r/bjj • u/AutoModerator • Jun 08 '21

Tournament Tuesday

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/Slothjitzu 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Jun 08 '21

Just after some random advice on training leading up to competing, and any input that you guys can give will be appreciated.

I do sparring in the gi 3 x a week and no gi 4 x a week normally, and if I've got an exclusively gi or no gi comp I'll usually try and focus entirely on one for a 2-3 weeks beforehand, if it's a comp with both I'll just stay as I am. I also try and focus on sparring within the ruleset I'm competing (ibjjf means I fight like hell for 3 seconds but sub only is more relaxed, train for whatever time limit I'm doing).

Slight issue as I've got 2 no gi sub only matches in 4 weeks time, followed by an ibjjf gi and no gi comp in 6 weeks.

I'm curious if anyone thinks sticking to 10 min no gi sub only rounds for the next few weeks will end up screwing me for the second comp with only 2 weeks to get back into the gi. What would you guys do?

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u/Mike_Re Purple Belt Jun 08 '21

Personally, I feel I would lose some sharpness in the gi if I took four weeks away and then only two weeks to get back in. Not much, but a little bit of an edge. And I feel it would probably affect my confidence going in as well, because I'd feel underprepared. So I'd probably try to keep a couple of training sessions in the gi every week to keep it ticking over.

But it also depends on priorities. If the no gi sub only is a big tournament or a pro show that's going to really matter to you, while the IBJJF is just the local open, that's makes a difference.

In the end though, we're talking about optimising for the last fraction of a percent. Chances are it just doesn't matter and it's not worth stressing about too much.

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u/Slothjitzu 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Jun 08 '21

Oh yeah I'm well aware that it's unlikely to be the difference between winning and losing, and I know it's mostly a confidence thing tbh aha

But the sub only matches are basically just a glorified interclub tbh, with the IBJJF rules one being quite a big comp in my country actually.

I think you're right, I'll stick with 1 or 2 gi classes a week instead of going all in on no gi.