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#1 ·
Hey boys, I have my first bjj tourny saturday, wish me luck!
 
#2 ·
toddums said:
Hey boys, I have my first bjj tourny saturday, wish me luck!

good luck, a tip i must give you is stop by a fast food joint, or starbucks, and grab a handfull of honey packet.

the day of your match may require you to be there at 8, but you may not step on the mat till 3. i eat a bannana in the morning, and use honey packs a few times for the day.
 
#8 ·
Lost in double overtime, 2-0.

I was so ******* nervous I couldn't even move. I totally choked out there. *Shrug. Hopefully next time I will be less nervous because I am way better than how I performed saturday. Overall it was a good experience though.
 
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toddums said:
Lost in double overtime, 2-0.

I was so ******* nervous I couldn't even move. I totally choked out there. *Shrug. Hopefully next time I will be less nervous because I am way better than how I performed saturday. Overall it was a good experience though.

nerves is what kills every fighter, what i do is bring a mp3 player, i do not listen to the hard core. i listen to my smooth happy music, it puts me into a world away from the fight (i would give examples, but i'm afarid you guys will make fun of me). if it is a long day, i will find a corner and go to sleep, my team wakes me up when they call my name.

if i watch the matches prior i get too excited and i will be drained when i step on the mat.
 
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toddums said:
Lost in double overtime, 2-0.

I was so ******* nervous I couldn't even move. I totally choked out there. *Shrug. Hopefully next time I will be less nervous because I am way better than how I performed saturday. Overall it was a good experience though.
I know exactly what you mean. I think losing teaches a lot more than winning.

Almost exactly what happened to me a couple weeks ago at my first tournament! No overtime, but I got pointed 2-0. While standing I realized that I don't know s&*^ about what to do standing with a gi on. We only stand in no-gi class. It threw my game off horribly. I froze and other than a few attempts at a sweep, my opponent was in my guard the entire time.

I was disappointed, but I realized how I have to train prior to my next competition. When most people get really nervous, they go to what they know really well. I know my closed guard is safe, and that my sweeps are pretty good, so I think I defaulted to that game plan and didn't turn it up and try to get an armbar or triangle, or escape from the bottom.

Now, in class, I keep my guard open and force myself to go for submission from the bottom even if I'm pretty sure my opponent is going to pass. Then, when they do pass, I fight my ass off to get back into guard, sweep, or scramble. I have to say that in the weeks since competition I've gotten a lot better because of the changes I made.
 
#11 ·
kishiro said:
nerves is what kills every fighter, what i do is bring a mp3 player, i do not listen to the hard core. i listen to my smooth happy music, it puts me into a world away from the fight (i would give examples, but i'm afarid you guys will make fun of me). if it is a long day, i will find a corner and go to sleep, my team wakes me up when they call my name.

if i watch the matches prior i get too excited and i will be drained when i step on the mat.
I think I'm going to take your advice next time. Thanks!
 
#12 ·
Everybody loses sometimes. Learning to deal with the nerves in a grappling match is really important, and I definitely second the "happy music" idea. I try to distance myself from the fight up to an hour before, then about 5 minutes before I'm up, I crank some hardcore and get myself ready to go, because I'm an aggressive fighter.

Everybody has their own solution to dealing with nerves, hopefully you're working on finding yours.

As for losing in double overtime, there are definitely worse ways to go. My first match ended with me getting caught in a triangle straight out of a takedown. The worst part was that I was up 10-0, or something like that. There was no reason for me to be aggressive, but I was and made a stupid mistake.

I've never done it since.
 
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