As a white belt every now and then you get compliments that give you hope. The power of a higher belts words have been known to break or uplift the spirits of even the strongest and manliest of white belts. Today I was told something that seriously had me smiling the whole day. As you all know one of my main goals for this year is to make my guard impassable, in hopes of effectively being able to fend off any and all opponents. While rolling today with one of our awesome brown belts, I thought it was just a routine ass-kicking... but after wards he came up to me and said, "when we were rolling today, I was thinking to myself, how in the hell am I going to pass Jay's guard when he is a purple belt? When I was in side control I had to take a break.". Now I know you're thinking, that is a long way from now, pump your breaks there cowboy. But to hear someone say that means that as of now they are having a hard time dealing with my guard, even though they can still pass. It's progress, baby steps. I am tired of trying to take leaps and bounds, it is easier to crawl before you walk.
