I struggle more with my body than BJJ itself. Yesterday, I did some mobility training at home. First, I started with exercises for my Calcific Tendonitis of the Shoulder. Physical therapy to strengthen muscles should have been done already for an extended period, but of course, I haven't done it. The exercises I practice were demonstrated to me by my physical therapist several years ago. 

As I have nonalcoholic fatty liver, one of the advice was to consume rye bread. So, I started preparing it by myself. It's simple to prepare and a healthy option.

I struggled again with my rolls forward and backward. My stiff neck and sore shoulder are causing me trouble and slowing down my technical progress. Nevertheless, I'm now a black belt compared to myself, as I was two weeks ago when I showed up for the first time. 

Another day, I had my fifth BJJ class. I struggled most with forward and especially backward rolls. My neck is stiff and I am experiencing pain in my right shoulder.

On September 10, 2025 I went to a BJJ class for the first time!It took courage and determination to even go there. I was a little relieved by the fact that when I first called the club and said that I would train but that I was 57 years old, the man just laughed and said that they also had 60 and 70 year olds in the club.However, the first entry into the locker room was immediately relieving because not only was I not the only adult (like in the past at Karate) but a bunch of gray-bearded and fat dudes were changing there!Later I found out that one of them is really 72 years old, and the man started training two years ago.What a relief!