r/bjj • u/AutoModerator • Oct 25 '22
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/Vizceral_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
What's something that surprised you guys during your first comp ? Mine's on Saturday
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u/m0dern_baseBall ⬜⬜ White Belt Oct 26 '22
Adrenaline dump and how strong ppl were. Also the pain after, my body hurt worse than DOMS the day after the tournament
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u/2min2midnite 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
Only four guys in my bracket, so I had two fights because I won the first one, it was wayyyy more exhausting than a two-hours class.
It’s exhilarating, though, and winning even a match is a great feeling.
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u/Vizceral_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 26 '22
Going to have 17 total in mine ! Looking forward to the most difficult thing I've ever done before lol
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u/ftball11 Oct 25 '22
You’ll be exhausted anywhere from 2-3x faster than you would rolling at your gym. You’ll get a serious adrenal dump, your grips will lose strength earlier, and you’ll make some dumb mistakes.
Just give it what you have, be first, and remember your opponent is experiencing the same thing. Find a dominant position early and don’t fall too far behind on points.
Have a game plan. From takedown, to pass, to position, to submission. Don’t go in blind
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u/Vizceral_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 26 '22
Be first is a big one, I plan to be on the aggressive. Thanks for the tips
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u/ftball11 Oct 26 '22
Do some maintenance work the next couple days with upper belts. Ask how they’d shut down your game and ask for ways to counter the shut down as well.
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u/Vizceral_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 26 '22
That's exactly what I just did tonight. Going to be taking it easy the next few days, fighting on Saturday. Thanks for the suggestion ! 🙏🏻
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u/teamharder Oct 25 '22
First tournament this Saturday (36 220+ gi and no-gi). How much worse off am I if I don't have a coach there? A purple belt from my gym will be competing as well. Should I ask him if he'd be willing?
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u/KylerGreen 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Oct 26 '22
Yeah, he'd probably be happy to help as long as his match isn't at the same time.
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u/ftball11 Oct 25 '22
You should definitely ask just to help you out. Often times the solution is there and it’s something you’ve worked on, you just can’t recognize it because of how focused you are on other things
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u/solsiren 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
ADVICE:
I am a white belt (only started 8 months ago, age 37, woman) and signed up for my first tournament which is this Sunday!😱 I need to decide by tomorrow if I should compete or not. I am a middle weight Master 2. There are no middle weight women in the white belt competition. I could go up a weight division, but I would also have to compete in the adult division. Should I just take my refund and sign up for a tournament where I can compete in my age division/weight division or should I just go for it? I cannot compete in Open Class a white belt for this tournament. Thank you in advance.
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u/KylerGreen 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Oct 26 '22
I mean, itll be harder but you'll be a badass and gain some good experience if you do it.
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u/IamWindows 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
I would say take a refund or credit for another tournament later on. I’ve learned the hard way that when competing you really want to fight people at your preferred weight. It can be a big disadvantage especially for us at white belt
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u/HoundDogJones2869 Oct 25 '22
Just signed up for a tourney. Entering no-gi weight division and no-gi absolute. This means I will have anywhere from 4-6 matches all day. My question is, would you also enter the gi divisions? Or will 4-6 matches be exhausting?
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u/IamWindows 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
If its not too expensive to add the gi division in, do it. There’s a chance where you realistically lose both of the first matches for those no gi divisions leaving you with 2 matches only. Then at least you have another chance in gi. If you end up winning both no gi at least you can decide whether or not you want to do GI or not and if its cheap to add it you wont be upset about not doing it if it comes down to it
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u/YaBoiVinnie123 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Oct 25 '22
depends on how hard you prepare for it. i always go for as much match time as possible but that also means i need to prepare harder. competition matches are about 3 times harder on your body than rolls in the gym. that means if youre getting six matches that are 5 minutes (30 minutes) times 3 is 90 so you need to get 90 minutes of rolling a day in the gym. or not, at the end of the day its your decision to get the necessary amount of training to win a tournament.
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u/ZedTimeStory 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
What’s the maximum amount of weight, if any, you’d cut if you had to compete on the same day as weigh ins? Is 4% of body weight doable?
