hey guys i got a tournament coming up this week end this will be my third bjj tourny. how ever im primarily a wrestler and have only done the no gi this will be my first time competing in the gi i was wondering what are somthings to expect/ look out for tips for competing. or share competition stories. any thing will help.

look out for the lame ass collar chokes that def will be flying at you.

look out for the lame ass collar chokes that def will be flying at you.

Or better yet, invest in a Judo Gi, which makes collar chokes almost impossible to get on you. Where's your tourny?

Or better yet, invest in a Judo Gi, which makes collar chokes almost impossible to get on you. Where's your tourny?

What about the judo gi makes it prevent collar chokes?

i got a koral that has vulcanised rubber in the collar. but ya im worrying about the collar chokes.

Hi Cameron,

I'm no expert or anything, but doing some research on sports psychology has helped my performance in competition immensely. Check out "Wrestling tough" and "Flow in sports" if you get the chance. There are also a number of online resources for info.

If you don't get the chance to check those books out, don't forget to breathe, relax and do not let the possibility of not winning enter your mind. Have someone pep talk you, it helps.

1.Breathe
2. Relax
3. Have complete belief in yourself

you have to worry about a ton of things . gi is slower then no gi aswell, but you will have to contend with new guard passes , chokes all sorts of shit

let me guess the pan-ams at dominguez hills?

i'll see you there bro i'm the handsome guy with the big hair and even hairier palms




i'm just kidding






















i'm not handsome

edit: i just noticed your location is ontario, canada... not california :owned: but good luck anyways

lol no worries but ya keep em comming

What about the judo gi makes it prevent collar chokes?

The thickness of the weave makes it really hard to get a solid grip on it.

yah gi chokes are teh gay.

if you're being defensive... you are losing the fight... always be on the offense.

if your opponent grabs your sleeve ends; put your knee on top and push down to break his grip

there is gonna be a million new sweeps and guard passes with the gi now ... if you want a look into how creative these sweeps can get go into the training instructionals section and download the videos made by fabio gurgel. I dont know how much experience you have training gi jj but if you dont have that much downloading those and watching them will definitely open your mind and help you to get a better natural feel of how the gi can be manipulated. and if you have the time study all the different moves he puts out there with some other guys and you will probably be able to pull something off on your opponent that hes never seen before.

a thicker collar will only stop someone who has weak grip.

What belt level are you competing at?

a thicker collar will only stop someone who has weak grip.

.....and I suppose you bend frying pans and rip phone books? When I say my club's judo collars are hard to grab, they're hard to grab.

here's quick tip i learned tonight

i have the Pan-Ams tomorrow and i had to cut a few pound today

but after the gym closed i went to my friends house and we smoked t3h weeds,

my cotton mouth is so bad

uyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

moral of the story is you should never try at all

.....and I suppose you bend frying pans and rip phone books? When I say my club's judo collars are hard to grab, they're hard to grab.

i can almost close a #2 coc gripper. im not saying my grip is the best, but no collar is gonna stop me from sinking in a choke.

i just want to say thanks for all the tips every one its very much accperciated. unfortunatly i didnt do that great in the gi i lost on points in an exciting but positionaly dominated fight. the guy had a better top game than me but really didnt come close to a sub. and i came 3rd in the nogi with 4 subs and getting subed..... all the matches will be posted in a different thread eventually thank you.

congratulations! Especially with the 3rd place win, that's awesome!

congrats

thanks guys you get some rep

congrats dude, first tourny is always the hardest

this wasnt my first this was my 3rd bjj one but thanks.... ive jhust had a bit of a hard time switching from wreslting to bjj

this wasnt my first this was my 3rd bjj one but thanks.... ive jhust had a bit of a hard time switching from wreslting to bjj

when is the next tourney your competing in coming up.

um may 26 there is a really small one in my home town of barrie
the next big one is on june 2nd and thats in toronto and thats the last qualifier of the ontario grappling grand prix so i need another medal in the no gi to qualify i dont think i can qualify for the gi tho but ill do it any way.

now that wrestling is over because the college im going to dosen't have a team i want to get really active in the bjj tournament sene. ill try to win some for you guys here in the shoes.