TAP OUT!

I posted yesterday's mini-adventure of keying a car as my status today on Facebook. I got mad props from people.

It was Muay Thai and BJJ Day in Capoeira today. The 1st combo: right cross, left hook, right cross, and then grab back of his head with left hook-like motion and secure with the right hand for 4 knee strikes, push away, and 2 roundhouses. We also had a good elbow and knee combo that kinda reminded me of KFM: left rhino (as we call it in FMA), diagonal down right elbow and left hook elbow, followed by right knee and angle for a jumping right knee.

Jesse II and I are getting good with each other in doing drills. Today's drill went: I shoot in, he sprawls, I pull guard, I secure 1 arm and have my knee horizontal against his ab and pointing in the same direction as the arm I have secured and have my other leg checking his leg on the same side, sweep him in the direction my knee is pointing in, full mount him, he pushes my knees below his elbow, he secures 1 arm and checks one of my legs with his leg on the same side as the arm he has secured, he reaches over and flips me in the same direction as the secured arm and checked leg. Switch.

At 1 point, I accidentally twisted my wrist, which I might have aggravated last night at the gym while doing forearm curls, when I had Jesse II in full mount and he was popping me off of him. I couldn't focus next when I was supposed to armbar him for review purposes. And then there was another time when his knee accidentally landed on my groin when he was getting full mount, but I insisted we keep going and just finish it. Andres said we were beautiful to watch.

Brian, who I'll have to come up with a nickname soon so as not to be confused with my college roommate Brian or Brian from the GNC, was present along with Caesar and Angel. Andres' neighbor, Anna, is our new student, although she left early.

No roda. But we rolled. Andres did ini-mini-miney-mo again to see who was it first. Me first again. Then Jesse II. The starting position was sitting down, back to back. Jesse II had me in a rear naked choke for most of the time. But I had my head turned into him to avoid being choked. My neck did crack, though. I was thinking about tapping. Even Andres was saying, "It's ok to tap." I think he even said, "Don't pass out on me." It's hard to explain, but I escaped. Andres let me catch my breath when I was on top in Jesse II's guard. Somewhere in there, maybe a couple hairs got pulled out. Somehow I got Jesse's back, locked in the rear naked choke, got my hooks in, and for the 1st time ever in my life - in a Holy Shit moment - made someone tap out!

I remember Andres saying, "You gotta let it go immediately, though." Dude, did it take me a couple of seconds before noticing he tapped out. If so, sincerely my bad. We all gave each other love. Either Caesar or Brian said, "That was sick!" (I might've still been too light headed to differentiate.) I had to stay in to roll with Angel. This was short. I fell into his guard, passed his guard into side mount, sort of reversed rear naked choked him from the front, couldn't understand what Andres was saying, but then understood Andres say to walk around him with the choke on to crank his head, and Angel tapped. My self esteem has been sky high.

An outsider dude asked if he could roll with us. Couldn't really hear his name. It sounded like Vanessa, but I know that can't be right. He said something about not being a stranger to jujitsu, asked if we were into MMA and talked about the upcoming UFC while Caesar and Brian rolled. "Vanessa" tried to call out instructions. It was a stalemate. Afterward, he asked, "Mind if I get next." Jesse II stepped up. I could tell he wanted to redeem himself. It was stalemate, but all we cared about was that Jesse II did well. We made him out to look like a hero.

Andres lost his car key. It was green (of all colors) and we had to look for it around the green grass. While I was at the Glendale Galleria later, Andres texted me to say that he found his key in his sandle. He put it there so he wouldn't lose it. I said that was the funniest thing I hear all day.

I saw my high school classmate Marissa and Vanessa (2 years our junior) at the Americana. She was too in a hurry to talk. Well that was a complete opposite from when she felt me up during class in Junior year of high school. But the moral of the story is: for the 1st time ever in my life - in a Holy Shit moment - made someone tap out!