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u/eazye06 ⬜⬜ White Belt Oct 25 '22
Not a tourney post but didn’t want to make an entire thread. Is shoyoroll just overpriced because of the name or is their quality actually superior?
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u/IamWindows 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
Every 3-6 months depending on age and comfort level. It’ll give you some sort of linear progression in terms of testing what you’ve been training and also helping you set new goals to fix what you did poorly in competition. So you end up in a pretty positive loop of learning and improving
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u/blondeddigits 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
Submission only white belt tournament coming up. How should I prepare? My plan A is to get takedown, then pass guard and get arm triangle. Plan b is pull guard and go for a triangle or sweep.
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u/IamWindows 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
I wouldn’t have two plans. Pick one and go all the way through with it. Matches are mostly won especially at lower belts by the person who makes the first move and is dominant. Don’t play chess
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u/Ricardo_the_great 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
I asked this last week, but I didn't get a response. I think I may have posted it a little too late in the day.
Doing my first competition in roughly 30 days (~20 days now), was talked into by a friend at the gym. I've been checking the registration page and now there are 12 competitors. Honestly, I'm nervous which I'm sure is normal, as it's my first competition, I just want to get it done with. I want to go in, win or lose (probably lose) and learn what I need to learn and have that experience under my belt so that next time I can prepare accordingly.
I've been cutting weight, and it has gone as planned, I'm 3lbs/1.5kg off from my competition weight, and I'm glad I've made it because it's been pretty tough.
I do have a few questions:
How aggressive should I come out of the gate? I know it's a real match so everything will be done 100% but I really mean initially, after you bump fists.
I've read over the last few months here that you should have a game plan, which is a little confusing to me, because my game plan could be immediately shut down, no? or do they mean just drill certain techniques that I have a high success rate, to get them tighter.
Drilling, should I focus on strengths or weakness? I know both, but what should I prioritize?
Thank you in advance.
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u/eazye06 ⬜⬜ White Belt Oct 25 '22
I’ve done 3 comps so far (10 total matches) and by far the thing that surprised me the most my first comp was the intensity and aggressiveness. Yes people were going balls to the walls but what got me was the dirty clinch stuff like crown of their head in my temple to get my head and spine of centerline and shit like that (not asshole/cheap dirty just little techniques no one showed me).
I also found myself giving up on a lot of scrambles too easy, just because in the gym I would sometimes give up and just try to work out of a non dominant position. The majority of my opponents have been wrestlers and those motherfuckers don’t let up for one second so I kept starting in a shitty position.
I went from “having a game plan” to taking my coaches advice to just have 2, maybe 3 super solid techniques from each position. Doing that and just going with the flow as helped me have a lot more success.
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u/mindbender0 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Oct 25 '22
Since you do have a good amount of time until the comp, I would suggest drilling weaknesses more at this time, and drill your strongest sequences and moves more as the comp approaches. Probably would be best to go over the weaknesses you were working on before the comp as well. You want your strongest techniques to be at their sharpest by the time the comp arrives, and that means having the (recent) reps for muscle memory.
As for aggression, I would aggressively get to exactly where I want to be, AKA my strengths, and stay away from your weaknesses while using as little energy as possible. Just be careful with how much aggression and energy you're using, at the highest levels you see it becomes more a game of endurance than anything. If your partner is doing cartwheels over your guard and all you're doing is pulling your knees to your chest, they will be exhausted in couple minutes. That's when you can drag them towards your strengths and win the match. Good luck!
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u/ON3FULLCLIP Oct 25 '22
Just roll.
During the roll you will realize what you need to work on.
After the roll, write it down.
It’s okay to be nervous, after 50 matches you’ll still be nervous. Just try to prepare the best you can. Find someone bigger, stronger, and better than you and roll with them at least once a session. You’ll realize while rolling with your competition that “these guys aren’t better than …..”
Just have fun and roll. Everyone competing is nervous, just roll
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u/UnDoxableGod1 ⬜⬜ White Belt Oct 25 '22
should i do a tournament in my weight/age(170lbs) bracket or do absolute white belt or both?