the small patches have arrived, and they look better than i thought they would. they are 4 inches in diameter, fully embroidered with a thick hem and no backing making them easier to sew on. the price from me personally is 7 dollars, and the price through paypal is 8 dollars. this is the first of several items i'm getting in over the next few weeks.

visit my facebook page, like it, share it, and get this ball rolling bigger. http://www.facebook.com/MachineWorksBjj. i'll be back on tomorrow to talk about a few things i have learned about teaching in the last few weeks.

just noticed as i was posting the new logo for machine works, that i haven't posted on here since january 28th. it's been a crazy long winding trip since then. in the 5 weeks after that post i only took one day off from my work, teaching, or training. several day's i hit two of those activities in one day and on occasion i would hit a combination of all three in one day. not much time left over for blogs or anything else. this last weekend i took the whole weekend off, and now am iback to the same schedule. i like it but i have to organize my time better to allow for more recovery and outside interests.

the teaching is going great. i've been able to teach almost everyday of the week in the mornings, the way my work schedule has been. that means 3-4 morning classes and 3-5 private one on one sessions a week. this in turn has given me a much better connection with not only how i teach but how i look at the moves i use when i spar or compete.

as i now have a logo, it's time to get back to blogging and soon i'll start shooting little videos of what i am working on and what i am teaching. as soon as i do, i will post them on my youtube channel and here. i'll also try and explain my training methods. now it's time to hit a nap.

hit the mats for the first time since eduardo came back from brazil. it was the first full on sparring session since i stopped working out/sparring 3 weeks before the surgery. so it had been about 7 weeks since i had a full on sparring session. sparred with a blue belt, a purple belt and then closed out the session with a decent white belt. sparred for just over an hour total. felt good, obviously rusty and my mat timing/conditioning needs work. the next month will be a process as i try and get ready for the sf international and get back to where i was before all the distractions reared their heads.

just got done with another getting back in shape workout. 4 rounds of 30 seconds on/15 seconds off(airdyne, burpees, windshield wipers, clean and presses(36 lb kettlebells), and one legged deadlifts with the same kettlebell.). did good, but need to be more consistent with the workouts. i want to get at least 3 sparring sessions next week.

i am enjoying hitting the workouts again. can't wait til next week when i can start doing my normal workouts and not these abbreviated lighter ones. 20 calories on the airdyne, 10 clean and presses, 5 sets, no rest.

just hit the airdyne semi hard for the first time post surgery. good stuff. sucked wind too hard for my liking, but i'm always of the opinion that my cardio could be better. 10 rounds 0f 40 seconds on 20 off, keeping the rpm above 80 and shooting for 85 every round. the last two keeping it above 80 was very unpleasant.