Matt Meade » Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu http://www.mattmeade.com/wordpress 01001101_Playing to win_Creation Story_A deadly game of Matt and mouse_Despite all my rage, I am<br />still just a Matt in a cage_I'm just a simple man,<br />I've got a simple plan._And miles to go before I sleep..._The woods are lovely dark and deep,<br />but I have promises to keep._A very old soul_You could never guess<br />to who you're talkin'_I am a leaf on the wind<br />watch how I soar. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:06:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What is it to be a jiu-jitsu fighter? http://www.mattmeade.com/wordpress/2010/07/08/what-is-it-to-be-a-jiu-jitsu-fighter/ http://www.mattmeade.com/wordpress/2010/07/08/what-is-it-to-be-a-jiu-jitsu-fighter/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:06:12 +0000 Matt Meade http://www.mattmeade.com/wordpress/?p=1136

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But some people just don’t know how to shut up unless you choke them…

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I was happy with my play for the most part, the only big mistake I made was thinking I could push around Luis’ Sagat (I don’t know why that is stuck in my head, maybe because he was so bad when I first met him) but up till then I was on point. Nothing worse than blowing a tournament because you were jsut having an off day or the pressure got to you, so I was glad that didn’t happen.

Halloween Stick

Here's a cool Halloween / Michael Meyers customized arcade stick from the tournament.

Also it was fun just because it was a road-trip, and I feel like I know the guys I traveled with a little more than I did before.

When I got home it was time to watch UFC with Jose! I have been missing watching fights at his house lately so this was long overdue. BJ Penn and Kenny Florian won as I predicted.

After UFC Mike, Brian, Cody and me went sledding at the park which was ridiculously fun. We hit a few jumps on the way down the hill, and I even got to test my frisbee theory (…that you can sled down a hill on all fours using only four frisbees.)

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  1. Phase meat and dairy out of my regular diet (I have a year, not cold turkey). FAIL
  2. Save money. I’m tired of living paycheck to paycheck. WIN
  3. Make the non-profit org I started official. WIN
  4. Upgrade my job. I either need a new one or a raise. FAIL
  5. Get back to Jiu-Jitsu (This depends a lot on resolution 2 and 4, but I miss it so). FAIL
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  • Non-profit brainstorm
  • Got to watch a (DVR) UFC fight with Jose
  • Got Gert vaccinated now that I have money
  • Festival at the park
  • gourmet hot dogs
  • Street party
  • Pub-crawl
  • Received an important certificate in the mail
  • And I even found where I could buy one of those political yard-signs I’ve been looking for.

Nice sunny days, seriously couldn’t get much better.

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If you’re wondering if I remained “Gumby Dammit” in my old age, here’s a trip down memory lane: Shoulder 360 from a keylock!

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http://www.evantanner.net/

RIP Evan

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It’s the least I could do since I missed jiu-jitsu last week. That technically broke one of my resolutions (to go each week unless I had a good reason) but thankfully the spirit of the resolution lives on and I will still go more often than previously.

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Emo-bangs were a fun trip back to my High school days, but alas, I remember how annoying it is to have to fix my hair again.

Not to mention how annoying it is to grapple with hair in jiu-jitsu.

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