Sunday Field Notes: Aug 10th, 2025
Weekly Thoughts, Mistakes, and Accomplishments
📝 Field Notes – Aug 10th, 2025
Three Thoughts from This Week
Hand Fighting Focus
Hand Fighting has been a big focus for me as an instructor the last few weeks. Jiu-Jitsu practitioners have this habit of allowing their opponent to gain valuable grips and not addressing them early. If I’m being honest, we’re lazy grapplers in certain situations.
Hand fighting is an element that you have to address in nearly all facets of Jiu-Jitsu.
Teaching Moment
Had an amazing moment with a student this week. I reviewed how I hand fight and what I’m looking for. Specifically, how it all translates to various aspects of Jiu-Jitsu. By the end of class, he said, this is going to be huge for me. The look in his eyes and the excitement in his voice made my day.
Check In
This goes for everyone but I’m speaking specifically to the men. Check in with your friends. If they’ve gone a little quiet or have had big life changes, check in. Don’t settle on the obligatory, “I’m good,” push further.
Your friends are suffering in silence, please check in.
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Thank you for reading.
David Figueroa-Martinez
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Coach | Writer | Grappler
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