Trip to JJWL Week 1/8

 Well, this is week #1 of 8, so now 7 to go before the Jiu Jitsu World League tournament. 

A little bit of background:

I have been training BJJ under Abunai MMA for about 4 years now. Currenlty I am a fourth-degree blue belt. I have only trained under Abunai; hence my roots are with the school and Eddie (our professor). What makes this so special, first off it is really outside my comfort zone. I am not a very confrontational person by nature, not very aggressive at all, and to top it off never was much of an athlete. 

As a white belt, I had two competitions under the same league. First, go around, I had only been training for almost two or three months, and yep I got my "bottom" handed to me. It was quite the experience. I remember the smells, the nervousness the feeling of the unknown! 

Second, go around, I had some stripes on my belt. I don't remember how many, but I had more than a year of training. That one I lost my first match to points, second I won by points, and third I lost by submission. 

That was probably two years ago, and I still have this uneasy, nervousness association with the competition. Now that I have signed up again, that feeling is here, and I am about 7 weeks out! It really does not help me at all! 

So why the sudden posting! Well, I feel I need to share what I am going through, and I am sure I am not the only one. In addition, imposter syndrome floats all over me, regardless of my degree of understanding of the fundamentals or technical points of different positions. As they say, easier said than done. 

Now let's get to the good stuff!

Competing with the old folk, Masters 3, 40+, and in the 182lb division. The problem is not so much a problem, but an additional issue is that I am about 10lbs over the cutoff limit. That I have no issue with is a somewhat simple but not easy approach. I can always clean up my diet as of now, I am probable a 60/40 whole food to junk food mix. With the changes I started this week, I am at a 90/10. But still, the fear of failing the weight division hunts me. As you all know, I used to be obese, and that still lingers in my mind. 

For now, I will keep at it and see how next week treats me! 


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