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Have had the pleasure to train at a couple of the 360 gyms in Argentina so far and have not been disappointed yet. My first session was in Mendoza at the gym only a block away from where we were staying as luck would have it. Raul the head coach was happy for me to come along and train but apologized from the start as the night was going to be take downs only as this was something the boys needed, would have loved to have rolled but after starting the session I realized that I hadn’t done a takedown since leaving Canberra. So the night was filled with variations of double leg pick ups, double leg with a spin and a variation on the fireman carry that I had done before but still don’t like. The session was a good reminder of the need to do more stand-up as my legs were like jelly the following day from all the pick ups. Sadly I was only in Mendoza for the night so I was only able to do the one session. On to Cordoba but luck was not on my side as the addresses on the internet for the gyms were incorrect and after walking for over an hour in search of a couple of gyms went home disappointed. I googled BJJ in Rosario while in Cordoba and found the location for the team 360 gym in Rosario and found that they had a session on the Wednesday at 2100 hours so thought we should be able to get there and find accommodation with time to spare to do a session. We got to Rosario by 1830 and found a hostel to lodge in by 1730, it seems they are busy this time of year. Tril started the night with a migraine so after her usual drug combo and laying her down to sleep I had half hour left to find the gym. The gym was an hours walk or a 15min drive so off to fina a cab, 10min later I found a cab with 15min to spare so I made it to the gym right on time.        Normally I like to check out a gym beforehand to make sure its ok or to simply see if they actually train BJJ as I have learned its not always the case.(the net is more often wrong than right) Anyway I walked into the gym with no time to spare and walked up to the front desk and asked if they had a BJJ class, the lady behind the counter replied yes and then asked if I would like to watch, I asked if I could train and her reply was no you can watch but not train. Why? Well she then said it costs to train, you will have to pay to train… So after paying 30 pesos off I went to train, why do some people have to make a simple transaction complicated. I am always happy to pay for a session, every instructor deserves to be paid for their time no matter how much they enjoy the job. Training consisted of a couple of variations on the bow and arrow choke which I do like and just a reminder of the dynamics around the move, then about 40mins of rolling. The class had about 5 brown belts and a heap of white belts that night so I enjoyed the combination of white, brown, white, brown till the end. Cabe one of the brown belts then pulled me aside after the class was over to show me a nice little Gi control from guard which I will have to try next time I roll. Cabe also gave me heaps of ideas for places to see on our travels into Paraguay. Ciao for now…

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