Not accepting points was the best thing did to my training back then helped me a lot to fix my game

@stealthshadow9

Ай бұрын

Submission hunting only.

You nailed it when you said you should start by standing up. I still remember in my first competition I’ve never trained doing takedowns and will get away with it by pulling guard. While I’m pulling guard my opponent just slapped the thighs and instantly got an easy 2 points and from there I lost 22-0 😅. Great video Giancarlo as always🔥.

@giancarlobodonibjj

4 ай бұрын

Definitely, you dont need takedown skill for most bjj tournaments but guard pulling is still a standing skill.

So i won my first tournament on Saturday with all submissions. One of my biggest issues was getting in my own head and overthinking. And just going out there and roll dont settle just keep that thing moving !

“It’s just a f’kin grappling tournament. Nobody cares.” 😂 In all seriousness, thank you for sharing your wisdom, Gian. 🙏

@giancarlobodonibjj

4 ай бұрын

I once told that to my student who suffered from competition anxiety, he is a blue belt and was competing at grappling industries the following day, i said that to him and the next day he subbed 5 out of 6 matches and won gold. He said it took the pressure off.

@giancarlobodonibjj

4 ай бұрын

I also knew he had a good sense of humor, some people would freak out even more haha

Nice and simple, with zero drama. Love it

Flat out good shit man. My fav bjj channel as of recent.

Love this channel. Please do videos more providing insight like this.

Love that, thank you!

best thing i ever did for my grappling was making the commitment to start every round standing. did none of it my first 3-4 years training and experienced heavy anxiety my first few tournaments exactly as you described. made the decision to study a lot more folkstyle and freestyle match footage and since switching gyms i've began every round on the feet and it's only made jiu jitsu that much more fun. thanks for the advice and knowledge as always, giancarlo. appreciate what you do for the community.

I'm a white belt and my first tournament is going to be an adcc open next month, this is just what I needed to hear!

@giancarlobodonibjj

4 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@JB-po3fl

4 ай бұрын

When and where? We might see each other I'm in an adcc open next month

Just did my first comp last weekend, here to learn what to do next time lol

As a beginner, old man at 36 who just did ok at first tournament, I think that being aware of points for the last couple months during training would have changed my outcome hugely. I always let people get started on me in training (usually we start standing), then I claw back to gain position and capitalize on their mistakes. I have a great coach and we made sure I didn’t just open with letting the opponent score, but my habit of starting by giving up position (after you said the points thign) seems clear to me now I have to unlearn behavior AND learn how to think in points while I’m practicing. Without having my both the moves and the points I get from them in my mind, I could hardly figure out what to do except respond and work way too hard for what I actually did.

@giancarlobodonibjj

4 ай бұрын

That is a change that begins in the mind and then gets transferred to the mat with skills that are specific to each scenario. In time you will begin to identify situations where you have the potential to lose position and now you are in the mind frame of not losing it. There are a ton of techniques and skills to be developed in those areas that many people overlook but it's a niche area of the sport which has a lot of value in a competition context.

You said "do not rest when in a vulnerable position". Obviously this sticks well when you are in the bottom position getting smeshed, but what about positions like guard, say closed guard or leg entanglement?

How critical is weight class, should i be ok going up if there is no one in my weight class (I'm 195) only 220 and under is available. It seems like a lot!

Thanks for the info. Question: should I train the day before a tournament?

@emmanuelniyo4116

Ай бұрын

My coach usually doesn't let people roll a day before they compete, but they come and and warm up and drill a little bit. And maybe watching other people rolling to help with the game plan.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

got my first in july good luck to me the kid who im against has won 3 and this is my first

Is it true that most gyms don’t start rolls standing? We work on standing game every class

Grazie. 🇮🇹 Dio me la mandi buona!

Boom

To sum up, just keep doing what your doing lol

My daughter has her 1st tournament coming up she’s 8 and is a white belt. What can I do to prepare her. She’s only been doing bjj for about 3 months and I know she’s likely to loose but any advice will be appreciated

@giancarlobodonibjj

2 ай бұрын

I would just make sure she enjoys the experience- 3 months is almost nothing. Make her feel excited to step up to the challenge and rewarded for giving an effort. Never fixate on results with kids, they should definitely understand the concept of winning and losing as it translates to life down the line but don’t fixate on the result and make them feel pressured bc that never works out - they should really be having fun at the end of the day.