Our week in Decatur!

Ross and I drove over 800 miles for about 13 hours Sunday to get from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Decatur, Alabama. After many long hours, unexpected detours, and some nice scenery we made it to Decatur! Brandon immediately introduced us to his awesome family before we headed up to the gym for a little Sunday night training session. 10th Planet Decatur's gym is beyond cool and the students are even greater! We had some great rolls and tons of fun right off the bat. I am very excited for this week and all the great people and great training to come!

Awesome! Have a great week!

Very jealous guys. Have a good week

Look forward to meeting you guys tomorrow night!

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Originally Posted by David Ogg

Very jealous guys. Have a good week

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+1. Have a blast & drive safe!!! Much love to the Woolseys;)

Pretty cool. Have fun up there guys :)

Have a great time Ross and Tyler! :D

Whew. First full day in the books. We took part in two classes, one advanced 2hr afternoon class and one beginners' night class--after that Bmac had a little rolling sesh with just me and Tyler. Learned a lot of good stuff from x guard, got to drill a lot of arm bars (my go to sub), and really started to be introduced to some really key subtleties of the game.

Needless to say, today was one of the best days of training I've personally experienced in quite some time.

Oh yea, Bmac also talked me and Tyler into competing with our 10P Alabama fam this Saturday. We're rolling in there deep! 10P4L!

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Originally Posted by Ross Davidson

Whew. First full day in the books. We took part in two classes, one advanced 2hr afternoon class and one beginners' night class--after that Bmac had a little rolling sesh with just me and Tyler. Learned a lot of good stuff from x guard, got to drill a lot of arm bars (my go to sub), and really started to be introduced to some really key subtleties of the game.

Needless to say, today was one of the best days of training I've personally experienced in quite some time.

Oh yea, Bmac also talked me and Tyler into competing with our 10P Alabama fam this Saturday. We're rolling in there deep! 10P4L!

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Very excited that you guys are gonna be laying it down with the team! #family #10P4L

Oh man am I jelly lol , Vids or it never happend =P . Good Luck on saturday Im sure you both will do great

We thought Monday was the best training we had in a while but Tuesday turned out to be even greater! Brandon is an awesome coach and teacher that really conveys the underlying philosophy of techniques just as much as the mechanics. We began the advanced class with HQ warm ups of course but, Brandon also had us doing a number of quarter guard to lockdown live drills. Then after an excellent class focused on the electric chair and the mindset from perfect double under hooks, the mats turned into a battle field! Every roll was a war in itself with trained killers all going 110%. No breaks and many passes, sweeps and submissions later I was completely beat! This was definitely one of the greatest rolling sessions I've ever had. I am so excited to compete with this team full of ninjas on Saturday!

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Originally Posted by Tyler Woolsey

We thought Monday was the best training we had in a while but Tuesday turned out to be even greater! Brandon is an awesome coach and teacher that really conveys the underlying philosophy of techniques just as much as the mechanics. We began the advanced class with HQ warm ups of course but, Brandon also had us doing a number of quarter guard to lockdown live drills. Then after an excellent class focused on the electric chair and the mindset from perfect double under hooks, the mats turned into a battle field! Every roll was a war in itself with trained killers all going 110%. No breaks and many passes, sweeps and submissions later I was completely beat! This was definitely one of the greatest rolling sessions I've ever had. I am so excited to compete with this team full of ninjas on Saturday!

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Tyler, you're a great kid with an amazing attitude. And you've got real skills on top of that. We love having you guys here with us :)

sounds awesome.

uh oh, looking forward to seeing you guys at the tournament saturday.

I seriously feel like I've leveled up numerous times each day I've spent up here so far. Even on the days that we don't go too hard, Bmac has been instilling in us his philosophies. Yesterday he showed us a few subtle hip positioning principles for top and bottom guard; some invisible jiu jitsu at a rate of $10,000 ;) Not only that though, Bmac's main goal has been to teach us how to be better, happier people. Absolutely phenomenal coach.

Thursday was our last night of classes before Saturday's tournament and it was another great time! We did stomp drills and HQ warm ups series D before putting serious reps into the go-to sweep of our choice. Manny Rocha and I drilled very well together and I can't wait to see where his game goes in the next few years! We ended the night with a solid hour of rolls with a focus on flowing well and continuous movement. The training at 10th Planet Decatur is some of the best I've ever experienced and the people are equally awesome. Every person I've met has been a genuinely great individual. One of the main principles I've gained from this week is the idea of pressure. Sure, we all know about being heavy but pressure extends eons beyond that. Whether it be physical, psychological or emotional pressure it will put your opponent into a situation where they are forced to make a choice. They are more than willing to take the next move because they believe it was their idea and you have a set number of responses to the possible choices they will make. Brandon made me realize this concept can be applied in all positions of jiu jitsu but also all aspects of your life as well. Brandon is doing something truly special down here in Decatur and I'm confident he will succeed in his goal to change the world one practitioner at a time. I highly recommend everyone take the time to visit 10th Planet Decatur at some point because not only is it excellent for your jiu jitsu but even more beneficial to your life and happiness!

I hear Brandon likes mayonnaise..... Just so everyone knows what to get him for Christmas this year.

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i hear brandon likes mayonnaise..... Just so everyone knows what to get him for christmas this year.

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