I’m into a really weird schedule these days where I’m training twice a day, so “slacking off” constitutes training only once in a day. Today I found myself considering, “so should I just go in for the morning class and then hit the noon and evening classes?”And I decided I needed to draw the line at two classes a day because this shit is getting ridiculous. I crashed and burned this afternoon and ended up sleeping for way too long.
I need a new rash guard and fight shorts (ideally IBJJF-legal). Does anyone have any suggestions, particularly for shorts that run a little short in the leg for us small people? Similarly, favorite rash guard brand?
I like Manto for rashguards (have two, the Baiano/Tokyo one and a powder blue one for IBJJF competitions, as well as an early generation Rupture, which pilled a bunch and I don’t like as much), but the Scrambles look really nice. The Mantos have held up better over two or three years than the Rupture one and hasn’t peeled at all.
As for shorts, you might like the vale tudo style better. I have a pair of Jacos (early generation, so the decals peeled off, but the shorts are great and a bit less long than the Sprawls I have). I also use Billabong board shorts that have goldfish on them and they’re also shorter than the Sprawls, but unfortunately, the IBJJF rule robots will not let that awesomeness on their mats.
(The Goldfish shorts: http://www.k5.com/images/products09/BILLABONG/M/CATCHOFTHEDAY18_WHT1.jpg)
You know, I think I WOULD prefer vale tudo shorts, but I am moderately uncomfortable wearing them in class. You’d think that doing BJJ for so long would remove all of my insecurities in the matter, but I worry that people will judge me. I have ALL the neuroses.