MrBERZERKER
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How intense are these things? Anything I need to know/advice?
First jj competition this weekend. Should I be worried?
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you going to copa? jw
and be Aware your first competition (as any other competition)
find out when you are, where your gonna grapple, possibly who your going against (which doesn't matter, plus you can look around at people your size)
Do not be nervous, train really hard in the next 3 days
When grappling, feel out your opponent. See what your comfortable with and do your best move your comfortable with. Be aware and do it quick! Whenever you see something open. Do it quick.
Write out a plan too before your match or before you leave. that helps me a little bit as well.
Have a great rest too. Eat a decent breakfast (or healthy breakfast if your weight). Breakfast mostly with fruits [ protein and some carbs, but not too much!]
no coffee, depends how fast your body dehydrates h2o from the caffeine in it.
and actually this should be added to the ce site
and be Aware your first competition (as any other competition)
find out when you are, where your gonna grapple, possibly who your going against (which doesn't matter, plus you can look around at people your size)
Do not be nervous, train really hard in the next 3 days
When grappling, feel out your opponent. See what your comfortable with and do your best move your comfortable with. Be aware and do it quick! Whenever you see something open. Do it quick.
Write out a plan too before your match or before you leave. that helps me a little bit as well.
Have a great rest too. Eat a decent breakfast (or healthy breakfast if your weight). Breakfast mostly with fruits [ protein and some carbs, but not too much!]
no coffee, depends how fast your body dehydrates h2o from the caffeine in it.
and actually this should be added to the ce site
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Similarly, not to be a jerk, but I just did a search, it took 203.2 seconds (!) to yield results, and this thread is the only one that was on topic.
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f12/how-nervous-do-you-typically-get-before-competing-1630333/
Took 30 seconds of using my eyes. Sometimes the search feature sucks.
Took 30 seconds of using my eyes. Sometimes the search feature sucks.
-Makes sure you are hydrated and eating clean leading up to the fight; coconut water is very good for you because it contains a lot of potassium to keep you from cramping.
-Make sure you get plenty of rest!
-Stick to your bread and butter moves. Don't go for any of the new moves you recently learned. Stick to what you've had success with in the past. Play your strongest game (top or bottom). Stay calm and try to maintain your dominant position if you get there.
-If you are caught in a joint submission and there's so way out, tap! Don't get hurt being reckless.
-When it is your turn to fight make sure to look around the crowd, this should help with tunnel vision. Close your eyes and inhale deeply through your nose and exhale out your mouth about 3 times. This should relax you a bit when you feel nervous.
-Make sure you have a more assertive mindset so you can impose your game instead of being on the defense and allowing your opponent to work his/ her game.
-Bring some music to help get you in the zone.
-If you take someone's back make sure not to cross your ankles!
-Be respectful and have fun.
p.s. It's a competition so everyone wants to win so it's definitely more intense than training. This is the time and place where you are allowed to go 100%
-Make sure you get plenty of rest!
-Stick to your bread and butter moves. Don't go for any of the new moves you recently learned. Stick to what you've had success with in the past. Play your strongest game (top or bottom). Stay calm and try to maintain your dominant position if you get there.
-If you are caught in a joint submission and there's so way out, tap! Don't get hurt being reckless.
-When it is your turn to fight make sure to look around the crowd, this should help with tunnel vision. Close your eyes and inhale deeply through your nose and exhale out your mouth about 3 times. This should relax you a bit when you feel nervous.
-Make sure you have a more assertive mindset so you can impose your game instead of being on the defense and allowing your opponent to work his/ her game.
-Bring some music to help get you in the zone.
-If you take someone's back make sure not to cross your ankles!
-Be respectful and have fun.
p.s. It's a competition so everyone wants to win so it's definitely more intense than training. This is the time and place where you are allowed to go 100%
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your screwed, better get your estate in order
id hire an ambulance to be on standby
id hire an ambulance to be on standby
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never use sherdog search function, they have all the ex ask jeeves employees
in order to efficiently search sherdog threads, like the above poster said, use google and add sherdog to the end of the search terms
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Lol that's what I do
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The ankle crossed over the top gets broken when they cross their leg over your top leg to apply pressure with your bottom leg serves as the fulcrum and I believe they allow whitebelts to do this in comp cuz u should have learned this ur first week
