Faixa Roxo!
This is over 8 years of hard work
3 years white + 5 years blue
(plus a bunch of training long time ago that I'm not counting - technically I was a white belt for 17 years lol)
Got it just before Christmas.
Very surreal and disorienting lol
Now ALL the blue belts are hunting me, huge target on my back I can feel it
I feel like I need to step up to handle it but at the same time my old body can't be rolling at max performance every time I go.
So far so good though, I've sort of refused to lay down for any of these blue belts and figure I better earn their respect right away. So I've been fucking guys up which is not my usual style I am usually the nicest guy out there and give a lot up with no ego. But I felt I had to lay the smack down of these blues won't respect it.
Problem is every class I come home much more sore and beat up than usual.
Hope this levels off and I can train more relaxed again soon but it sure feels weird at the moment
Both clubs have strong young hungry blues. Some come in from Canucksters club which is a very rough club, I had to roll with a few really strong dudes from there last night, a new brown and a sandbagger blue.
Did well but ribs very tender now.
I'm looking forward to evolving my game. I usually don't like to be the bully out there, but I think I'm going to give myself permission to start executing more stuff, hunting for subs and sharpening. Most of blue belt I spent just working on control/defense/position/guard/sweeps etc and learning to move well and stay safe with minimal effort, but admittedly I don't usually take the shot when it comes to subs.
I think purple belt is a good time to start adding a sub game I just don't really know what I should be hunting for yet or what might suit my grappling style best
Anyways wish me luck