Yesterday was the BJJ blue belt test at the UFC gym in Honolulu. Finally, I have been able to test for my blue belt and passed the test. In reality it was pretty easy and more of knowledge review that real test. All 17 people who took the test passed. Although after my last performance at the triple crown grappling tournament, it would seem that staying in the white belt competition group might be better since I didnt do so well in that group. Then I would have been near the top of group, now I am back at the bottom of the blue belt ranks.
The one good thing that comes from this is the sparring groups that take place on Sunday, although that is my surf day. The groups usually are looking for blue and higher to make sure that everyone has at least some skill to make it more fun for everyone.
The last couple weeks has been a real heavy focus on my jujitsu, now its time to get back to more complete MMA training. I am waiting for a match confirmation to fight on the Destiny card in January. I am looking forward to training at HMC with a more MMA focused coach along with Arthur from M-1 and the grappling at UFC. Between the three gyms I think its a really good dynamic and mix of styles. The last couple times grappling I have felt like my control and submission flow has been a lot smoother. Although I still have not been finishing as well as I would like, if I can work on holding positions and transitions then the MMA ground should be a lot better and wont have to worry about being on the ground as much. Also will make getting back to my feet a lot easier.
Have an interview with some people at a group called smart karate next week, maybe I can start teaching some martial arts as well as training it all the time...
The one good thing that comes from this is the sparring groups that take place on Sunday, although that is my surf day. The groups usually are looking for blue and higher to make sure that everyone has at least some skill to make it more fun for everyone.
The last couple weeks has been a real heavy focus on my jujitsu, now its time to get back to more complete MMA training. I am waiting for a match confirmation to fight on the Destiny card in January. I am looking forward to training at HMC with a more MMA focused coach along with Arthur from M-1 and the grappling at UFC. Between the three gyms I think its a really good dynamic and mix of styles. The last couple times grappling I have felt like my control and submission flow has been a lot smoother. Although I still have not been finishing as well as I would like, if I can work on holding positions and transitions then the MMA ground should be a lot better and wont have to worry about being on the ground as much. Also will make getting back to my feet a lot easier.
Have an interview with some people at a group called smart karate next week, maybe I can start teaching some martial arts as well as training it all the time...
