Competed in 1st tournament on sat...bummer.

[Mike Wilson Jr.]

Keep your head up man, its nothing but experience.

But i will say this, if you have a wrestling backround, why in the HELL did you pull guard?

 

[believemma]

he didnt say he was a good wrestler:icon_chee

 

[Dynassty]

So saturday I competed in my first submission grappling tournament and I am fairly dissapointed in my performance. I have been training in BJJ for 5 1/2 months, and already have a solid amateur wrestling background. My conditioning was excellent and I felt like I could walk through a brick wall on the day of the competition.
In my first match I pulled guard on my opponent and eventually hip bump swept him with ease and wound up with a full mount. Then, the weirdest thing happened...I don't know if I was shocked at how easily I pulled off the sweep or what happened, but my mind went totally blank and I just froze. My opponent was a lot taller than I am, and he took advantage of that hesitation to triangle me with his long ass legs and I had to tap.
I was so extremely dissapointed in my sloppy performance. I feel like I embarassed myself and my gym. I refuse to give up though. I have fallen in love with the sport and it has given me a lot in a very short time. I will be back in the gym tonight drilling triangle escapes.

Has anyone else ever had a lackluster performance at their first tournament? I'd like to think that I'm not totally hopeless.

maybe you ran into a high level white belt.... that's the thing about competitions, if you draw the top guy.... you're screwed.... you should always watch how the guy that beat you does afterwards...... and take something away from that

 

[Mike Wilson Jr.]

he didnt say he was a good wrestler:icon_chee

He said he had a solid wrestling backround.

 

[Steelviper]

got tired lifted my head to breathe got caught.

People who tell you to "keep your chin up" are just setting you up for a choke...

 

[DiscipleOfPog]

Don't worry about it man there will be many more tournaments. Also, there is such a big difference between fighting in the gym and fighting a tournaments, it's all about experience. My first tournament I felt like it was the biggest thing ever about a month leading up to it, I went 1-3 in the tournament, but it was all for the experience. The more you do, you will worry less about wins and losses and realize that you're just learning. Just remember that when a guy beats you, you know it's because he trained hard and was better on that day, and either way, jiu jitsu won the match.

 

[pikeamus]

I lost both my matches in my first tournament. One against the guy that won the division so I didn't mind that too much. The other I lost to a guy I know I'm better than, on points mostly due to me not appreciating the rule structure and short round length. That one really pissed me off because I was pretty close to getting a kimura but was just being patient like I would when rolling in training. Frustrating but a good lesson: you've got to pay attention to the match structure and take things seriously.

 

[Epyon]

So saturday I competed in my first submission grappling tournament and I am fairly dissapointed in my performance. I have been training in BJJ for 5 1/2 months, and already have a solid amateur wrestling background. My conditioning was excellent and I felt like I could walk through a brick wall on the day of the competition.
In my first match I pulled guard on my opponent and eventually hip bump swept him with ease and wound up with a full mount. Then, the weirdest thing happened...I don't know if I was shocked at how easily I pulled off the sweep or what happened, but my mind went totally blank and I just froze. My opponent was a lot taller than I am, and he took advantage of that hesitation to triangle me with his long ass legs and I had to tap.
I was so extremely dissapointed in my sloppy performance. I feel like I embarassed myself and my gym. I refuse to give up though. I have fallen in love with the sport and it has given me a lot in a very short time. I will be back in the gym tonight drilling triangle escapes.

Has anyone else ever had a lackluster performance at their first tournament? I'd like to think that I'm not totally hopeless.

Perhaps you are taking the wrong philosophy with regards to competition....

You are not competing against your opponent, you are competing against yourself. The only difference between rolling in class and rolling in a tournament should be effort involved, with the tournament merely meaning you get to go 100% effort.

Ironically (barring potential prizes) there can be more to gain by losing a tournament than there is to gain by winning one. You have been shown a weakness in your game, one that may not have been noticeable in class... or without going 100%.. Now you have a chance to improve as a whole.

It's easy to be disappointed with a loss, but the goal for both you and your school should be improvement. Just like getting tapped in class, you may have "lost" the match, but you've gained something far more valuable in return: Knowledge. Your eagerness to drill triangle escapes now highlights this, and I'm sure your instructors/schools will be pleased to see that you are learning from your mistakes, and continually working to improve.

Keep at it, and you'll be that much better for your next tourny.

 

[Brooklynsown]

Lmfao

 

[Black Paladin]

"Don't admire your work before Happy Hour."--BlackPaladin 1:01

You mentally stopped in mid-match to pat yourself on the back. And then he patted you on the neck with his leg muscles.

You'll be fine next time.

 

[beeran1]

WHAT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!!11!!!1

Just kidding man, I had a similar experience at my first tourney. Good on you for getting out there; just relax a little more next time and the techniques will come to you.

 

[aarick161]

Keep your head up man, its nothing but experience.

But i will say this, if you have a wrestling backround, why in the HELL did you pull guard?

This.

BTTinUSA - Did you compete Saturday at the Pyramid? If you're who I think you may be, your Rubber/High guard was impressive, especially for that division.

 

[Supereem]

So saturday I competed in my first submission grappling tournament and I am fairly dissapointed in my performance. I have been training in BJJ for 5 1/2 months, and already have a solid amateur wrestling background. My conditioning was excellent and I felt like I could walk through a brick wall on the day of the competition.
In my first match I pulled guard on my opponent and eventually hip bump swept him with ease and wound up with a full mount. Then, the weirdest thing happened...I don't know if I was shocked at how easily I pulled off the sweep or what happened, but my mind went totally blank and I just froze. My opponent was a lot taller than I am, and he took advantage of that hesitation to triangle me with his long ass legs and I had to tap.
I was so extremely dissapointed in my sloppy performance. I feel like I embarassed myself and my gym. I refuse to give up though. I have fallen in love with the sport and it has given me a lot in a very short time. I will be back in the gym tonight drilling triangle escapes.

Has anyone else ever had a lackluster performance at their first tournament? I'd like to think that I'm not totally hopeless.

I have a friend who had a similar problem. At the gym his a beast, basically a natural grappler. He learns really fast and started giving blue belts trouble VERY fast.

However when it came to tournament he totally froze up. He hit an awesome judo throw, and instead of capitalizing he somehow got triangled. Dont ask me how this happened...it just happened. If this had been at the gym, hed have walked through this kid and utterly destroyed him. But I guess being his first comp he was a bit nervous.

Point is even if you do not wipe the floor with everyone in your first comp doesnt mean that you are shit or anything rediculous like that. Remember, Roger Gracie was tapped in comps before he was a purple belt, so even the best are not invincable from the get go

Anyway hope you rip everyone a new asshole in your next comp

 

[salpal1]

i could type paragraphs but ima sum this up


ive been in 5 tournys

lost my first 1 and since that lost i won my last 4, including my 126 division at 1st southwest bjj classic a few days ago
usually when u lose ur first
u trainharder training harder leads to ----> beeing more focused


being focused leads to ---> better results aka not freezing up

lol my last 5 wins all armbar all left arm, believe!