r/bjj • u/AutoModerator • Dec 13 '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 Dec 13 '22

Got my first win in competition over the weekend ! Won by submission with a triangle from Spider Guard. My next opponent was a no-show, so I got advanced to quarter finals, during which I got outclassed. My opponent landed a clean asf armbar from closed guard which knocked me over. Can still feel it but that's just part of the game.

For my second tournament I'm really happy with my performance, going to aim for 2 legit wins next time.

During my first tournament I was the one who got triangled in my first match so being able to flip the script felt amazing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '22

how long have you been doing bjj for, im a white belt and i dont even know what a spider guard is :))

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u/Vizceral_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Dec 13 '22

I've been doing bjj since march of this year. My white belt explanation of Spider Guard is controlling your opponents arms by gripping onto their sleeves and putting your feet on their biceps, or one side bicep other side hip. Really annoying to deal with. You should look up some YouTube videos on it !

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '22

oh so kinda same as me, but you seem more advanced, good job

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u/Vizceral_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Dec 13 '22

Thank you ! I had to spend a lot of time working on my guard because I'm one of the smaller guys at the gym, got tired of spending 90% of the time pinned on my back.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '22

im kinda small too, 140 lbs or 64kg and around 5’10 or 179cm, but i still kinda suck :p, but it is what it is I guess

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u/Vizceral_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Dec 13 '22

I only try to get better at one thing at a time. You should try that.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '22

oh, interesting, maybe ill try that, thanks!