š Field Notes
Three Thoughts from This Week
Iāve been Mufflered
So for months Iāve been Mufflering my students for shits and giggles. Itās legitimately one of my favorite things to do. Well.. A student of mine finally had enough of my bullshit and decided to do it back to meā¦ I feel so betrayed.
Omoplatas and Armbars!
I recently fell back in love with Omoplata and the mounted Armbar. Iām hitting both relatively often these days. The mounted Armbar has become an interesting focus. Iāve been playing with pulling at and controlling the far arm in order to attack the near side arm. Hard to explain, but Iāll be doing some videos on that soon.
Itās been pretty interesting element to develop for me.
The Practitionerās Journal
Just purchased The Practitionerās Journal. My hope is to keep track of what Iām teaching, learning, and what Iām focusing on during my Open Mat rolls. Iāll be doing a review soon.
So far, itās made beautifully. Excellent quality.
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