Mission 2 Submission No Gi Grappling Tournament
Online registration will be up next week.
This will be NO GI, one round, 5 minutes, and no points until the last 2 minutes.
www.mission2submission.com
Any questions, please contact.
Mission 2 Submission
602-459-6566
Mission2Submission@gmail.com
I don't have any other information about this tournament, but thought since it was fairly close to home I'd post it. If anyone is interested in competing in this event, let me know and I can check into it further.
7/3/09
Mission 2 Submission Grappling Tournament
7/2/09
Feeding the hunger
Okay, so I promised myself I wouldn't purchase any more BJJ DVD's until I got through all the ones I already have. I was doing so good, but I just couldn't resist my latest purchase, Roy Dean's, BJJ Seminars: Year One. There was a nice review of the DVD posted at The Ground Never Misses and the price was right ($24.95). I received my confirmation email today, so I should see it in the mailbox sometime next week.
I didn't feel too bad about getting it because I had just loaned out another Dean DVD set to my brother. So really it's like I'm simply replacing this new DVD for one I don't have anymore. Rationalization is good for soul.
7/1/09
Strength in Numbers!
If you doubted that we are a force to be reckoned with in the Midwest, feast your eyes on the official team results for the Best of the Best 10. I could not be more proud to have been a part of this with my brothers. I hope to see more teammates compete in the future. I can attest that it is a lot of fun and you build much more confidence when you compete. Continue to challenge yourself in the Dojo and then challenge others in competition.
Fantastic job again to all our BOTB10 competitors!
The Official 10th Best of the Best BJJ Tournament Results (June 20, 2009!!)
6/30/09
Tate's fight videos are uploaded
I uploaded both of Tate's fight videos.
Tate Wright vs. Ben Sunderman
Tri-State Cage Fighting
Tyson Events Center, Sioux City, IA
July 26, 2008
Tate Wright vs. Issac Hansen
Team Poundout Events
Jack Daddy's Bar & Grill
Council Bluffs, IA
June 27, 2009
2009 Cornhusker State Games Judo Competition
The deadline for entering the 2009 Cornhusker State Games has been extended one week, I believe until July 6th. Anyone who is interested in competing in the State Games Judo competition who hasn't signed up, should get their butt in gear and do so before it's too late.
Last year we had several competitors in the Judo competition. Although the rules are different than a Jiu-Jitsu tournament, the competition experience is invaluable and can really boost your skill level.
WAIVERS & PRINTABLE ENTRY FORMS
DATE AND TIME: Saturday, July 18. Weigh-ins 8-10 a.m. KATA begins 10 a.m. Individual competition follows completion of KATA.
SITE: Academy of Sho-Rei-Shobu-Kan, Roseberry's Martial Arts Center,1811 N Street, Lincoln.
ENTRY FEE: $23 per entrant for the first event, $11 per entrant for each additional event if entered by June 22. $5 late fee if received between June 23 and June 29. Entry fee includes athlete T-shirt, passes to SportFest and the Opening Ceremonies and a copy of the Nebraska Sports Council Yearbook.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Judo Director Steve Kovar (402) 475-9614 or email skovar54@yahoo.com.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
6/28/09
Jiu-Jitsu Mindset: Insist on what you want
My students get to hear me preach about this all the time. For all I know this is the mantra of many instructors that is heard by many students. I can still hear my instructor telling me over and over again, "You have to insist on getting what you want," and "Never accept a bad position." I always thought these two tips went hand in hand.
Even when your brain is telling you that you can't move a certain way, you still have to work towards whatever it is that you need to do to get what you want. One of the toughest First Sergeants I ever had used to say that your body can do far more than your mind thinks it can. For that reason you have to push yourself to get further than you thought you could go.
And if for some reason you were insisting on getting what you wanted, but were unsuccesful, then you better not give up by settling in and accepting that bad position you just let the other guy get.
If you thought it was tough to keep your opponent from passing your guard. Think how hard it's going to be now to get him back in your guard after you let him pass and let him settle in.
Freedom of Information Act
This is my theory about teaching. Teach my students everything I know with the goal being to mold them into becoming better practitioners than I am. I don’t adhere to the idea that knowledge is power; in the sense that by keeping certain bits of information to myself will help me maintain a superior edge in grappling skill over others. In fact, I’ve found the opposite to be true. By teaching my students to be the best they can be and by not withholding any information, I’ve found this helps them and me to get better as well. As my students’ skill levels increase, this forces me to continually work on improving my skill level.
I give my students a lot of credit. There is such a wide range of skill level and ability to learn. With so much talent on the mat on any given day, I rarely consider myself the sole source of information. Everyone is helping everyone to get better. If for some reason I ever thought about withholding information, there are dozens of other sources available to get that information. It could be from another student or the Internet. Resources for BJJ techniques and information is virtually at anyone’s fingertips nowadays. My point is that I would rather be the one providing the instruction with the confidence that the information is correct.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve always encouraged folks to learn outside of the dojo. There’s a lot of good information in books, DVD’s and short technique clips. Several times a week someone will come to me with a question about a “new” technique they saw on a video. Sometimes a student will want to show me something and ask what I think about it. I think all of that is great because it shows me that a student is taking the initiative and going above and beyond to improve their Jiu-Jitsu.
About one month ago, during open mat, I was grappling with a newer student. Out of nowhere he threw a Gogoplata on me! It was unexpected to say the least. I knew I hadn’t taught it to him, and I knew he came to our dojo with virtually no ground fighting experience, so how did he learn this advanced technique? I defended it as best I could. Being that he was still a newer student he kept up the submission attempt longer than he should have and got burned out. However, in the meantime I was forced to experience some pain and really had to work to get out of it.
Afterward, I was able to go over the technique with him in more detail so that he could perform it better the next time. If he had come to me previously, asking about the Gogoplata, and if I had turned him away, telling him that it was an advanced technique, would that have stopped him from wanting to learn it and use it? I think not.
My final thoughts on this subject are that I certainly encourage white belts to stick with the curriculum and not get bogged down with higher level techniques that require a lot more skill. Don’t get overly anxious to learn a bunch of new fancy techniques. Remember that it is mastery of the basics that will carry you through for the long haul. We all must learn to crawl before we walk, and walk before we run. Babies can’t read you know? Oh wait, I guess they can now.
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