The Morning Drills: 4-6-16

Every morning I get up and a do a light 30 minute workout to wake up. It's my alternative to coffee. Sometimes it's a walk. Sometimes some Kenpo. This morning it was Jiu-Jitsu. I always try to drill whatever techniques we were working recently in class so they stay fresh in my mind. Today it was defending the back and a few armbars from the guard. 

The armbars are easy to drill. Defending the back is a little harder. I sit in front of the dummy and put it's legs around my waist. Then I have to reach back and pull it's arms up to simulate a seatbelt hold. That's the hardest part. But once I lock one arm under mine and I get a pocket grip on the other, it's easy to hold. That simulates someone taking your back. From there, I just run the drill, trying to focus on each transition and trying to remember whatever was mentioned in class.

Once that's done, I sit down and do a 20 minute meditation from my Headspace app. This morning it was Headspace Pro level 6 session 6. Those guys have really figured it out. I just now noticed how the names of the session and the progression almost give you a sense of leveling up.