To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy , not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never.
In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common.
This is to be my symphony.
- William Henry Channing
"Victory is not about first place, We are victorious when we learn from the experience and improve ourselves for the next challenge."
- Rickson Gracie
Thank you for all your support. There was a mental lapse and any form of a gameplan ended as soon as Luka had side control in the opening seconds of the first round. The plan was to go into a modified north-south and wait for the bump off attempt to attack one of the arms posting on Luka or else take the back if Kelvin turned to quarters position.
And later, the fight was lost when Luka was getting hit from side control. Luka knows that one option is to tuck in his near elbow and roll on the bottom shoulder into a (knees and elbows) quarters position. And if his opponent managed to maintain a top control position like the harness position, Luka had options. One of those options from there is what I call the "Caesar Roll" named after my old jiu-jitsu/judo coach. After that excellent move, you wind up in a reverse kesa gatame.
Unfortunately, nobody got to see all that great stuff because of a loss of focus. Regardless, a win is a win and a loss is a loss. No big deal. Back to work.
Congrats goes out to Kelvin Fitial for never losing focus and fighting his heart out!
AND don't do stuff like putting both your hands around someones throat, or getting your hands near anyone's eyes, and trying stuff like can openers while you're in someone's guard. We do not train like that. Never had. Never will. I don't know why Luka did those things.
