I should be working, but. . . .

I had the opportunity yesterday to catch a class with the Boss in Calgary. Yeah, yeah, he beat me up. But, that's not my point. My point is that I was struck by the evolution of this sport.

How people like Brian Bird, Roy Harris, Rich Martens, Roy Dean, (and many more) are constantly dissecting and scrutinizing moves, figuring out what works and why, which ones are high percentage, etc. Weeding out weak moves and tweaking strong ones. Eliminating vulnerabilities, always tighter, less space, more leverage, give your opponent nothing to work with. They do this so that we can systematically learn to put ourselves beyond defeat.

Every day we train, we plug more holes in our game, working towards invincibility. Not today, not tomorrow, but someday. . . . . . . Yeah, someday. Is it any wonder that this is so addictive? Why we miss so few classes? Why the stretch from Friday night to Monday is way too long? Why when your completely exhausted, you can still find enough energy for one more roll?

So. . . . . , my point. Just that I appreciate all the thought and energy and devotion that goes into BJJ by our instructors and I'm grateful that they let us follow along. And that I can't wait to hit the mats tonight! See you there!

BJJ Canada

The guys at BJJ Canada, http://www.bjjcanada.com/ have assembled a list of ranked bjj players in Canada. Another example of a lot of work for no pay. Just love of the sport.

Cruise the lists, see how widespread this art is becoming in Canada, and check out how many of these people you know. Guys we can shake hands with at Brian's club. That's pretty cool.

Congratulations Sheila!!

Sheila Bird just took Gold in Beijing, China at the World Combat Games, in Fila Grappling! All of us are just pumped. We don't need autographs, we get to roll with her! (but we still WANT the autographs). Congratulations to Sheila and Brian Bird. Safe trip home guys! See you soon.