Wow!
what a day!
Yesterday was my first tournament and i placed 3rd in the novice under 91kg division!!!:icon_chee:icon_chee:icon_chee
I couldn't have been more nervouse when i stepped onto the mat ,but I won my first fight without to much trouble the guy pulled guard i passed into side control then to mount and subbed him with a key lock in within about a 90 seconds so that setteled my nerves a bit.
for the semi final i lost to the guy who won the division and to be fair he dominated me, i took me down with a big slam straight into side control i panic'd and gave him my back and he rnc'd me for the win.
i was disapointed that i tapped but he had the choke in tight and i was seeing stars when i got to my feet and he was a lot stronger and better than i was so i couln't have any complaints.
i spoke with him after the fight and he'd been training for a year and a half ( ive been training for 4 months) so i took some heart from that and the guy went on to win the final via choke again after a huge takedown.
I was supposed to fight for third but my opponant didn't show when his name was called so i took 3rd by default, not the way i wanted to win my first trophy but it was the ADCC nationals so i'll take it.:redface:
in the novice absolute i was beaten in the first round by the guy who came second again i gave on my back to easily this time defended to choke really well for well over a minute but as i turned into him he cought me with a triangle for the sub.
agin i had a chat with him and he told me he had been training for 3 years so i can't be too disapointed overall the guys i lost to where better more experianced BJJ players so its all part of the learning curve.
I was absolutly made up with the experiance and to get my first compertition under my belt even though i perhaps wasn't ready to be truly competative but i did learn some real key points......
The negatives
1. get my weight cut right!!!!
When i started training i was a fairbit over weight and 105kg i set as a goal to get down to 91kg for this tounament( i signed upabout 2 months ago) which i though was achivable.
on the day i weighed in a 87kg which is great for me personally but i was giving up nearly 10kg to some of the other competitors so for my next tounament i try to gage it rightand get down to the 85kg mark.
2. i need to learn to wrestle or maybe a bit of judo?
In class we roll from knees and do no stand up training, in the two fights i lost i was hesitant on the feet and was pretty much waiting to be taken down.
in all honesty i felt a little over whelmed so its somthing i'm gonna have to adress if i want to improve.
The positives
1. i've got my first tounamant under my belt and although i didn't perform the way i do in class i've leant some valuble lessons and can now set new goals to omprove my game.
2. I came third in the ADCC Nationals :icon_chee
3.All of the big clubs in the uk where presant, london shootfighters, roger gracie accadamy , all of the G-B schools and I went to the tounament on my own, I entered under my own steam, my club wern't involed my coach wasn't there and none of my team mates competed.
i did it all on my own and i did ok so i'm quite proud of myself today :icon_chee