struggling, (2:22 to 2:28)

Short clip below…

I used to train this with 25 reps 4 sets… I will start focusing again to hit 100 in a row with no breaks… 

My goals,achievable, attainable and realistic.

Surround yourself with like minded people with similar goals and dreams. 

Having a great support system will push you further to better yourself.

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Hopefully we see you out sometime this week OTM!!

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Oss!

Fri Open MAT, May 8/15

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Another quick lift session in the books! 

Lifting: (5 sets, 12 reps ) 

  1. Squats, 135 lbs,
  2. Bench Press, 135 lbs,
  3. Crunches, 100 Reps,

Conditioning: (Stationary Rowing)

  1. 1986 m, 10 min, Level 6
  2. 1945 m, 10 min, Level 6

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Not too may guys out tonight… the weather looked fantastic. The Frencher, Hassan, Alex the bear, Big Red, and Scotty too hotty were on site to get some rolling in…

Rolling: (5 mins Round )

1. Scotty too hotty, 1.5 rounds

2. The Frencher, 1.5 rounds

3. Big Red, 1.5 rounds

Oss!!