About a month and a half ago I got an injury during training and I knew right away it felt serious. My range of motion was severely impacted and swelling was ridiculous. So right away I took off of training and started feeling down on myself. I mean it was the beginning of the summer [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Grappling’
Torn Ligament
Posted: 8th August 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Grappling, rehab, Rome Za, secrets of rehab, Torn shoulder ligament
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Poison-ed
Posted: 3rd August 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: Brazilian jiu jitsu, Brooklyn, Grappling, New York, Rome Za, seminar
Yesterday I went to my favorite sushi place and got food poisoning. Everything was going perfect yesterday until this happened. Today is my official recovery day.
I got an IV earlier to clean the gunk out of my body and I’m just resting on my new king size Tempurpedic bed .
Drinking Ginger tea, water, and [...]
The Light in the Tunnel
Posted: 2nd August 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: apartment, Grappling, Rome Za, teaching
This past weekend was a bit rough for me, a lot of realizations and changes have been made to my life. Today, I woke up and got on the grind… A few great things worked out for me today.
My king size tempurpedic mattress was delivered after a 2 week long wait.
My health insurance came in, [...]
I havent grappled consistently in over 2 months with my school responsibilities and the injury that I got during my comeback. I realized during this time is that without grappling I am still awesome and that It does not define me as a person. Its the relationships that I uphold with the people in my [...]
Summer is Here
Posted: 2nd June 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Grappling, Rome Za, School
As soon as sumer came, I was already with an awkward predicament with school. Summer school was starting on the 28th of May and I was determined to ace this class so I can move onto my clinicals. So I come in May 28th which is a Thursday, and I am the only guy in [...]
Setting Myself Straight
Posted: 21st May 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Goals, Grappling
Past 2 years and some odd months, I have been contemplating about my future, and I know that I want to do BJJ for the rest of my life. As soon as I finish my nursing degree and get the education that I want to get, if all goes well, I will probably have my [...]
Strength and Conditioning
Posted: 21st February 2010 by RomeZa in Strength and ConditioningTags: Backyard, BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Clockwork, Conditioning, gi, Grappling, kettlebells, Rome Za, S&C, sledgehammer, Strength, Team Kitchen, tire
This is one of my strength and conditioning routines that I follow in the summer. It is an older video a lot of adjustments have been made to that routine but you get the general idea…
Ringworm a Negative Side Effect of Grappling
Posted: 5th February 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: bathing, BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Clockwork, Grappling, jiu jitsu, Lamisil, NYC, Ringworm, Rome Za, Tinea
Ever since I started Grappling I have been hearing about ringworm being a nuisance to anyone and everyone in the grappling community. Its a very contagious fungal infection that affects everyone from humans, to animals and most importantly combat athletes. The reason why I put combat athletes and humans in 2 different categories is because [...]
Manto Single Weave Gi Review
Posted: 25th January 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Black belt, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Clockwork, Grappling, jiu jitsu, Manto gi, NYC, Purple belt, Review, Rome Za, Single weave, Union Square
A few months ago I purchased a Manto Single Weave Black BJJ Gi and right away i noticed the quality difference between this Gis that I had prior. It fit very well on the shoulders. The stitching was tough and solid. The patches are really cool because there is few of them but they are [...]
Promotions
Posted: 27th December 2009 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Black belt, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Brown belt, Clockwork, Grappling, jiu jitsu, Josh Griffiths, NYC, Purple belt, Rome Za, Union Square
On Thursday December 10th we had a promotion ceremony at Clockwork Jiu Jitsu. I was a little sick but I made it in to see what this promotion ceremony was about. My Parents both came and so did a lot of friends. On that evening we welcomed 3 new blue belts, 2 purples and 1 [...]