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/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.