Author Archives: Lex

Jordon Shultz and Alec Baulding: 500 Reps Per Drilling Session

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Lex

I stumbled on the following video blog post from Jordon Shultz. He is training with Team Lloyd Irvin and one of his old teammates, Alec Baulding, visited to join in on the hard training. I know very little about Jordon … Continue reading →

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Notes on the World Jiu Jitsu Expo Superfights

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Lex

The World Jiu Jitsu Expo brought together some exciting match-ups. There was Glover sporting a gi and goatee. There was the impossible-to-pass guard of Lovato Jr. And there was the confident-bordering-on-cocky top game of Kron. Anyway, here are my three … Continue reading →

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Starting to Think About Worlds

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Lex

IBJJF Worlds is going to be the biggest tournament of my life (so far). I will be competing in the blue belt middleweight division that should have 100+ people. I’ve been thinking about it over the past several months but as … Continue reading →

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Three New Blue Belts

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lex

Peter, Lee, and Dave got promoted to blue belt at Osagame yesterday. All three of them are good competitors, and all three are good people. Congrats! There’s something about a promotion of a friend that makes me look back with … Continue reading →

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Get Sleep Not Rest

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Lex

Michael Arnstein is an ultrarunner (runs ultramarathons and longer distances) and like most ultrarunners is a facinating person to read, listen to, and learn from. Here is a good lecture from him on some details of why he runs, his … Continue reading →

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My Experience at the 2012 US Grappling Diamond State Games

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Lex

I competed at the US Grappling Diamond State Games today. Won gold in both my weight division and the absolute division. Overall, the tournament was run very well, as usual. There was a good amount of white and blue belts, … Continue reading →

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Gyms with Saunas in Philadelphia

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Lex

There are a bunch of methods for cutting water weight for night-before weigh-ins. It seems the golden standard is sweating it out at a sauna. I hate this method, I prefer running (or any kind of exercise) in a sweatsuit … Continue reading →

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The Value of Boring Old School Roadwork

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Lex

Circuit training is popular these days in preparing for judo, bjj, mma, etc. You basically pick 3-5 exercises and repeat them in a circuit at high intensity, taking timed short breaks in between. The goal (in terms of time and … Continue reading →

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Those Who Can’t Do, Write Blogs About It

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lex

The title of this post is a variation on a common adage “Those who can’t do, teach”. I always disliked this statement as it disrespected one of the most valuable (in my view) professions in our society. I don’t agree … Continue reading →

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Pure Technique vs Pure Guts

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Lex

Most of my formative years (high school, college) have been in the United States. It’s in the U.S. that I was introduced to wrestling. For better or for worse, wrestling coaches (at least in my experience) are warrior philosophers. There … Continue reading →

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