I want to make sure and confirm that I will get thrown with at least kouchi gari and maybe sumi otoshi.

You are on.

I want to make sure and confirm that I will get thrown with at least kouchi gari and maybe sumi otoshi.

If you bring some baked beans, I can throw you in some beans.

Awe I think I am going to Houston this weekend for the Travis Tooke seminar, but if I dont end up going I will be all over it. Drink a Guinness for me!

I was worried I would have to beg out at the last minute because I am still trying to finish up grading, calculating grades, and submitting grades for the semester, but I think I'll be making it after all. I will be bringing my three year old daughter Gwyneth with me, since Mamma Yam is going to a baby shower for one of her friends, so I will need some help with keeping her out of trouble and entertained while I'm sparring.

I can't make this one guys. Sorry. I have too many holiday commitments. Bleh.

I can't make this one guys. Sorry. I have too many holiday commitments. Bleh.

Ah, come on, just bring the kids and wear a Santa suit. Nothing says Christmas like Santa throwing an armbar on someone.

It was a small but fun gathering. EmetShamash, SelfCritical, Dr Yam and I believe 8Bit as well as a friend of SelfCritical's and mine and two friends from CTC came out to roll, knife spar stick spar, rock some push hands and hang about in general. All in all it was a good time even for those of us who came in injured.

what the hell this was today? I though it was the 20th!

Ah crap, houston is on the 20th.

Sorry you missed out. We could have used a Judo Gent turned Ganksta.

That's how it do, ganksta.

Yeah, you know, I never did get Sumi Otoshi'd. Learned a lot of BJJ basics though.

Yeah, you know, I never did get Sumi Otoshi'd. Learned a lot of BJJ basics though.

That's because you didn't bring out the beans until after we'd all rolled (well, I sort of rolled).

Hey, Naszir, I was wondering on the way back, was that move you did to try and get me back into half guard designed that way - i.e. they guy in side control either gives the leg up or get his knee popped? I really had no idea of what was going on with my knee until it popped. I felt a bit of pressure on it, but had no clue that you could pop a knee like that.

I probably should have called it a day after that, because it really didn't feel all that bad until it popped again during my second attempt at rolling. I probably should have spent a bit more time warming up before we rolled, too, since I think me being tight after the two hour drive down from Hillsboro was probably a contributing factor. I was just antsy to go since it looked like Gwyneth was finally giving me a chance to. Oh well, live and learn. Since I'm not training up here right now, I'm not going to be missing any training time and will have plenty of time to recuperate before I start looking for places to train after New Years.

Sorry you had to bail before the grub was done. I ended up with plenty of left-overs.

Joe, something happens to your knees or ankles in every throw down.

Decidedly no. The whole point of what I was trying to do was get you over to my side so i could hip up and go to either side or your half guard at worst. The other option is to take the back by going under your posting arm if you give me the space. Although I would like to claim it is a super secret Vandry knee-expolding escape that was totally not its intent. How is the knee now?