Yesterday I competed at a local BJJ tournament and was able to win gold in both the +92 kg advanced category and the open class.
Waking up that day I actually felt terrible. I had about 3 hours of sleep, so my reaction time was slow and every movement felt exhausting. It was obvious that I couldn't afford a single mistake, if I ended up in a bad position I would be stuck there and not have the energy to get out.
So I employed a very conservative strategy, always prioritising my position and it paid of. Out of my 5 Matches I won 4 by submission and 1 by points and only had a total of 2 points scored against me.
I think there is a lesson to learn here that goes beyond just sports, sometimes the amount of energy you have is not as important as the way that you use it. I had other tournaments were I felt great stepping on the mat but wasted my energy dominating the first two matches, ending up exhausted for the important matches. Something to think about.
Anyway, I think I will post some full matches with some more analysis in the coming days, but here is a little highlight reel.
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