First Tourney

[jiujitsujayhawk]

I have my first tournament tomorrow. I've only been training about 3 months so I'm pretty nervous. Any last minute words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Deleted member 3729]

Be calm, have fun, bring bananas

 

[Stoic1]

 

[jiujitsujayhawk]

Is that what I'm supposed to bring the bananas for???

 

[guardpasser]

stick to what you know, dont go crazy, stay calm, stay focused even if things are not going well.
the first takedown is the first score, go for it

 

[Sherdog_Mutt]

Stay calm and have fun. When in doubt, use the force.

 

[kaiz]

Make sure you bring clothes to keep you warm between matches. Don't want to get cold and sometimes you have to wait a long time before it's your turn.

 

[2om30]

MP3 player helps....and a friend who will listen for your name being called...I've lost 3 matches by forfiet cause i didn't hear my name........

 

[jiujitsujayhawk]

Thanks a lot guys. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Dr. BadAss]

Keep you mind clear so you can listen to your coach for instructions. Is it a gi match? If so, you'll have a tendency to overgrip and you'll lose your grip strength, so keep any eye out for that. Most of all, stick with what you know and be confident.

Best of luck.

 

[phenomfan1529]

Yeah, I also recommend to bring a mp3 player. You'l be waiting for a while, well at least I had to. Good luck though dude, I also had my first tourney with only 3 months under my belt

 

[GJJNY]

Carb load the night before, go in hydrated with something light in your stomach. Don't spazz, and BREATHE. Remember, it's just fun, don't take a lose personally.

 

[EPT]

It's not going to help you for this tournament, but see if you can get someone to video tape it for you.

 

[GracieMMABarra]

like everyone said, RELAX. make sure you go for points and not just submissions. Once again, be relaxed and dont go at it like a bat out of hell, because you just might have more matches. Good Luck

 

[Rip Van Winkle]

Stay calm (no need to panic)...remember the basics, if your in the mount or have your opponent guard, just remember to isolate, keep it simple, from guard I would just concentrate on sweeping first, and armbar/triangle 2nd...if you're on the mount...isolate a side of his body, forearm on the neck or toy with gi chokes to keep them guessing, then bam...arm bar those mugs.

that's what I tried to do in my first tourney....BASICS.

 

[Soid]

Good luck my man, you mind me asking where this tourny is at?

 

[fozzit]

GOOD LUCK MAN.. post your results when you get back..

 

[USA Fighter]

Good luck man - keep us posted.

 

[LCDforMe]

Hey, good luck. Just relax, it's all about having fun man.

 

[jiujitsujayhawk]

Thanks for all the advice. It went a lot better than I could have expected. I tried to stay calm and focus on the basics and my breathing. But when you get out there everything changes.
I won my first one, lost the second, won the third, and lost the fourth to be eliminated. My first loss was to an arm bar. I was being careless and basically gave it up. My second loss almost went the time limit, and I was contemplating not tapping even though he had a choke in really tight. I tapped when I couldn't breathe because everything went black. After the match I realized I would have had to hold out about another two minutes, when I thought the time was up in just a few more seconds.
I won on a triangle and an arm bar. That's a good feeling.
Overall it was a great experience and I'm ready for some more.

Thanks again.