Fri 6th May

InitYoga - talked about trust at the start - where in my body do I feel trust (gut) and having to trust oneself before trusting another. I trust I will be able to achieve these positions in time, if trust didn't work out in the past know that it was not a shortcoming of mine (something that resonated with me...) More to mull over...


Thu 5th May

ECJJA - Yoga 1hr

talked about being grateful for this body, was in line with the book Im reading (waking up) and consciousness and being separate - it was an interpreting view point that almost immediately made me feel more responsible and grateful for the body in 'in my possession' as a gift and a responsibility to look after it better...

Then BJJ - first time rolling in almost 6 months!! 

Never lost it... Cause I never had it 😎 Feels so good to be back doing a little bit on the mats today 🙏🏻 #comeback #yesanotherone #meniscus #tear #rehab #bjj #ecjja

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I was pretty nervous going into this and not sure how I would feel or how the knee would hold up. Thankfully it was ok. We did a basic drill, stand up in closed guar, open, torreada pass to back take. Then a variation when guard is opened to go to spider and pass spider and continue the drill as above.

Darragh showed me a good detail, when you have opponent in closed guard and get grips to go to spider (opponent is obviously going to know what you are about to do and he might stall) - bring your own knees in towards each other and windshield wiper out into bicep ride before going to spider - that way the opponent can't get his elbows in to defend.

I did 3 6 min rolls and the knee was ok, I wasn't planning on rolling but it held up ok.

I iced it afterwards and again that evening. It is a little clicky but nothing major.