Back On The Mat – Feel The Burn
I got back into BJJ training properly on Monday after what feels like a LONG time out of action. I went back initially last week but only worked for the first half of the...
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Leaps And Bounds
The unseasonable weather continues with some gorgeous sunshine, and we were blessed with some on Saturday too which was a real treat. It meant that although the field was absolutely soaking at dog agility,...
Neither Here Nor There
Right about now I should be sat in a car on my way to the midlands with a bag full of equipment, starting to get nervous about taking part in the British Tang Soo...
Green Fingered
I wish this was an update about my gardening prowess – although my first lawn is growing like mad – but unfortunately it’s more literal today. Last night I went along to BJJ, but...
Manic Monday
I remember the Bangles song with the same name really well from my childhood for some reason, but already I’ve managed to digress, that must be some kind of record. As the title of...
Mir Locks & Making The Most Of The Mini-Summer
After a fairly busy few days of training, including getting back to BJJ on Saturday and some pretty heavy sparring on Sunday night, I went to BJJ last night after an hour of Dog...
Post-Weekend Update
I’m sure some of you came here maybe even wanting to know how the weekend and the competition went. Well sit back and I’ll enlighten you. On Friday during kickboxing I remember complaining that...
September – Ahhhhhh
Everyone knows I’m a massive fan of all things Autmn, and the arrival of September today is a good thing in my book. The summer never really happened except for a few good days,...
De La Riva
De La Riva is my favourite guard to work from in BJJ, and for that reason and no other it’s also the title of this post. Describing it is hard, it’s like a normal...