Angie Dragan's Journal

For almost a year now I have been, well, not quite myself.
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I gotta say it was really roomy in there...lol...and I got the strangest looks while driving it.

Not something I get to do everyday. First time for everything. :)

1. I saw a guy "sleep" last night in BJJ class. A move was being demonstrated that involved a choke. Normally if you can't breathe, you "tap" on the guy who is choking you to let him know you need him to let go...in a competition, you lose when you "tap" or, as it is called, you "tap out".

Well for some reason, the guy being choked didn't tap and the next thing you hear is this loud snore and he is out. A woman who is a blue belt came over and lifted the guy's legs and he regained consciousness after a few seconds. That was crazy. It demonstrated to me how dangerous and effective this art really is.

2. Conditioning and flexibility: These are the two most important things I need to improve in right now.

Wednesday's BJJ class was great. We practiced this move where you jump onto your opponent and wrap your legs around their waist...then you let your upper body down and grab their ankles with your hands then you bring your legs around and kick your opponent with both feet in the lower abdomen. Once they are down, you pivot your legs to the left and then come in for side control. Fun stuff. My legs got a serious workout from this...so much so that I wondered if I would be able to walk the next day! Fortunately I was stiff but able to walk on my own...lol...I recovered from my second class much faster and I feel just fine today.

This weekend I am taking a break from all the fun (though I really want to go back to Glen Campground soon!) and Jeananne and I are going to do some painting of an office area that needs to be re-organized. I want to paint the walls some shade of lavender...just haven't decided quite yet.

And if I get to sleep in just one day this weekend I will be happy. It's time for a little chill out time!

We went to our first class on Monday and I am still sore today...lol...
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