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BJJ tonight, small class tonight, only 3 of us plus coach. We drilled a fun little progression attacking the turtle to get side control then into a Kimura. I struggled with the first part, mainly because it did require a certain amount of strength to flip the other person over, and the two guys that were there are…

Very exciting, good luck! :)

I pay £40 a month for Muay Thai unlimited classes including boxing, MMA and open mat sessions, and £8 per BJJ class, usually 2 per week. I own 2 Gi's that cost about £80 each, my sparring kit (shinguards, gloves, gum shield) was about £150. I could have bought cheaper, but I'm hoping buying better quality will mean it…

First Muay Thai interclub today, glad I finally got one done. :) I had 2 matches, first one against a Junior, so no head contact allowed. This threw me off a bit I must admit, I was slow, timid, and just not busy enough. Left the ring a bit disappointed with myself to be honest. Got my act together for the second one, and…

Thank you! :) <3 I try my best to listen to what my coaches tell me and to improve myself, but at the same time I'm very self critical and I very rarely feel like I'm making much progress. One of my coaches took videos of my grading, and it was a real boost seeing myself work and getting the feedback, makes me want to work…

Did my grading for Muay Thai yesterday, first one at after nearly one year of training. It went better than I hoped, and I am now a Orange 2nd grade, which means I've managed to skip 3 grades. According to the feedback from my coaches, I was only a bit off getting Green, but my fluency is not quite there yet, which is very…

First time back in BJJ tonight since I hurt my knee. We learnt a couple of variations of a slightly sneaky collar choke, which was great fun. :D It felt good to be back in my Gi and on the mats, and my knee held up better than I hoped, just had to modify a couple of positions slightly. I even had a few rolls at the end,…

Great skill session last night, working on good technique for roundhouse and low kicks, teeps, knees and elbows. The pro boxing coach from my gym has been helping out with the sessions recently, doing pad work with each of us individually for a few rounds. This is really helping my fluency and striking technique. First…

I had a great session in Muay Thai, after warm up we did a circuit of bag drills which covered pretty much everything, hard work, but it felt good. Then some light sparring. I'm definitely feeling more confident, my blocking is improving slowly, and I'm starting to land more shots, even on more experienced partners. My…

Nice work, well done!

I try to recruit everyone I meet pretty much. :D

I really dislike people touching me unnecessarily (other than my OH and my closest family), but I'm fine with it in BJJ. Isn't that funny? If I had researched what it was before I started, I may not have tried it. As it is, it was on offer at the gym I started training Muay Thai at, and I thought I'd give it a go. Now I'm…

Hi Val, do you know what's wrong with your knee? I suspect what you are able to do depends on what the problem is. I go by the theory that if something doesn't hurt, it's ok to do it. I dislocated my patella just under 3 weeks ago. I didn't do any training for about 10 days, as I was on holiday anyway, but I actually did a…

First goal is getting my gimpy knee back to full strength, so I can get back to rolling. It's been frustrating, not being able to train fully. :( BJJ, I've been working on being more proactive and trying for submissions, instead of just defending for my life, even if I end up tapping more often. It's hard sometimes when…

Congratulations!

Wow, 23lb overweight, that's embarrassing, and really disrespectful to you, the promoters, and the spectators! I'm glad you kicked his *kitten*!

In BJJ I compete at Lightweight (64kg Gi, 61.5kg NoGi), but I'm tempted to go down to Feather (58.5kg Gi, 56.5kg NoGi). I haven't fought in Muay Thai yet, so I'll see when the time comes.

I'm Jas, 35, female. I've been training Muay Thai and BJJ for just under a year, and I'm completely in love with it. Sadly, I'm off games at the moment, because I dislocated my kneecap last week. I had my first BJJ competition in May, and a few more coming up in the next couple of months (if I heal in time), plan on…

You can add me if you want, I'm pescatarian too. :)

I don't do any lifting, but we usually do some bodyweight conditioning exercises, squats, push ups, burpees etc, during our classes, and I've definitely toned up a lot. :smile:

Hi Mae, I started training Muay Thai and BJJ at a small martial arts gym about 10 months ago, and I absolutely LOVE it. :D I train 5-6 days a week, I wasn't overweight when I started, but I've lost about 6kg, and I'm much more toned, especially my upper arms, shoulders and calves. I personally love how I look now. :) I'm…

I'm currently a little bit obsessed with Amon Amarth, Rob Zombie and Alestorm, but I also love lots of other kinds of rock, metal and punk.

Me, I started about 8 months ago, completely hooked!

Limp Bizkit Alestorm Rob Zombie Rammstein I'm a metal kinda girl!

Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, nothing like having a good scrap with friends!