Today was Mike Sweeney’s last day at Martial Arts Planet. He and Rebecca are gearing up for their life shipboard. While it is an exciting step for them I think that I will miss Mike’s no-nonsense approach to teaching BJJ. MAP has been their baby from it’s creation and they have left a strong legacy.
There were a number of promotions at MAP today. I am very proud of Aidan. He worked hard against two opponents for two kimura submissions with his leg out of underhook sitout. He has really improved of late in my opinion and Chris and Mike agreed by awarding him and orange belt today.
Mike tossed me against Laura. The two battered folks. I had my fingers taped and they work in most directions now (except for my little finger). Laura’s ribs are battered. We agreed to avoid hurting each other. I eventually eked out a leg triangle but Laura is tough to hold down.
I then went up against Nick, a fellow that I hadn’t met before . Nice guy. Right off the smash I pulled him into my full guard he felt really strong. I kind of defeat myself sometimes when am intimidated because I figured I would simply defend valiantly until I tapped. I couldn’t finish a Kimura from Rubber Guard. Got rolled from side control and upa’d him off me onto a pile of water bottles at one point. He spent a lot of time in my closed guard with me exhausted and fighting a pass. It was more fluke than anything I think that I managed to catch him in a leg triangle.
Liam came and watched which was nice. Afterwards we had Wendy’s and came home to relax.
I’m back to icing my hand. The last two fingers are swollen so that the wrinkles on my knuckles have disappeared. It may be time to get those two fingers checked out again. The pain when they are even slightly “stubbed” is more than it should be. Something is not right.
