So far this year, I've competed in more than half a dozen of BJJ competitions. I went for both quality and quantity to gain both experience and knowledge in competing at the blue belt level in BJJ as a Ultra Heavyweight (over 220lbs). I did well on the small to medium type of competitions, but when it came to the major competitions, I fell short. Lately, I've been nursing 2 injuries and going into Worlds and a couple other competitions with bruised ribs and a bad shoulder was not the best idea.
My 2nd Half Goals for 2013, my goal is to compete and win at the:
NABJJ North American BJJ Tournament - August 10th and 11th
USBJJF/IBJJF American National Jiu-Jitsu Championships - September 7th and 8th
IBJJF Master and Seniors World Jiu-Jitsu Championship - October 5th and 6th
IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship - November 2nd and 3rd
If there's an absolute/open division at any of these tournaments, then I will compete in those as well. At this point, my money is on quality, since I need to rest up more in between competitions to save my ribs. I know that I can win any competition as long as I'm healthy, so I'm focusing on that than competing as often as I like. The first two tournaments are mainly as tune ups for both Masters Worlds and No-Gi Worlds.
The main reason why I am putting a lot of energy into competing is because I will be having my first child this year. I want to focus on taking care of my baby and family. Also, I will be in graduate school, so training will be reduced heavily. Luckily, I have a training dummy at home, so I won't be losing too much time on training.
For my guard, I will be working on my open and butterfly guard to complement my half guard and deep half guard game. For passing the guard, I will be working on passing the spider guard and deep half guard. For submissions, I will be working on chokes and kimuras. For takedowns, I will be working on my Judo.
For my strength and conditioning, I will be working on my grip, explosive power, static strength, core strength, and flexibility. Since at Worlds, I was one of the smallest and lightest guys, I need to work on these areas, in order to functionally use the moves that I use the most on taller and bigger opponents.
My motto for this tournament training this year is "Compete like as if it is my last tournament of my life."
My 2nd Half Goals for 2013, my goal is to compete and win at the:
NABJJ North American BJJ Tournament - August 10th and 11th
USBJJF/IBJJF American National Jiu-Jitsu Championships - September 7th and 8th
IBJJF Master and Seniors World Jiu-Jitsu Championship - October 5th and 6th
IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship - November 2nd and 3rd
If there's an absolute/open division at any of these tournaments, then I will compete in those as well. At this point, my money is on quality, since I need to rest up more in between competitions to save my ribs. I know that I can win any competition as long as I'm healthy, so I'm focusing on that than competing as often as I like. The first two tournaments are mainly as tune ups for both Masters Worlds and No-Gi Worlds.
The main reason why I am putting a lot of energy into competing is because I will be having my first child this year. I want to focus on taking care of my baby and family. Also, I will be in graduate school, so training will be reduced heavily. Luckily, I have a training dummy at home, so I won't be losing too much time on training.
For my guard, I will be working on my open and butterfly guard to complement my half guard and deep half guard game. For passing the guard, I will be working on passing the spider guard and deep half guard. For submissions, I will be working on chokes and kimuras. For takedowns, I will be working on my Judo.
For my strength and conditioning, I will be working on my grip, explosive power, static strength, core strength, and flexibility. Since at Worlds, I was one of the smallest and lightest guys, I need to work on these areas, in order to functionally use the moves that I use the most on taller and bigger opponents.
My motto for this tournament training this year is "Compete like as if it is my last tournament of my life."
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