Chalk up another little victory

Dunno how to explain this one.

I'm rolling with Sifu Right-wing

I've shrimped out of side control. We look like a pair of clumsy lovers goofing their way through Kama Sutra positions. My wrongside leg, the left leg, is lifted at a 45 degree angle. I'd be a dog with a fire hydrant, but my right leg is splayed backward sliding underneath the wrongside. I am open palmed, hands at the level of my eyes, waiting for the heaviness. The wrongside shin presses against his pot belly. My right hand reaches deep for the space between my legs; the rest of me follows. I forward roll on an angle--think Pluto's orbit around the sun--and come back to guard. Both of us are impressed. He grins. I grin.

And in two minutes The Tentacle will kick my ass.

Eh.

I've been writing poems that play with superhero iconography...

hmm.

Does martial arts.

Does crazy crossfit workouts.

Writing about superheroes.

Deep down do I aspire to be a superhero? Nothing deep down about it. I've wanted that since the age of five ;)

Whew!

Drilling from various positions, side control, mount, and back, we pulled out an epic 36 minutes of grappling time. I felt gassed at several points, guess I overdid it with my workout (ugh! as much as I hate admitting it, I need to workout in the morning, there are days I really need a solid 6-8 hrs of recovery time). And the workout? 5 sets: row 500m/10 36 lbs DB Swings/30 sit ups for time: 20:43. The prescribed workout called for 30 swings, but I just plain forgot. For the best in the long run, grappling would have been miserable.

Feeling Fine

I feel good. I feel good about jujitsu. I've done it three nights in a row, and will go again tonight.
As I move back to a heavy schedule I've resolved to do jujitsu 4 nights a week as best I can and two hours of JKD a week, and 1 one hour of Judo throws.


In unrelated news, I'm reading Dracula, prepping for my brit lit class that starting monday. Funny, how the department head thought my 4 classes in brit lit qualified me to teach it, when in truth, I know little, my real knowledge base is horror, but I think everything will be fine as I'm dividing the class thusly: half a session devoted to student presentations on poets, the other half devoted to teaching Dracula. Only problem now is figuring out what do we read when Dracula is finished? I've had a few ideas ranging from Alan Moore's Watchmen to Fowles' The Collector. (The closer I got to modern times, the wider my knowledge base).

And where am I gonna find the time to write and blog? Ugh. It's back to good ole will power and elbow grease.

Back on the mat

Went to jujitsu last night, felt really good. Learned there are now classes on tues and thurs too (finally!). Went tonight, had fun. CrossFit workout today was killer. Cindy (5 pull ups, 10 push ups, 15 squats, on a loop, 20 min) I got 27 sets, thought i was gonna puke. I'm gonna be sore in the morning.

Ah, one more thing, "passing the guard is about controlling the hips," said the rubber band.

PM DAWN-PAPER DOLL

I've been storming through YouTube lookin' for my favorite hip hop vids from way back in the "YO! MTV Raps" era. This one came near the end of that period.

Your Ex-Lover Is Dead by Stars

My girlfriend said the lines "live through this and you'll never look back" remind her of me.