Over the weekend, I accomplished my goal of competing in six grappling tournaments. Don’t be fooled by the image. There were only three people in the division. I ended up getting triangle choked by the second place guy. It was only the second time I’ve ever been submitted in gi competition.
I ended up winning my first match in the no-gi absolute division by a score of 7-2. I lost the second match by a very close margin of 4-2. I was really happy about my takedowns in both of the no-gi matches.
Today, I went back to training for the first time since the tournament, and I feel like I picked up some skill. My old instructor, Jacare, used to say that competing in one tournament equals about six months of practice experience.
