MY first fight!

[WrestlerBJJ]

sept 21 in ewing ,NJ. USGRAPPLING.NET.....BJJ tourny. Under 18 division. Have any advice for me??? thank you.

[thirtytwohits]

not much to say, everything comes from training

[WrestlerBJJ]

i am a white belt and just started but have much wrestling experience and dominate most ofwhite belts in my class

[Ice Phoenix]

You already have the Wrestling & takedown experience so just concentrate on BJJ skills. Work plenty on technique combinations!

[thirtytwohits]

experience is experience. u have lots of wrestling experience, use it. u say ur a white belt, if ur fighting anothe white belt then dont have to worry. but any other belt, train harder

[MrPoopy]

Are you going to be going up against other people of your skill level?

[WrestlerBJJ]

yea. im fighting in the white belt division. Should i Shoot for my takedowns?? cause in class we only work on the mat from guard,mount,side mount ect...So should i shoot like i do in wrestling or would i get caught in a choke? thanks

[thirtytwohits]

i woulld try a takedown as a first attack but you must have a backup plan. think of situations and plan out how to counter it. i do that with my grapples and strikes

[AKF]

I remember my first fight -- what a rush!

Is this a tournament or a single fight? If it's a tournament, my advice to you is to RELAX in between your matches. You will get gased like you won't believe if you stay too hyper in between your fights. Find a nice place to lie down, sip on some Gatorade and wait until you're called up again.

Seiously, try to stay focused without staying 'intense'.

[WrestlerBJJ]

yea thanks for advice. ive been in a lot of wrestling tournys so i know how you get gased and how to relax but thanks for reminding me! should i shoot on their legs like i do in wrestling though??

[MrPoopy]

You'll have to do something to get them down so you can submit them. But be careful going in for singles. I friend of mine that wrestled for many years came to my bjj class the other night and rolled with some good guys. They all beat him. One guy was able to counter everything he tried. He got armbared very easy when he tried single legs. The other guy just shot his arm down and scooped his arm as he came in.

[WrestlerBJJ]

not trying to be mean but he must be a bad wrestler if they can grab his arm. good wrestlers have very fast and quick shots that bjj players do not really practice. So i was thinking of combing my standup wrestling skills with wrestling and bjj ground skills to make a good grappling system. I need to work on my submissions a lot though. havent had to much work with them.

[MrPoopy]

This guy is an extremely good wrestler. But they knew he was a wrestler and all of them have wrestled in the past also. Ask your instructor about it. I'm sure he'll know some armbars from those kind of takedowns.
I've almost caught him in armbars from very low singles. He takes me all the way down, but I just sit up and start working my legs over. I'll perfect it in time

[JaredExtreme]

Shooting isn't a bad plan, but if you plan on shooting you better be ready for the guillotine and know how to counter it.

My personal philosophy is stay loose. The more you try to force things, the more tense your muscles get and the more energy you expend.

[phillyman]

Hey just train hard and good luck with your fight