Man, I wish I could hear my corner. They're loud on the video, but I swear I could not hear a single word from my team: Clint, Dale and Dominique. I think it would have helped get out of trouble and spot the glaringly obvious bits that I so stupidly missed. But I am thankful for their support. Still, on the bright side, I did like the look of my black gi.
The tournament was not all bad news. I'm bursting with pride at my training partner, Hana, who beat the bigger ladies in her open weight division to take gold, in only her third ever tournament. An amazing achievement and at 16, so much promise for the future. This is where the 'team' aspect of BJJ becomes apparent. When you train regularly with the same group of people, you do your best to help them improve and visa versa. A victory for them is a victory for all those who helped that person, so in that respect, I am very happy to have offered my small contribution.
I also picked up a (now) hard to find copy of Braulio's DVD Instructional (note: this is different from his online Cagefilm instructionals). A lot of people rate this DVD very highly so I'm ultra keen to study it. What's also cool is that Braulio has signed the cover!
So for next time, I know I need to really get my mind and body into tournament shape to stand a better chance against the likes of my tough conquerer Enrique and our fellow master/senior pluma fighters.
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