So I have been training Martial Arts for about 9 years now. I wrestled in high school and then started training traditional Muay Thai. I really loved it at the time and trained incredibly intensely… ahh the joys of being a teenager. The damage that my legs and skull sustained from doing that slowly convinced me to start grappling more seriously. After a couple year hiatus of laziness, punctuated by a 2-week lifting spree every now and then, I have resumed training, but this time pursuing Brazilian Jiu Jutsu.

Thus far I’m really enjoying it, my instincts are good from my wrestling background and its getting me in better shape. Technically I guess I should call it Submission Wrestling, since it is all no-gi, but my instructor is a BJJ black belt. Anyhow, I feel like I’m not progressing as fast as I could. I forget so much of what I am taught and don’t feel focused enough. I’m going to thus try and use this blog as a way of tracking my progress. I’ll post my workouts and techniques that we cover. I don’t expect it to be interesting to anyone else… but hopefully it helps me :)