Oof thank you. There is a police Lt that puts me in this every time we go. I’m gonna have to try this!

@Rich Q amazing where ?

Don’t forget to get her roses for Valentine’s Day

I love training so much that I don’t care what time it’s at. I usually do a 10 AM class but have been doing a 2 hour session (class then sparring) Monday nights from 6-8 pm Which I like because I have something to look forward to all day long. There is a 6 am sparring class I go to sometimes on Fridays. It’s rough to get to but always feels great after class starting the day.

I find that the more I work on technical escapes, the calmer I am during rolls. Last night I found myself under a more experienced, younger, and MUCH larger opponent. He spent the entire round on top of me but wasn’t able to tap me until the end (the defense to what he got me with will be my Q&A question this weekend). He had some kind of choke attempt on me while I was in half guard bottom and he was also trying to smother my face with his body. I just kept trying to relax and use frames to create some space for me to be able to breath. Used the breathing techniques James taught us. We stayed in the position for a long time and I would wait for the right moment to bump and improve my position and then relax again and catch my breath and save my energy. Eventually he gave up the attempt and we continued rolling.

Keep breathing. Today in positional training we were working on back escapes. I found and my partner noticed that I was holding my breath while defending, almost the entire time. I was breathing more when attacking. I wonder if there is some evolutionary reason why we hold our breath under stress. Anyway, I look forward to continuing to practice conscious breathing 😮‍💨