My First tournment - NAGA 9-12-09

[Maconhockey]

Lots of first tournment posts but I'll still add mine w/ vids.

I'll try to keep it short.

Impressed with NAGA and they way they ran the tournment.

Masters Div is no joke my guess is it is harder than adult
at 6'2 193 the people in my class were about 8 in shorter and had arms twice and had next to no body fat.

Tips for new people.

Bring lots of water
Have someone to video your matches
Be ready to go against peopel bigger than you
Control your nerves
SLOW DOWN

Here is my first no-gi match last on points 0-2
got some things to work on but open to comments and tips.

First No-Gi match

And now my first Gi match. Lost on points 0-7

First Gi match

I am the tall one on both of the vids.

Again open to anything. I know I made some mistakes. This was my first time and plan to keep doing tournments and work for some wins.

Thanks

 

[Maconhockey]

Would like to find a good video on escaping from North/South.
As you can tell I kindof got stuck there and did not knowwhat to do.

 

[RobbieMMA]

I only got 1 match, and lost on points. My nerves were about shot when my match rolled around. Good learning experience though.

 

[MuayThaiBJJGuy]

Good pointers Macon, I competed yesterday aswell, I got 2nd place in the adult NOGI Advanced 180-189 div. I was very upset at my performance. I ended up injurying my back and sitting out the GI division. But was nice to get the experience.

 

[Muscleshart]

MTBJJGuy what town are you from?

 

[Jagcorps_esq]

I'll just comment on gi.

Work on a broken posture pass, like the Tozi or Chimchim pass. That will help with people attach the posture so much.

You had a few times where you were essentially two on one (two legs against one that was tucked like a butterfly hook) to your right. I know most people like passing to the left and they often overlook pass opportunities to the offside. Perhaps work offside passing for a while, especially when you have that two on one situation.

I like the idea of the Ezekiel choke from half guard, but you've got to multi-task there. Use the Ezekiel (and actually go for it), but also start working your leg out of half. There is a pass there where you put your head on the ground (which you were already doing) and use your free leg to remove your trapped one). That's a great time to try that pass, when they are worried about their neck.

You got swept mostly because you hung around in half too long and let your weight get oddly distributed.

Regardless, good job and keep competing.

 

[Maconhockey]

I'll just comment on gi.

Work on a broken posture pass, like the Tozi or Chimchim pass. That will help with people attach the posture so much.

You had a few times where you were essentially two on one (two legs against one that was tucked like a butterfly hook) to your right. I know most people like passing to the left and they often overlook pass opportunities to the offside. Perhaps work offside passing for a while, especially when you have that two on one situation.

I like the idea of the Ezekiel choke from half guard, but you've got to multi-task there. Use the Ezekiel (and actually go for it), but also start working your leg out of half. There is a pass there where you put your head on the ground (which you were already doing) and use your free leg to remove your trapped one). That's a great time to try that pass, when they are worried about their neck.

You got swept mostly because you hung around in half too long and let your weight get oddly distributed.

Regardless, good job and keep competing.

You hit on about everything I was thinking and you saw the Esekiel too and after I was thinking I should have went for that a little harder too.

After watching the video I did see where I might have been able to pass the other way. Really have not learned to pass from half guard. When in the Wolfpack training do you really learn that? I also did not know how to escape the N/S position.

You nailed the sweep too I felt it commong right before he pulled it off. I also was not happy with my mount escape. That is somethig I am usually pretty good at and after watching the video I am pretty sure I could have done better.

Also when you compete do you compete as Wolfpack BJJ or do you use your school name?

Kind of up in the air myself. It is a TKD school but I am not yet a TKD student and I went on my own. I do however want to give credit where credit is due. TKD School but Wolfpack program.


On another note. I was more nervous than I thought I would be more so in No Gi since I don't train No-Gi at all. Don't do takedowns but turned out ok since I did not get taken down .

 

[Maconhockey]

I only got 1 match, and lost on points. My nerves were about shot when my match rolled around. Good learning experience though.

I got 2 only b/c I did both Gi and No-Gi.

My nerves got to me and so did the size of the other guys. Was not expecting to see the size of the guys or the number of guys in my Div. Very impressed.

I am the biggest guy in my class and we don't have any higher belts so I need to look for chances to roll with biggerbetter people from time to time. I make no excuses though I will compete again.

I kind of want to use the tournments as a way t track my BJJ progression. If I can win in my white belt Division I don't need to be a blue belt, not that I am anywhere close to it now. I just want to make sure that when I do get my blue belt it is earned and not given.

 

[SuperSuperRambo]

First match:

-Some wrestling will help you out a lot.
-When someone gets you in that front headlock position, the first thing you should do is defend your neck, or do a sit though. Especially in competition, don't wait for your opponent to do something, always make him react to your moves.
-When you're in the closed guard, don't open it unless you've set something up or want to work a particular open guard. You sort of went for an armbar, but his arm wasn't in the position. You might have had an omoplata if you had moved your hips some more from the bottom.
-I would advise against resorting to turtle position when someone is going to pass your guard. That's a smart option sometimes but I think it should be more of a last resort as opposed to a first choice.
-Work the north-south escapes. There are a lot of options, I like the pendulum, where you use your legs to swing and create space, then try to come over the top and take the back.

Second match:

-Work on posture in full guard. But that's advice that every white belt needs.
-When passing, focus less on his upper body, and more on the legs and hips. That's the part of his body that you need to pass. Don't try to pin down his upper body, it just leaves your arms in danger.
-In half guard, I would have gone for the pass rather than the choke, and when you're doing it, watch your base. You can be off-balanced very easily in top half guard.

How long have you been training?

 

[Jagcorps_esq]

Really have not learned to pass from half guard. When in the Wolfpack training do you really learn that?

It's something I've been taught by my instructor, but it's not set curriculum, yet. He is a student of the game and not just what Charles teaches.

(The word is that Charles has had a meeting with his top brown belts to revamp and lengthen the list for Wolfpack stuff).

Also when you compete do you compete as Wolfpack BJJ or do you use your school name?

I'm wearing the Wolfpack insignia, but I go under my school name.

On another note. I was more nervous than I thought I would be more so in No Gi since I don't train No-Gi at all. Don't do takedowns but turned out ok since I did not get taken down .

I hear you. It's nerve wracking at first. That only goes away through experience. Remember how nerve wracking it was to roll the first time....you had to get used to it. Same thing with competitions.

 

[Maconhockey]

First match:
How long have you been training?

Been trsining almost 6 months now.

TKD School 2 1hr classes a week
Not as much as I like but starting to to roll some on the side and watch some Roy Dean.

Have not yet learned a few key moves.

 

[Maconhockey]

Thanks for the info Jag.
Sometimes I feel I am at a disadvantage with the Wolfpack system but it is a new system more or less and the only real system on my area. I look forward to watching the system grow and hope to see more BJJ at my school. It is hard when TKD is the "bread and butter" of the school though. I am sticking with BJJ and makeing sure I can continue do do what I need to advance in BJJ before I pick up TKD. I kind of want to make sure I am fully free to choose BJJ over TKD at a TKD school if you know what I mean.

 

[phd in mma]

Would like to find a good video on escaping from North/South.
As you can tell I kindof got stuck there and did not knowwhat to do.

we worked on that the other night,

the way we escaped was...

placing your BALLED UP fists on your chest to create some space and then shrimping down until your opponent's head is on your chest, then rolling your hips over your head.

your opponent will most likely try to pin you down using his shoulder, which expose his arm, you can then isolate his arm which will allow you to escape.