rolling thoughts

So our last training day at the dungeon (garage) passed this Saturday, and with again a blistering hot summer day we managed to get some rolls in

I suffered badly and wondered if I was gonna make it to the end…nearly did.

First 10 minute roll went better than expected, my rolling partner seemed to be ailing from the heat worse than me as I was having my way with him easier than usual… I paused midway to give him a break.

The second roll …I was the one suffering.. I blew my wad the first roll and just from the hand position infighting…I exhausted quickly. I had to take a timeout 5 minutes into the 10 minute Rd. Yes I was embarrassed but hey….I’m nearly 55 years old!

I then got paired with a much lower ranked teammate and almost felt bad how just grabbing and latching on to his foot kept him off balanced. Would this work with a more experienced player?

I made the mistake of crossing my feet when I took his back and the pressure he applied to my ankles was enough to ask him to stop…he got excited..you tapped he asked ..lol. end of round…hey Proffesor ….I tapped him!!… fucker. last courtesy roll for that guy.

So all n all a good day, I’m really hoping that it was the just the heat that was bothering me lately, yes father time has a play too ..just hoping most of it was the heat.

The good news is the half guard sweep has been working out for me. it’s an old staple in jujitsu and I’ve never really worked on it till this month.