Getting Hippy With It

It's come to my attention that in order to be a Jiu Jitsu master I must have more flexible hips.  Sound dirty?  It's not, unless you count the massive amount of sweating you're doing while in a long sleeved gi.  Gross, I mean seriously, between the mat and the sweat, there are definitely "prettier" sports you can be involved in.  Unless you count the serious high you get after a great class... and then, there's nothing more beautiful.

But I digress...

My Seagull Turtle game (to be explained in a later entry) is seriously off.  I can't do the rolly turtle armadillo move and when I try to do the spinny leg move I look more like a turkey stuck in a tree and less like Crane from Kung Fu Panda.

Jiu Jitsu is ALL about the hips.  Control their hips, control your hips, move your hips, change your hip angle, on and on and on.  I must improve my hip strength.  I'm committed to holding a hip exercise each night.  I'll add it on to my nightly viewing of old Top Chef episodes and glasses of red wine (helps ease the pain).

And just 'cause I got your mind on it...

Story #1:
When I was in college, for my major, we were required to take at least two math credits.  I used to think I was good at math but after one semester of calculus, I realized I was actually just very good at studying hard.  I decided not to continue with the next calculus course, but thought it'd be more fun to take a beginner's HTML class (oh the shiny new internet is so pretty!)  My TA felt so bad for me that I think I pulled a B+ in the class only because I got so excited that I was able to apply a Wonder Woman wall paper to the background of my HTML page.  I had worked REALLY hard on it.

Story #2:
My mom is terrible with names - I mean just awful.  I had a guidance counselor for 4 years in high school whom I was very close to and spoke of constantly.  His last name was Steinberg.  My mom still calls him Dr. Steinbrenner to this day (small town, they still run into each other a lot).  We're big Seinfeld fans.

Story #1 + Story #2 = My beginning path to Jiu Jitsu
I am terrible at remembering the names of moves but I REALLY work hard and I REALLY love Jiu Jitsu.  My journey to gaining my first stripe has been delightful.

I think the names I've come up with so far are quite intuitive and am hoping someone will at least enjoy a good laugh.

Happy Reading!