read this today on bjj.org and thought to share. http://www.bjj.org/5-reasons-good-grapplers-lose-in-competition i felt that many of the points made in the article helped me in my last tournament. i brought the fight to the ground in the matches i won. i train in takedowns a lot at my gym (we've even got a judo coach that comes in) and it definitely helped during the tournament. the match i lost, as we were in the standup phase, i tried pulling my opponent down and felt something pull in my ribcage. it was horrible. the shock of it gave my opponent an opening to pull me down instead and i was on my heels the whole rest of the match. finding the right weight class was also a big improvement for me. previously, i fought as a super heavy-weight. took pains to get into a much lower weight class and i felt i was in better shape than most of the other competitors. one thing i feel like i have to work on that the article mentions is being proactive during a tournament fight. cheers.
