The Ducati 848 Expiriment

I finally pulled the trigger on the Ducati 848. I got a used one with 200 miles on it for $9500. After the first few rides I didn't want to get off of it.

Now I'm crossing my fingers that she wont be some maintenance nightmare. She died two times while at idle, once before I got on it for the first time and the second at my house while I was revving her from an idle.

Here's to nothing!

Framework to Plan

Over the past few months I've really attuned my training to focusing on the basics. Thats it, the basics. I find basics in just about everything I do, be it the elements of the flower sweep or the collar choke from mount. My training has consisted of drilling these basics until I feel the mojo happening, and then drilling some more. It has been hard to find someone that is willing to drill like a mad man until we have it perfect. But I just pull someone from the mat, and they always learn something after 5 reps...

About a year ago I thought: 'I'm really getting it, I'm really getting good.', then 6 months ago I realized I wasn't. I could beat up on White Belts and got man handled by the Purples and Browns. I cleaned all of my tools from the shed and started over at the basics. My tool set is now 3 things from each position. I am focusing on those 3 pieces and that is all. Then all of the sudden I figure out that if you perfect those tools, learn how to execute when its time, you become a monster on the mat. Now I'm realizing that by going back to the basics, I'm able to set people up to react into one of those 3 techniques, and whamo they are in my game now. Its an unexpected break through, and its how I found my 'REVELATION OF LINKAGE'.