Yesterday I competed in another tournament. I got 3rd in my no-gi division but pretty much bottomed out in gi and lost both matches by submission. It was frustrating & tiring and nobody likes to lose. I then got in my car and drove 3 hours home. That drive gave me some time to think …
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Another Tournament
This weekend (June 28) I’m competing in a tournament in Kansas City. I think it will be my 6th tournament. As I’ve done in the past, I’ve got some goals that I want to achieve. But in some ways, this tournament has made me a bit nervous. There have been several times over the past …
Why I Don’t Cut Weight
For my first tournament, the Sasquatch Open back in March of 2013, I cut weight. I was nervous, and had never cut weight before. I was on a decline from about 200 pounds and was trying to make it to under 185. The day before the tournament, my entire office went out to lunch for …