{"id":1694,"date":"2014-06-04T19:57:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T19:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=1694"},"modified":"2014-06-06T10:11:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T10:11:45","slug":"first-bjj-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-articles\/other\/first-bjj-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"First BJJ Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tips on entering your first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Competition<\/h1>\n

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The Brady Bunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Doing your first BJJ competition is pretty nerve-racking. For most people anyway.
\nMy advice – “don’t sweat it” (sorry to use an Americanism).<\/p>\n

It’s no big deal, 90% of people wouldn’t have the bottle to do it; and once you’re in the swing of competing, you will probably enter dozens of them. So even if you don’t do well in your first comp; it’s no big drama, just learn from it, train hard, and compete again 3 months later.<\/p>\n

Also, see this cool quote for some inspiration:<\/p>\n

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I enter lots of different competitions, and lose all the time. It’s great fun but also twice as awesome when you do actually win something.<\/p>\n

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Some other quick tips:<\/p>\n

– Don’t make any excuses if you lose; you’ll just come across like a bellend<\/p>\n

– Don’t wait til ‘you’re ready’ to compete. \u00a0If you’ve been training for 6 months+, you’re probably good to go. You’ll never feel 100% ready, as you’ll constantly improve<\/p>\n

– Have a preset warm up routine, and make a check list a few days before of what you need to take.<\/p>\n

Example Check List
\n– Foam Roller
\n– Gi
\n– Rash guard
\n– gum shield
\n– groin guard\/box
\n– knee pads
\n– Strength bands\/thera-band for warming up
\n<\/span>– Water
\n<\/span>– snacks e.g. banana
\n<\/span>– Money for petrol and change for parking
\n<\/span>– Remember to cut your finger nails<\/span><\/p>\n

Example warm up (do about 30 mins before you compete if possible)
\n– 20 hindu squats
\n– 10 press ups
\n– 10 sit throughs
\n– 10 ‘stand up techniques’
\n– 10 hip bridges
\n– 10 sumo squats
\n– 5 sprawls
\n– 20 arm circles
\n– leg swings and hip mobilisation exercises<\/p>\n

With partner (10 min before you compete)
\n– Pummel x 30 secs
\n– double legs x 6
\n– arm drags x 6<\/p>\n

– If possible, wear a few layers to keep warm.
\nI believe that this advice is the total opposite of what Marcelo Garcia does; I’m told he just takes a nap before competing!
\nIt is proven that you are significantly more explosive and less prone to injury when your muscle are warm though<\/p>\n

Good luck in your competition \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Written by Drew Griffiths<\/a><\/p>\n

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