Last week, I posted on something that I'm working on, which is pretty common for me. Specifically, I'm working on the transition from triangle to armbar, rather than trying to force the triangle. Some common advise is to always have in mind something that you're working on. I have a modest game plan that I try to stick to where I have listed at least one submission, one transition or one reversal f...

Having fun so far, in spite of a little rain. My kids are at a great age for the parks, although having a pregnant wife means that I have to do more of the thrill rides than I'm used to. Here are a couple of quick pictures from this morning. I was pleased that my son finally jumped in and joined the fun. I like pictures like these, but he's usually too shy to be in them....

I know. It's the season of "staycations" and gas prices going all wonky, but we're going to DisneyWorld, dammit! With the baby coming in a few months, and my daughter being so damned cute, this is likely our last chance to "get away" for several years.So, I won't be around for a week or so. But while I'm gone, if you need a grappling fix of some kind, I'd like to refer you to the Mokuren Dojo blog....

Big Rick, a purple belt, ran Sunday's class. He had me run the warm-ups which was a bit of a surprise. So, we did some jogging to loosen up, then a series of basic drills. We started with hip escapes, then alligator crawls, forward rolls, backward rolls, dead bugs and finally backwards pop-ups. I don't think I've ever described the "dead bug" drill. I'm sure it has another name, but it's essentiall...

At last night's class, we once again switched things up a little. Instead of our regular warm-up routine, we paired up and worked technique. We started with 10 armbars from mount, then 10 armbars from guard. After that we worked 10 guard passes, anything we wanted. I worked on a knee over guard pass into a sit out position, but it will need some work. Then 10 sweeps from guard, any one we wanted. I...