We’re back from Day 1 of the Leonardo Santos seminar at Martial Arts Planet here in Kingston. It is great that this caliber of instruction can be brought to a town this size.
I’m going to have to collect my thoughts and report back in detail but for now I will say that we worked for 3 hours on butterfly guard and how to sweep, defend the sweep, pass the guard. It was presented in a logical sequence and I started to feel a bit more comfortable with the positioning as we spent more time drilling.
Here are a couple of pics of my son rolling with Leo Santos at the end. 
Leo let him challenge his guard and also to practice what he has learned so far. Then he rolled with a purple belt for a good 15-20 minutes. Afterwards he was soaked to the skin. He drank over 2 ltres of water in class today and is downstairs raiding the fridge as I write. They’re playing the new call of duty game while I am out for dinner tonight.
Also, two of the strong white belts were promoted at the end of the class in an extended session. Quite a show of endurance and savvy plays for position.
I’m looking forward to the No-Gi seminar tomorrow.
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