Late last year I picked up a new hobby...I started learning Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Earlier this month I took a road trip up to Phoenix to attend a seminar taught by Rener Gracie, a 3rd generation GJJ Black Belt and one of the Head Instructors at the world-famous Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrence, CA. The Gracie Academy puts out a video blog from time to time, and I managed to spot myself in it (near the end). Kinda cool to see yourself on the internet. There was also a picture from the seminar that was posted. Being a tall person, I'm in the back row. (Update: I found another picture, but the quote was from a seminar that was done later the same week.)
The topic of the evening: Triple Threat Back Attack Mastery. Once you take your opponent's back, the techniques shown at the seminar would allow you to properly maintain this position and finish the fight in a myriad of ways. Of course, learning how to take the back is a topic broad enough that it would require many, many more hours than we had at our disposal that evening.
It was 2+ hours of learning and fun. The only downside...it was a Tuesday night from 1900 to 2130 hours, and a 2 hour drive each way. I got home late, but it was worth it.
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