Pues, estoy aca. Ha sido un viaje con movimiento constante, y todavía estamos quedandonos con amigos mientras esperamos para la llegada de nuestros muebles.
Oh yeah, I packed my gis in our household goods. Which get here Monday. So.
También, yo puse mis kimonos en nuestras muebles enviados. Que llegan aca el lunes. Entonces.
In the meantime, I've done some homework, and the two academies I'm most likely to spend some time at, in no particular order:
Mientras tanto, he hecho algunas tareas, y las academias en que yo estoy mas probable de pasar tiempo:
Ryan Hall's 50/50 BJJ in Arlington
La academía de Ryan Hall, 50/50 BJJ, en Arlington
Royce Gracie's Capital BJJ in Alexandria
La academía de Royca Gracie, Capital BJJ, en Alexandria
The number one consideration is proximity - I would love to check out Lloyd Irvin's place, or the Yamasaki Academy, or any of the zillion awesome places here. But with the school schedule I know I'm going to have, it's got to be semi-close to my place. That's not to say I'm not going to do some visiting to other schools, but I can't pay visiting fees for my entire time, right?
La primera consideración es proximidad - me encantería probar la academía de Lloyd Irvin, o de Yamasaki, o alguna de las cosas cheveres aca. Pero con el horario de escuela que yo sé yo voy a tener, necesito que la escuela quede casi cerca de mi casa. Por supuesto, yo voy a visitar otras academias, pero no puedo pagar el impuesto de visitar por todo mi tiempo aca, verdad?
At any rate, 2 weeks of not doing jits and eating and drinking whatever I feel like has taken its toll - I'm already feeling flabby and pathetic.
Entonces, 2 semanas de no hacer jiu jitsu y comer y tomar lo que quiero ha resultado en pereza - ya me siento gordo y patético.
Instead of THIS guy
En vez de ESTE muchacho
I feel like THIS guy.
Me siento como ESTE muchacho.
Monday I'm GOING to a class, dammit.
El lunes yo VOY a una clase, carajo.
I train at Beta, a LI affiliate in DC. I've never been to the Royce school, but Ryan has a nice space with wall to wall mats and has some great people on the mats. The main Lloyd Irvin school might be a little far from VA, but it's a great space and they don't charge a drop-in fee, so if that's a consideration...
ReplyDeleteI think all martial artists must share a common gene that makes us want to train hard, but live rich. And when I say rich, I do not mean rich in money, but rich in enjoyment. We tend to seize every moment and suck the meat off the bones.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely look up Elyse (Gringa BJJ) when you visit BETA.. :)
ReplyDeleteI plan on doing some training in Virginia over the holidays when we come to visit my family. We'll be in Norfolk through the 27th and then the Eastern Shore till the 2nd, but plan on hitting up DC for 2 days somewhere before NYE. I want to see the Smithsonian!
Good to hear you're settling down for now, look forward to the training reports from your new choice of academy.
ReplyDeleteI definitely understand the importance of proximity when choosing a school. I had several schools to choose from when moving to Atlanta, and I chose the one closest to my house (about a mile) and my office (about two blocks).
ReplyDeleteThe closer the gym is to your home/work, the more likely you'll be to train.
Glad the move has gone well so far. Don't worry. You'll be back to Johnny Bravo in no time. lol
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing about your experiences training at a new academy.
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