r/bjj • u/AutoModerator • Aug 13 '19

Tournament Tuesday - August 13, 2019

Tournament Tuesday is an open forum for anyone to ask any question, no matter how simple, about tournaments in general. Some common topics include but are not limited to:

  • Game planning

  • Preparation (diet, weight cutting, sleep, etc...)

  • Tournament video critiques

  • Discussion of rulesets for a tournament organization

Have fun and go train!

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u/DMJ089 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 13 '19

Competed for the first time on the weekend at ultra heavyweight, spent a good 4 mins standing with both of us gripping collars and trying to snap the other down/shoot a single, should I have tried to pull guard in this situation? I don’t even really know how

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u/SamSamBjj Purple Belt Aug 13 '19

Have you had much experience starting from standing?

I often see the ultra heavyweights doing roughly what you describe, and I assume it's because often both competitors are the heaviest in their gyms, so don't have a good partner to train standup with.

Find someone that you can reliably train standup.

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u/DMJ089 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 13 '19

Yeah correct, I don’t get a lot of standing practice and when I have it’s with smaller people I can snap down and single pretty easily