Though I haven’t practiced inversions\u00a0in at least a year, the core strength I’ve gained from MMA\/Jiu Jitsu made it much easier to balance upside down compared to the last time I was practicing\u00a0inversions\u00a0regularly.<\/p>\n Afterwards, I went home and made some dinner and watched the UFC 184 PPV- Rousey vs. Zingano. If you haven’t read about\/heard\/watched, I’d suggest a quick google search… The fight was 14 seconds long. I have to admit, in my bike racing “career” of going-on 9 years, on more than one occasion, I’ve felt the same way as Cat Zingano at the end of her fight… there’s a big difference between doing your best but still getting beaten and outright losing via your own mistake(s). That’s when experience is more of a motherf$#!^r than a teacher.<\/p>\n P.S. If you’re a fight fan, I’d suggest finding a replay of Friday night’s Invicta FC11 Strawweight bout between\u00a0Alexa Grasso (6-0) vs. Mizuki Inoue (8-3). It’s one of my favorite\u00a0fights I’ve watched since the upset\/title fight between Dillashaw & Barao.<\/p>\n Sunday morning, I woke up early and carpooled over to LDMA in Sherwood, Arkansas for an awesome Jiu Jitsu training day. It was a ton of fun to train with some other women who were similar in size and ability to myself. Highlight of the day… being told by a guy that my guard was “ridiculous.” (in an “I can’t get out of this” sort of way)<\/p>\n Quick lesson- if you have no idea what I’m talking about, look at these pictures<\/a>. If you’re holding someone “in your guard,” you’re the person on your back, and the person between your legs is trying to get out, or “pass” your guard.<\/p>\n![\"pike\"](\"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pike-225x300.jpg\")
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